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Re: Crytek Going Entirely Free-to-Play

Jun 9, 2012, 07:18

Jerykk

It is. F2P is a scam. To be profitable, the game has to trick you, lure you into spending money. Its completely intransparent, how much money this game will cost you. This business model feeds on weak minded gamers. Yes, its morally corrupt. It's morally corrupt to offer paying customers the ability to unlock stuff faster, even if that same stuff can be unlocked by just playing the game? Hate to tell you, but most businesses take advantage of lazy people. That's why consoles are so popular. Really, there's no trickery involved. It's clearly evident that you can spend money to unlock stuff faster. If you don't want to spend money, you don't have to and you can still unlock everything for free. If you enjoy playing the game, I don't see why this would be problematic. Sure. But the company does not need people like you. It needs customers to make money. Which is only possible with people who spend money. The whole point of F2P is to establish a large player base. Even if the vast majority of the player base doesn't spend a penny, their presence on the servers leads to a thriving community and word of mouth helps that community grow. So yes, even players that don't spend any money are an integral part of the business model. If it weren't for F2P, we would have significantly fewer multiplayer-only games. Publishers are not going to fund a PC-exclusive, multiplayer-only game. Without F2P, there would be no Tribes: Ascend or Planetside 2 or Mechwarrior Online or Hawken. The business model is by no means perfect, as it revolves around unlockables, but it's better than the alternative of these games not existing at all. This comment was edited on Jun 9, 2012, 07:26.

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