there's a bit more to the story from what I heard... Originally, they had to implement something, no matter how bad it was due to a wish from a third party publisher that thanks to both community outcry against the microtransactions as well as the overwhelming financial support they got from people buying the game, they were able to kick the publisher so they could listen to their community and drop the microtransactions because from my understanding they didn't even truly want to add them to begin with.
oh, figured I'd post this one as a reply instead of editing the original comment but the two dlc packs currently available for the game are the contents of the prior season passes, thus they share the same cost as those passes did however you get all the unlocks at once now, no grind required.
@@MasterMemofrom my understanding they want to release supporter packs like that for each sizable content drop, think season passes without the grind. I could be wrong on this though so don't quote me on it lol
@@MasterMemoyup, the cost is about the same as a battle pass too. Basically, take the grind out of the pass model and it's the same concept. a collection of cosmetic items sold as a complete bundle, (no separate purchases). so yeah, cosmetic dlc, no micro about it. They plan to release a new themed bundle like this to go along with each new sizable free content update. Of course you'll be able to unlock some themed stuff for free as a part of progression but this is mostly for people who want to go above and beyond to support the game. Oh, and no fomo because as long as the game is for sale, all current and previous supporter packs will be available for purchase.
Glad to see them do this. Their previous product Monster Train was totally worth the money for time played. Kudos for giving good dev behavior some positive reinforcement.
I'm gonna push back just slightly on this mindset. Now don't get me wrong, I dislike microtransactions and I think it's good that they were removed. BUT!!!! What were they doing in there in the first place? I don't know how much they made or if they repaid all the money when making this decision. But I think we should be cautious about rewarding devs/publishers for going back on decisions they shouldn't have made to begin with. And while it's great that people are willing to forgive devs/publishers for their wrong decisions in the past, I think this willingness to forgive is what allows many devs/publishers to get away with the "release now, fix later" attitude. Analogy: An ex-thief shouldn't get more praise for giving stealing than someone who never stole at all.
@@sitnamkradfrom thr interwebs it seems they signed a publishing deal that give the publisher some control over the product. Publisher leverage the deal to ask for microtransaction, microtransaction where added while starting a process to remove the publisher and cancel the contract. Contract was cancell, microtransactions got removed.
@@odioaleman I know it's not always simple. Especially with new developers. But even then, they "made a deal with the devil" and now decided they didn't want to uphold their end of the deal. Other people are now paying them so they can pay the publisher to get out of the deal. Everybody still pays, and the publisher is still rewarded money for scummy behaviour. It may be better than microtransactions, but still not a situation I'm particularly fond of.
Sometimes it may come down to needing funding or just it not happening. If it’s a do or die kinda thing and they have to make an unfortunate deal for a while, it seems like the best of two bad choices. No clue if that fits their scenario, but I can’t denounce something if it was needed to make the game actually happen (in a reasonable timeframe at least) instead of just fizzle out
Oh my god, three minutes of jabbering! Thank you so much for boosting this game, now, and providing context for why youre doing it. (You talking about stuff is the main reason why I watch/listen to your content, though I guess that probably isnt a universal thing)
10:00 I've actually been playing a lot of inkbound recently, and can confirm and clarify a few things: 1: splat is 100% right about solo being fine. I've actually maxed the season rank completely solo. 2: the auto attack arrows go to whoever hit them last (only important if an a group, obviously) 3: the "land mines" are actually markers to let you know where the next monster spawns are... though they then immediately move so the only real thing about them is you can't move into them. 4: "maxing out abilities to ascend them" means you start with 3 of 5 abilities, once you get all 5, any you get after will ascend one of your current abilities. I hope this helps! edit: actually forgot an important one: default alt key switches to a "full info" mode that will give more info depending on context. for example: holding alt while no ability is selected will show you how much hp enemies will have left after dps debuffs like poison and bleed. not well pointed out but really useful to know.
Fantastic to see. Also, talking of listening to feedback, thanks for adding the game title into the video title Splat; it makes navigation and keeping track of stuff easier. Much appreciated for adding it back in!
Inkbound is my new favorite lately. Its gameplay has such a nice flow, and the developer and community are fantastic. It runs perfectly with my MacBook using Crossover, and the game is also on Geforce Now. A must-buy.
