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Good game with a greedy publisher behind it.
tet666
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BDO is a good game with a very greedy publisher behind it (well most are but it's a pretty blunt approach in this game).
The game is pretty good but it was supposed to be even better:
http://black-desert.com/articles/black-desert-how-we-were-expect-it-to-be-and-how-it-is-now/
Some of that stuff wouldn't have worked out regardless but most of it was changed to market the game to the Korean casual market, the devs say this them self here:
http://black-desert.com/interviews/black-desert-revelation-an-honest-to-god-interview-with-pearl-abyss-on-the-status-quo-of-black-desert/
So what happened her? Could the publisher have forced them to change the game like this?
On top of that they removed anything that could be seen as a alternative to the items from the shop you got in game, pressure from the publisher?
They removed most higher armor and weapon models back in beta, there even was supposed to be a system which would have changed your appearance based on your enchantment lvl all gone to force ppl to buy overpriced costumes from the cash shop they supposedly use some of those assets for shop items now.
There where quests that rewarded pets:
There is a Vendor for basic Dyes for in game currency in every other version of the game (those are even f2p!) he was removed only in our version of the game.
There is probably more. I don't want to stir up shit here these are actual facts and a lot of people don't seem to know this.
The game is pretty good but it was supposed to be even better:
http://black-desert.com/articles/black-desert-how-we-were-expect-it-to-be-and-how-it-is-now/
Some of that stuff wouldn't have worked out regardless but most of it was changed to market the game to the Korean casual market, the devs say this them self here:
http://black-desert.com/interviews/black-desert-revelation-an-honest-to-god-interview-with-pearl-abyss-on-the-status-quo-of-black-desert/
So what happened her? Could the publisher have forced them to change the game like this?
On top of that they removed anything that could be seen as a alternative to the items from the shop you got in game, pressure from the publisher?
They removed most higher armor and weapon models back in beta, there even was supposed to be a system which would have changed your appearance based on your enchantment lvl all gone to force ppl to buy overpriced costumes from the cash shop they supposedly use some of those assets for shop items now.
There where quests that rewarded pets:
There is a Vendor for basic Dyes for in game currency in every other version of the game (those are even f2p!) he was removed only in our version of the game.
There is probably more. I don't want to stir up shit here these are actual facts and a lot of people don't seem to know this.
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True yes we don't know what is going on behind the scenes but just as i said the devs them self altered and removed most of this, i mean the publisher must have requested to remove that Dye vendor specifically for our version cause it's in every other one.
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
The Industry has shown time and time again if you let something like that slip it's only getting worse cause it creates a precedence that we are ok with it.
I get it not everyone cares about cosmetics but a lot of people do, will you be okay as well if mounts for example get removed and you can only buy them in the shop?
It's a bit extreme but i think it's somehow fitting here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_...
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
The argument that if you let this slip it will get worse is rubbish . It is more like players whining about even dyes and costumes when they are getting whole games out there not BDO which is B2P for absolutely free. It's about time people curb their own greed and wanting every damn thing in a game for free.
This stuff was available to anyone in the game, and they still took it away to move it to the shop are you people that brainwashed allrdy?
I also mentioned that is B2P in the earlier post if you noticed. I did not make a mistake on that.
Localization comes at a cost. So does bringing a game to other countries and underneath it all is the fact that they cannot exist monthly on just B2P.
If it was a single player sure but this is an mmo.
If you really think otherwise then i have a word for you: delusion
Since there isn't a dearth of games they will be controlled by the success of other models.
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Second link (the interview) does wave big red flag that their publisher(s) has way too much say on game systems. They (the developer) seem weak and easily manipulated. There is always this power struggle going on between developer and publisher, and compromises has to happen, but when the publisher gets too much influence, the game itself suffers (from a gamers perspective) - Judging from this interview alone, it looks like that is the case.
"I am my connectome" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HA7GwKXfJB0
If you think that F2P is something the people wanted your wrong.
It just makes more money (in the west)
Played lots of Asian games (in Asia) where i pay'd for time. not for a months every time, no for time, you bought 100 hours and then one could be IN the game for 100 hours, and you could take a YEAR on doing it, since the "Time" did not pass while you where not in game.
Large number of peeps play from internet shop's where peeps would have the same IP
(hence the bot infestation in western version of it)
since they dont ban ip numbers
And they have no CLUE to who suck@hotmail.com my@hotmail.com dick@yahoo.com is.
(they are all the same)
One day peeps will understand that everything evolves around money, and nothing else.
Look at mmorpg. its all about the Benjamin's.
The are people saying "If I need something in the shop, I'll spend the $15/month I'd have spent in a sub"
Again not true, why do you think we have f2p, since you will spend MORE money in the cash shop then on a sub and that's a fact, and if you DON'T the some other guy will buy 4 outfits that cost 32$ a piece, so you can play f2p for a YEAR.
Problems is BDO is not a F2P game its B2S (buy to sell)
(spend money on so they can sell you something)
Hey Bill can you Trade mark that for me :surprised:
Its like saying "in the Division there is no p2w no micro transactions"
While it was both. the DLC's are micro transactions, and the DLC's have better weapon's
But its okey, since people will open their wallets for it, every time and time again.
Some even open their wallets for somthing they dont get, or hoping to get.
I bet that in a year or so there will be more games on mmorpg that are,
not out yet and can spend money on then game's one can actually play :pleased: