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Crash Monster
Snipers Anonymous
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Posted - 2013.10.20 14:07:00 -
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I hereby rename "Game Informer" to "Game Misinformer"... let the good times roll. |
Crash Monster
Snipers Anonymous
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Posted - 2013.10.20 14:56:00 -
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RydogV wrote:Your point is valid to a degree. The boosters certainly show there is a inherent bonus to spending a little money depending upon how serious you are about the game. And AURUM based gear and equipment generally does provide a bonus to efficiency or performance. All true statements.
But the way I tend to determine if there is a Pay to Win stigma in the game is if those bonuses ultimately translate into a unique advantage that cannot be obtained through other means. I believe in the case of Dust 514 they do not. Whatever advantage you get from spending money in Dust 514 can also be provided to another player by simply playing the game more.
This is critical.
This is a free to play game... and there will have to be reasons for people to pay for things. While some folks may pay for the ability to customize things and others may pay for a respec many will probably pay for a reduction in the time it takes to max out a skill tree.
Now, just because one person fills out a skill tree faster it does not in fact allow that person to stay ahead of you in that skill tree -- as once it is done you can catch up without paying a cent.
In essence, paying for boosters will allow you to access a wider variety of equipment and play styles faster. However, it doesn't give you access to things you can get without paying.
If this game were truly play to win you'd either really hear about it or simply find the place filled with crickets. |
Crash Monster
Snipers Anonymous
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Posted - 2013.10.20 15:17:00 -
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Sky Kage wrote:Dust 514 is FREE, don't complain about something your being aloud to use without any cost.
sure there are glitches... so what? some of them are absolutley hilarious to be honest.
i had placed a droplink up in ambush match and the thing ended up spawning people 500 feet up in the air like the MCC, hlaf of the people didn't noticed what was happening and became pancakes on the battlegrounds floor.
(one after another, splat splat splat.)
Some of the more memorable parts of the game start as an annoying glitch, or game feature, that chaps your ass a few too many times.
Murder taxi 514 was a royal pain in the arse... but funny as hell in retrospect. I don't want it back and I hated getting run over by idiots on either team but I still got a kick out of it.
Jumping out of the MCC to discover lag you hadn't see during the last two hours... spamming the inertial dampeners.... only to get the splat animation at the end... haahahhaha. It sucks... but come on, its comedy gold. |
Crash Monster
Snipers Anonymous
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Posted - 2013.10.20 19:02:00 -
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I can't believe people are here crying about pay to win still.
When you can buy a weapon with money that is better than any weapon any person can acquire without money you'll have something worth talking about.
Other than that -- how do you propose spending the bucks to build and host a game without offering something of value to paying customers? Allowing them to progress faster is not a big problem... if they get ahead of you then you can wait and max out the skills for the fit you want or you can cry on the forums like a loser.
However, while I'm not so good, the real trump card is learning about the game, using your brain, squad up and getting good. You can't buy any of those things. |
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