Inkbounds combat system reminds me of an old ps1 game called Vagrant Story. Really cool to see a more modern take on that kind of seamless combat. Aren't that many games that share a similar style. The ps1 definitely couldn't handle the depth of all the stats/ abilities though. This game took it to another level! Transistor is another cool one worth checkin out as well. It's a little short but build variety is sweet!
Don't comment often, but when I hear of a company doing the right thing; Really gives me hope for games in the future. Def going to check this out now!
Thank you Splatty for doing the work that you do ^^ Admittedly if a game doesn't hold my interest I will stop watching the video. However there are games I own because you covered them and they looked cool, and when I am curious about a game before buying it I will run a search on your channel to see if you have covered it or not.
I enjoyed your explanation and think it's important. Thanks for originally taking a stand against that kinda microtransactions and then for supporting it now that they removed them. Your videos are always super interesting and informative.
This game is immensly satisfying both solo or with friends full of tight "we're going to lose" battles that somehow still turn into overwhelming victories
Thanks for highlighting this shift they did! I ended up getting this at launch even with reservations about the micros because of how much I adore Monster Train. This was such a happy surprise when they announced the change. On the note of the current season pass, I wonder if they'll do it like they had with the previous ones that were paid, and that even if you don't finish it during the 'season' it stays there and you can choose which one you're working towards completing. So they might just pile up like that now, or get folded into the rewards pool.
This game deserves this publicity. The developers have made the right choice here and deserve Splatts attention and our time to look at what they have done.
Hope everyone is doing well and is having a good day. Thanks for the great content splat. Crazy to see a game removing microtransactions, I'll be checking it out for sure. Microtransactions kill games for me
Your intro, that you think offputs people, was the main thing that made me continue to watch and that made me check out the game. Impatient children (adult or otherwise) can go watch other youtubers if they are in a hurry.
As one of the folks who used to comment saying "aw man video doesn't start until 3 minutes in", I'd like to clarify something: for me at least, it's 100% okay for you to talk through the intro of the game, the only thing that bothers me is when there's nothing but a menu screen visible while you talk. In this video I am able to look at the game, examine the UI myself, see what you're doing etc *while* you talk, and that's what I'm here for. Watching just a menu screen while you talk for 3 minutes just isn't in the cards for me though, even though I always find your commentary great there's just an insatiable caveman itch in my brain that's screaming "youtube no for audio only! youtube promise video!", lol.
I had this game on my wishlist. After finding out about the monetization, i actually deleted it off. Was very happu to hear when they made the decision to remove it and went out right away to purchase it. Even if i wasnt interested in the game, behavior like this deserves to be supported.
I was playing this with a friend until bg3 took over, very fun and pretty original battle system. will have to play again to see the new systems they've added since then
You may have missed that using a ability without damaging a enemy resets your heat. You had plenty of opportunity to get 5+ Heat and thus shielding, had you not interrupted a combo of attacks with Invigorate.
Goes to show that listening to player feedback works. It's worth calling out when developers do pro-user moves, even if a little late. This is also the kind of thing that Early Access is designed for I would think.
It's great to see that a channel that has cost me so much buying indie games has ethics. Positive reinforcement is highly effective and disturbingly rare in the tear-down climate of social media.
24 minutes in to learn it didn't get rid of mtx and will still be balanced to drive the cash shop. All this praise for a dev _allowing_ mind numbing grind instead of the store. Whoop de doo. I was nearly convinced to buy it too.
I know at least one other game that was originally planned to be a free-to-play game with heavy use of microtransactions that pivoted away from that. It's a game that rhymes with "porchlight spree". :cough:
Adding another correction I haven't seen yet: Deep dives aren't actually particularly longer. It's follows the same pick 2 zones, then boss area as the quick play, but it adds modifiers that you can see when choosing your path, and you get extra kwillings based on the difficulty of the mods. It's only "longer" in the sense that you'll be playing more slow and deliberate.
Not really my type of game, but I am going to buy it just to support the developer in this decision. Thanks for bringing it to my attention and thanks to rhe developers for doing something good contrary to much of the rest of the industry.
