Unfortunatly RMT has proven that some players WILL buy microtransactions.
I would bet money that if most games allowed you to BUY levels or gold directly from the developers/publishers, there would be a market for it.
Personally, I don't care about MT or RMT. The spam doesn't even bother me either.
I'm one of those players that simply play, and if something annoys me enough I just unsub. No need to complain about something that has existed.
I really don't know why the new focus on MT is just coming about, when MT has been in existence for AGES in f2p (many Chinese mmos) and p2p games (SONY).
Also in some of these games (Champions Online) there are waaaay more problems in terms of lack of content, polish, and server stability, than for players to be complaining about MT. But that's just IMO.
Your comment on Champions is an interesting one, but I think the two (the MT shop and Game Content) issues are related. They spend time setting up the store and stocking it. Instead of fixing any of the problems you mentioned, they're using their resources to make a god damn skeleton suit, the desired result being getting more of your money not even a month out of release.
Reader Comments (2)
Posted: Nov 9th 2009 12:14PM (Unverified) said
I would bet money that if most games allowed you to BUY levels or gold directly from the developers/publishers, there would be a market for it.
Personally, I don't care about MT or RMT. The spam doesn't even bother me either.
I'm one of those players that simply play, and if something annoys me enough I just unsub. No need to complain about something that has existed.
I really don't know why the new focus on MT is just coming about, when MT has been in existence for AGES in f2p (many Chinese mmos) and p2p games (SONY).
Also in some of these games (Champions Online) there are waaaay more problems in terms of lack of content, polish, and server stability, than for players to be complaining about MT. But that's just IMO.
Posted: Nov 10th 2009 7:12AM (Unverified) said