PoE may not lose its player base, but may lose its payer base?
" +1 1337 21gn17ur3 Last edited by Kieran_GGG on May 22, 2018, 5:16:15 PM
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Yeah you two were made for each other, enjoy. Mr. Virtue signaling meet Mr. Everyone's a facebook reposter.
Damn it we are not the same species. I refuse to accept it. Now presenting! Venom ink; malice in the pen, poison on the paper, anger in the mind.
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" Some of us don't give a flying fuck about anything other than GGG and Path of Exile, but you're the one among a number of other Chicken Littles dragging Tencent evil, boycott asap into this. You do that if it pleases you, but maybe realize losing players will make everybody lose in the end. For the sake of an example, some moron asked for a poll to happen on the forums and reddit to decide if tencent could buy the majority share before GGG could make the decision. Maybe that's why they didn't put such an option on the table because all those changes people want won't materialize without a large investment, instead of relying on the vacuous goodwill (omegalul) of the supporter base. 1337 21gn17ur3
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" Yes I know already, you only care about what is right in front of your face. You've made it more than clear several times. Now presenting! Venom ink; malice in the pen, poison on the paper, anger in the mind. Brought to you by Dat LLC, in partnership with Harassment Industries. *Disclaimer* No actual products are being sold, shipped or presented. *End of disclaimer* Last edited by DarkNRG on May 22, 2018, 10:01:29 AM
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To hell with the world as long as my selfish greed for hedonism is sated.
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" Ethics? Lootboxes (pre-tencent) Tips and tricks to bypass rational thoughts? Lootboxes, timed mtx exclusive to league or league supporter packs (pre-tencent) What GGG stood for? You mean doing what other AAA studios are already doing? Like lootboxes and timed mtx in order to incentivise players to spend more money? Last edited by DrCola on May 22, 2018, 10:21:19 AM
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" I mean... yeah but it can and will get worse. I'd posit that we are just scratching the surface on the crossroads of psychology and gaming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dLK9MW-9sY Gamification https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbHizMGL3vc De-gamification https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqGcXOksFGg Metrics Now presenting! Venom ink; malice in the pen, poison on the paper, anger in the mind. Brought to you by Dat LLC, in partnership with Harassment Industries. *Disclaimer* No actual products are being sold, shipped or presented. *End of disclaimer* Last edited by DarkNRG on May 22, 2018, 10:23:37 AM
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Okay, despite this shitstorm of ridiculous emotional forum posting, I think the question is a good one.
I think, very strongly, that the answer is yes. I would expect a lot of regular western supporters will pull chute - on supporting not necessarily playing. I pulled continued support with Xsolla but certainly would have pulled because of this. But a vast population of players won't care about the Man Behind the Mask, as long as their game is not affected. And that is okay too. That's how the world works. People still eat at Chick-fil-a in spite of the owners gross public opinions. |
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" And exactly this puts GGG into the terrible situation they were in after Bestiary and why they decided to sell their company to someone, who does not care about your money. Let´s face it, you people from reddit who kept freaking out every time when someone stole your precious speed meta Lolly, your exclusivity of trading, good loot and level 100 toons, you guys held GGG back from actually moving forward with POE. GGG was blackmailed by you and this has finally come to an end so we can move forward and get the game that actually suits the majority of it´s players. Just look at it, We still don´t have a working in game trading system, we still don´t have a currency auto pick up, we still have the max level which is not achievable for casuals, the XP penalty if we die and last but not least, a 4th breach league coming up. Chris knew, that he can not make a good game anymore with spoiled customers like yours. He knew that if POE want´s to survive, it must become independent of your kind. Bestiary was a great idea, but you guys kept complaining and pretty much bullied GGG into that contract. I support GGG in their decision as I know how things work in the gaming industry. You can not work with a community that puts a gun to your head every time they dislike something. POE will become a better game in future and this is great news. Last edited by Ygidua on May 22, 2018, 12:04:53 PM
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" No way dude. Might fit your narrative but this decision has been made years ago. Bestiary got nothing to do with it. Absolutely nothing. |