While I may not be a huge fan of the colorful/whimsy aesthetic, I have already wishlisted it. I 100% support the developer for a pro consumer move. The funny thing, and Splat brought it up, I would be HAPPY to help support the devs by throwing $5-10 for a cosmetic or two, even when I can earn all others. And $5 isn't too bad, it's much easier to swallow than $20 for Diablo skins :P
The microtransactions in the game weren't thought through and the devs admitted as much and improved things shortly after release. Essentially they just copied popular game monetization and admitted they didn't think of their implications like FOMO and apologized for it. The lengths they went to afterwards to rectify that were just incredible. I personally believed their first steps were good enough and the way microtransactions were before their removal was okay, but the change is still a very welcome and appreciated improvement.
The game is spectacular and I have a ton of respect for them. The only comparison I have is when Epic shut down Paragon they gave me all the money back, and they released all the assets as open source to the community.
Any developer willing to stop their microtransactions deserves our support and I appreciate you letting me know about this one. I'm going to check them out and see what they have to offer. Personally, I'm not into MMOs, so this game isn't something I'm interested in regardless, but hopefully they make some other games I'll be interested in. Thanks again!
Splattercat, you should check out a game called Desecrators, it's a Roguelike Descent "clone" which is basically better than the real thing. Dude needs LOVE.
Im hoping this gets seen so I can add some clarity to the situation, as I was there for the Dev broadcast when they announced the change and I was very VERY curious as to why because I am very anti Microtransactions. Theres also some misinformation in the comments I want to clear up. I adore this game, and have put nearly 100 hours into it. So for context - The game had a Battlepass system and it orirginally put me off it (Even though I loved Monster Train dearly) as I HATE FOMO systems in games. However, they did implement the best version of the Battlepass I had ever seen - There was no FOMO. You could purchase the previous seasons BP and progress it whenever you wanted and actively could switch progress on different BP's with a click of a button. I actually liked that, anything non-FOMO is better than any other microtransaction ive seen so I was "okay" with this, as it was the best implementation i've ever seen. The reason the Devs removed the Microtransactions however, and im more than willing to go find the clip of the twitch vlog for proof if needed, was the fact that just by dint of having Microtransactions was a huge barrier to entry for people not trying the game. Their stats and feedback had showed there was a lot of wishlisting but people automatically heard "Battlepass" and "Microtransactions" And were put off by it instantly. What the Devs have found since removing the microtransactions is a big uptick in sales, and they plan to support ongoing development with DLC Cosmetic packs. It had nothing to do with kicking any publisher away or anything of the sort. Overall it was a huge, amazing change for the game and one that has only made the game -better- (Lots of cool cosmetics to unlock ingame now.) The game is incredible fun and im still having a blast with it. Huge recommend.
@@BaldGrav Yea... game seeems neat for $20. It does not seem neat for $20 plus the good will of other players spending money sufficient to keep the developers from shuttering the servers. Plenty of other games getting by without the "support" of DLC Cosmetic packs and looming server costs.
Unfortunately, microtransactions will never go away. These companies make significantly more money from microtransactions than they do from actual game sales. Because of this, the game itself has almost become secondary to their in game shops. It's ridiculously greedy and they have literally zero incentive to stop doing it. We hate it, the game designers hate it, but the company executives are in love with it.
There is actually one game that removed all microtransactions too; Lord Of the Rings: Shadow Of War. The game became immensely better once they were all gone! Love it when Developers realize players aren't into microtransactions.
17:47 It sounds good, but I don't fully understand what's goings on. So you sacrificed a relic to gain some other buff? What is the point in that? It would make sense if you were trying to free up a spot to make room for a relic that fit into your build more, but you had free slots open. So why throw away a relic when you don't need the space? Was it counter productive towards your build or something? Can anybody explain that system to me a little bit more?
'Oh my God, three minutes of jabbering, just get to the gameplay!' - joke. Actually I've already got this game but haven't really played it yet, so appreciate the coverage!
While I like to think of myself as a gamer of more refined tastes, I guess we'll have to say goodbye to the vanishing card huntria in our own ways; and while I remember wanting to show off my fancy designer zombie slaying base to my weeker willed brother in that fps game he didn't wanna play awhile ago; the blue manchu people? should still come to my house so we can all play our competitive dice game I designed though, lol?
Love the game and the act of removing the microtransaction, but 9:23 - it is not very easy to figure out what is happening. Its very colorful and at times there is just too much on the screen. You can figure it out, but it is not very easy.
