Atlantica Online uses (or used, it's been some time since i played) a 'roulette' purchasing system
1 really nice item, 1 ok item and a dozen different crap 'regen/license' items .... most of the time you got the crap 'regen/licesne' item.
It's that route that I object to
Fine, sell the "Uber Sword of Ultimate Doom" for $
but when one person can spend $50 and get 5 of them, and you can spend $500 and get 0, it's in my mind fraudulent.
and yes i know, these companies have highly priced lawyers who say it's a valid business tactic
but are these companies also paying the relavant 'gambling taxes and licenses' in the various countries they operate in ? because i seriously doubt it.
If a game is worth playing, people will pay subs.
people won't pay subs for a substandard contentless rehash of yesterdays flameofthemonth system
but right now as i look at the huge list of games in development or that have released recently
they are for the most part substandard contentless rehashes of "games of last tuesday!!"
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Atlantica Online uses (or used, it's been some time since i played) a 'roulette' purchasing system
1 really nice item, 1 ok item and a dozen different crap 'regen/license' items .... most of the time you got the crap 'regen/licesne' item.
It's that route that I object to
Fine, sell the "Uber Sword of Ultimate Doom" for $
but when one person can spend $50 and get 5 of them, and you can spend $500 and get 0, it's in my mind fraudulent.
and yes i know, these companies have highly priced lawyers who say it's a valid business tactic
but are these companies also paying the relavant 'gambling taxes and licenses' in the various countries they operate in ? because i seriously doubt it.
If a game is worth playing, people will pay subs.
people won't pay subs for a substandard contentless rehash of yesterdays flameofthemonth system
but right now as i look at the huge list of games in development or that have released recently
they are for the most part substandard contentless rehashes of "games of last tuesday!!"