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Shadow of War: WB games profiting from a dead developer?
Buccaneer
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I've never agreed with the idea of micro-transaction loot boxes in single player games and would always avoid these type of games until they end up in the bargain bin. WB games have been leading the charge for micro-transactions in single player games usually found in FTP games.
It's just came to light that one of the Monolith devs working on Shadow of War died of cancer and WB Games would have some day one DLC as a tribute to this dev, with some of the profits going to his family. At first this looked like a great gesture from WB until you look at the small print.
$3.50 of the $5 DLC would initially go to the devs family and in the small print it states unfortunately some states of the USA all of the money would be going direct to WB, but what the small print or WB games have not stated publicly is if the DLC is brought outside the USA all of the proceeds go to WB Games and none to the family.
I never thought in my life time I would see a game company trying to profit from the death of one of their employees. Something to think about if your were thinking to support this game.
The Official Trailer
TotalBicuit's response
SidAlpha's response
Edit: Just wanted to add since I've calmed down a bit since my initial reaction that it's important to remember that there is a family in mourning over a lost loved one (thanks to SidAlpha's video).
It's just came to light that one of the Monolith devs working on Shadow of War died of cancer and WB Games would have some day one DLC as a tribute to this dev, with some of the profits going to his family. At first this looked like a great gesture from WB until you look at the small print.
$3.50 of the $5 DLC would initially go to the devs family and in the small print it states unfortunately some states of the USA all of the money would be going direct to WB, but what the small print or WB games have not stated publicly is if the DLC is brought outside the USA all of the proceeds go to WB Games and none to the family.
I never thought in my life time I would see a game company trying to profit from the death of one of their employees. Something to think about if your were thinking to support this game.
The Official Trailer
TotalBicuit's response
SidAlpha's response
Edit: Just wanted to add since I've calmed down a bit since my initial reaction that it's important to remember that there is a family in mourning over a lost loved one (thanks to SidAlpha's video).
Post edited by Buccaneer on
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Then again, like I've said before when discussing the Bungie fund raising, they could also have done nothing, that would have been less effort. Still, no, not good.
/Cheers,
Lahnmir
Kyleran on yours sincerely
'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'
Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...
'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless.
It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.
It is just huge resource waste....'
Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer
I have to agree with @Albatroes and TotalBiscuit that WB could have doused any fires before they're started by stating they would match the $3.50 donation on any purchase outside the US.
Edit: Just wanted to add watch the above official trailer. Nowhere in the trailer you got the impression that outside of the US was excluded. Even the small print at the end of the trailer didn't mention this fact. The more cynical person could conclude this was an intentional act to gain the company more profit from the goodwill of their costumers.
If you profit from something it's not charity, It's just another angle to make a buck.
Give the guys family 100% of the proceeds.
"Be water my friend" - Bruce Lee
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
Of course this would help the family as well. But it's not a noble act by WB, it's just business.
A) buy the game, ignore all dlc.
C) do nothing since that what 99% of random rants are.
D) make a difference an donate whatever you want to whoever you want but don't white knight go on about it.