Why is Fatshark double dipping on their monetization are the “premium” skin packs in where they still clip not enough? I mean I still remember when the Sergeant Klast skin pack came with 3 character skins, 2 weapon skins and a trinket for 2400 Aquila. Now they are asking for 2900 for “premium” skins that clip and no weapon skins packaged in. Don’t get me started on the camouflaged recolour of the Sergeant Klast skin for 2400.
Moving forward from that rant why is Fatshark using a paywall to gate access to content when the skin shop they set up at launch before crafting was even a thing (locked behind a coming soon sign and a couple more months waiting for an rng system)? They already are raking in the bucks with the skin shop why are you double dipping and not giving us a in game grinding option to unclock the new character? I suspect this won’t be the last time fatshark diasspoints me.
You completely missed my point. Other games like Rainbow 6 Siege, Apex Legends give you the ability to buy new character with either real life money for premium currencies or grinding for in game resources. Why are we paying for the DLC then paying for skins when the entire point of the skins shop was to fund future development. Either act like live service game and sell skins or just sell dlc packs not both.
Can you all stop crying about a $12 new class when the base game is $40? Most games are $60 and will soon be $80. Also they have devs to pay its like yall think these people make games for free its absurd. Considering a new character is content and skins arent its baffling to me this is even remotely a topic of discussion. Who cares about $12 and especially if you will spend dozens of dollars on skins in an fps game. Surely you have heard of dlc content before it cant be that difficult of a concept to grasp. The difference between paid content and skins is noone is forcing you to buy skins you can just not. Technically you dont even have to buy the new class if you dont want to. The game costs $40 new, how on earth can you complain about a $12 class? If youre actively choosing to spend dozens of dollars on skins you cant then complain about a new class when a new class is new playable content.
The will fatshark get rid of the paywall or the skin shop? It’s one or the other either be live service game and charge me for skins or just move to DLC packs to fund the games future development.
Surely your not saying that knowing the context of Fatshark’s launch of Darktide right? If you are not familiar with Fatshark’s oh so popular and consumer practises please do consult the book of grudges. What does the price of other games have on the fact that Fatshark is using the skin shop revenue to fund their expansions and then charge a pay wall to access said content as well? Is that not double dipping?
That isn’t even the point I am trying to make. Is it not the point of the skin shop to pay for new content? Then why is there a paywall to access new content? Why are we getting forced to pay for something twice? Me? I only purchased the Sergeant Klast skin pack after I bought the game a couple of months after launch , I helped fund the creation of new content why am I getting charged for it again? Why is Fatshark not using the Rainbow 6 Siege or Apex Legends where MTX pays for the next season of things and you can buy new characters with money or grinding for in game currency? Nowhere did I suggest that development of games did not cost money, it does and we are paying for it via the skin shop so why not give us an option to grind for the new class in game?
It’s cheaper than a 3 piece cosmetic bundle, suit yourself but it’s basically a cosmetic bundle with a bunch of extra bonuses - voicelines, talent tree, weapons, cosmetics.
So why am I getting charged a premium to access it if the development costs have been shared with the rest of the player base that choose to indulge into the predatory MTX store?
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Edit: are we forgetting that the Sergeant Klast pact came out with 6 pieces for 2400 (400/skin), to 3 for 2400 which is (800/skin) a worst value?
The same reason players are charged for any other cosmetic content from Vestures. How do you know the development costs have been shared with the rest of the player base that chose to buy cosmetics? Do you have access to Fatshark’s accounting books?
You don’t. Fatshark is a business that employs developers and has continuous operating costs unknown to you or I. There are plenty of other things related to the FOMO store that deserve criticism, but the price of Arbites is not one of them.
Then why even bother to sell cosmetic at all if its not going to help fund the next batch of content? Was that not the premise of the cosmetic store to lighten the financial burden on the devs and help support Fatshark make more expansions? I disagree that we should be forking over more cash for a character expansion when the MTX net revenue should have helped Fatshark out pay for the new content.
Look, I can agree with you to an extent. Lets first see what they release in terms of a class (how complete/different/PAY TO WEINER it is and then burn the fort down. Trust me, I have a pitchfork as well.
Its funny to see the forums ebb and flow on the high road and forget the deeds of our past.
June 24th the forums will be on fire about Pay to win in a PvE game. How about Pay to Fun. We have all spent hundreds of hours in this game, pay for what you want. I know I will be Pay to winning the moment my Judge Dredd fantasy gets dropped. My only questions is if we have a squad of 4 dredds, do they have unique voice lines?
When you say “new content” it sounds like many gameplay things are restricted behind more Paywalls like Vermintide 2 is
In reality, it’s just 1 class (and probably all future classes if they release more), everything else that has been added gameplay wise to the game has been free
You’re not forced to pay twice, base game brings 4 full fledged classes, DLC brings 1
Cuz being honest most players won’t pay for cosmetics, it’s a reality
Either monetize through the shitty predatory skin shop like a live service game would with crap tier slop and up charged “premium” skins (in fatsharks case that still clip and suck ass) or just move to the paid DLC model. Double dipping is a scummy move in context of the fomo store.
What else would it be? You guys defend the MTX store saying those purchases would go on to fund future content but now we are getting charged again after supporting Fatshark via the predatory store.
