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Devs starting to move away from F2P?
Forgrimm
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Hopefully this is the case. Found on http://massivelyop.com/2016/05/26/analyst-argues-game-devs-are-abandoning-free-to-play-in-some-genres/ which references http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JakeParmley/20160525/273506/Why_Devs_Are_Backing_Away_From_FreetoPlay.php
Why Devs Are Backing Away From Free-to-Play
In measuring pricing model preference, we found that 82% percent of US audiences, and 87% of UK audiences preferred games with a one time fee. Despite the industry’s focus on esports, alternative pricing models, and new ways to experience content, gamers still prefer games with a single upfront cost.
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"This may hurt a little, but it's something you'll get used to. Relax....."
"This may hurt a little, but it's something you'll get used to. Relax....."
Each can be telling very different story.
The model is completely destructive to quality gaming - and eventually enough people will wake up from their focus on "FREE STUFF" and realise that their time is more important.
That's why so many of the Korean imports come to NA/EU as B2P. They are F2P everywhere else in the world, but it seems that players in NA/EU like to pay upfront for the privilege of accessing the Cash Shop, lol
- What types of games do you prefer? (votes are tallied in an online internet poll)
- What types of games do you prefer? (votes are tallied in a comparison of dollars spent)
Honestly Overwatch would've been vastly more successful had it released F2P. If heroes themselves weren't sold (and they definitely could've been, so long as you had the right core set of free heroes) then different weapons and skins for those heroes certainly could've been (ie the TF2 model.)"What is truly revealing is his implication that believing something to be true is the same as it being true. [continue]" -John Oliver
People will call it B2P even though its basically F2P with B2P in one, everyones happy, especially their accountants. People never cease to amaze me...
I'm definitely part of the 82% of Americans that prefers to buy the box.
UR TOTALLY RITE, FREE TO PLAY NEVER EXISTED!
They are using Overwatch as an example, Blizzard are a company that have never been all that keen on f2p in the first place so Overwatch being b2p doesn't mean anything.
For every Overwatch there is a Paladins.
If you want to take it to the extreme, mobile gaming is the king of the gaming world right now! many of them eclipse WoW in terms of profits and they cost almost nothing to make by comparison. Those are almost all free to play.
Almost every mmo is f2p, most of the biggest games overwatch is competing with are f2p.
Derp article, oh wait I forgot....it's on the internet so it must be true and his opinion since being written is proof.
"What is truly revealing is his implication that believing something to be true is the same as it being true. [continue]" -John Oliver
With data like that it looks like that time may be coming sooner than later. But fret not, there's so much and so many forms of entertainment out there I'm sure you'll be just fine.
"Mr. Rothstein, your people never will understand... the way it works out here. You're all just our guests. But you act like you're at home. Let me tell you something, partner. You ain't home. But that's where we're gonna send you if it harelips the governor." - Pat Webb
This is how it will be from now on.