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"Players have no patience", says Blizzard president - "they want new stuff every day, every hour" (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

No... I just want to buy the game, and occasional expansions.

I don't want everything to be monetized.

Buy game + expansions + recurring battle pass + cosmetic shops +++.

I feel like games should limit their monetization to 2 methods, and not utilize FOMO like a battle-pass does. Any cash shops should be designed to be accessible to players not wanting to spend real money (either a game system to handle in-game currency exchange, or have players work it out by allowing players to directly trade in-game currency for either cash shop currency, or cash shop items directly - ensuring there are worthwhile things to purchase both with in-game currency as well, so cash-shop players are encouraged to participate).

Guild Wars 2 I feel does a good job of it. Occasional expansions to purchase, no sub, a cosmetic+convenience shop, but everything in it, can be purchased by converting earned in-game currency into cash-shop currency.