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[-] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 126 points 8 months ago

The time has come for macrotransactions instead

[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 114 points 8 months ago

I'm all in for the return of actual game expansions.

[-] mcforest@feddit.de 39 points 8 months ago

Nah, only the transactions will be bigger. Amount of content won't.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 14 points 8 months ago
[-] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Soon to be bag of chip. Now in random shapes.

[-] metaStatic@kbin.social 6 points 8 months ago

loot bag with 50% chance of chip

[-] don@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

loot case with 10% chance of loot bag with 50% chance of chip

[-] variants@possumpat.io 2 points 8 months ago

Mystery container with possibility of contents containing loot crates that may contain loot box that may contain chip for a weekly subscription

[-] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 8 months ago

Paradox, then.

[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

StarCraft Brood Wars Diablo 2 Lord of Destruction

People shit on Bethesda but they've consistently released banger expansions. Far Harbor was incredible.

[-] Kedly@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

Even the publicly acknowledged start of Micro Transactions "Horse Armour" was couched in decent medium sized DLC and The Shivering Isles

[-] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

What do you mean by couched in this context?

I don't think the horse armor was part of a bigger dlc.

[-] Kedly@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

Oblivion had a LOT of post release paid content, most of which was decent value per $ spent, including a full on expansion. So while horse armour was a warning sign for things to come, Oblivion ALSO showcased the good side of paid post release content

[-] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

That makes sense, thank you for explaining.

Now they just re-release the game over and over again and we buy that!

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

I believe that was called phantom liberty.

[-] metallic_z3r0@infosec.pub 6 points 8 months ago

Or if we're talking Witcher 3, Hearts of Stone or Blood and Wine. Both of those had an amazing amount of content, well worth it.

[-] Annoyed_Crabby 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah that's what remaster are for

[-] Breezy@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Ill be getting the Elden ring dlc at 40 dollars day one. Yeah im expecting the game to almost double in size.

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