Hey Splatter, what do you think of Deep Rock Galactic and their 100% free season-based Battle Passes? The Battle Pass is free, and whatever cosmetics you don't manage to unlock during the season get added to the free loot drop pool(obviously with low drop rates as they add them to an ever growing loot pool). Yes, they have paid cosmetic DLCs, but every seasonal content update, which are essentially big DLCs, are entirely free. Personally, I love their approach. They provide FREE new/fresh content every few months, and if you want to thank them you can buy entirely optional cosmetic loot. As someone who is VERY picky about developers who charge for cosmetics and DLC, I simply cannot fault the DRG developers for their approach. I think their approach is very respectful and pro-consumer, which is probably why their fanbase loves them so much. What do you say to that?
there's a bit more to the story from what I heard... Originally, they had to implement something, no matter how bad it was due to a wish from a third party publisher that thanks to both community outcry against the microtransactions as well as the overwhelming financial support they got from people buying the game, they were able to kick the publisher so they could listen to their community and drop the microtransactions because from my understanding they didn't even truly want to add them to begin with.
oh, figured I'd post this one as a reply instead of editing the original comment but the two dlc packs currently available for the game are the contents of the prior season passes, thus they share the same cost as those passes did however you get all the unlocks at once now, no grind required.
That is interesting. Do you know how they're planning to continue support, or is it just going to be a complete game once early access is over?
@@MasterMemofrom my understanding they want to release supporter packs like that for each sizable content drop, think season passes without the grind. I could be wrong on this though so don't quote me on it lol
@@GlitchedVision oh interesting, so dlc instead of battle pass, so it's just transaction instead of mtx?
@@MasterMemoyup, the cost is about the same as a battle pass too. Basically, take the grind out of the pass model and it's the same concept. a collection of cosmetic items sold as a complete bundle, (no separate purchases). so yeah, cosmetic dlc, no micro about it. They plan to release a new themed bundle like this to go along with each new sizable free content update. Of course you'll be able to unlock some themed stuff for free as a part of progression but this is mostly for people who want to go above and beyond to support the game. Oh, and no fomo because as long as the game is for sale, all current and previous supporter packs will be available for purchase.
Glad to see them do this. Their previous product Monster Train was totally worth the money for time played. Kudos for giving good dev behavior some positive reinforcement.
Agreed, sunk 300 hours+ into Monster Train and still boot it up from time to time.
I'm gonna push back just slightly on this mindset. Now don't get me wrong, I dislike microtransactions and I think it's good that they were removed. BUT!!!!
What were they doing in there in the first place? I don't know how much they made or if they repaid all the money when making this decision. But I think we should be cautious about rewarding devs/publishers for going back on decisions they shouldn't have made to begin with. And while it's great that people are willing to forgive devs/publishers for their wrong decisions in the past, I think this willingness to forgive is what allows many devs/publishers to get away with the "release now, fix later" attitude. Analogy: An ex-thief shouldn't get more praise for giving stealing than someone who never stole at all.
@@sitnamkradfrom thr interwebs it seems they signed a publishing deal that give the publisher some control over the product. Publisher leverage the deal to ask for microtransaction, microtransaction where added while starting a process to remove the publisher and cancel the contract. Contract was cancell, microtransactions got removed.
@@odioaleman I know it's not always simple. Especially with new developers. But even then, they "made a deal with the devil" and now decided they didn't want to uphold their end of the deal. Other people are now paying them so they can pay the publisher to get out of the deal. Everybody still pays, and the publisher is still rewarded money for scummy behaviour. It may be better than microtransactions, but still not a situation I'm particularly fond of.
Sometimes it may come down to needing funding or just it not happening. If it’s a do or die kinda thing and they have to make an unfortunate deal for a while, it seems like the best of two bad choices.
No clue if that fits their scenario, but I can’t denounce something if it was needed to make the game actually happen (in a reasonable timeframe at least) instead of just fizzle out
Oh my god, three minutes of jabbering! Thank you so much for boosting this game, now, and providing context for why youre doing it.
(You talking about stuff is the main reason why I watch/listen to your content, though I guess that probably isnt a universal thing)
This game keeps getting better nowadays, our crew is playing again
10:00 I've actually been playing a lot of inkbound recently, and can confirm and clarify a few things: 1: splat is 100% right about solo being fine. I've actually maxed the season rank completely solo. 2: the auto attack arrows go to whoever hit them last (only important if an a group, obviously) 3: the "land mines" are actually markers to let you know where the next monster spawns are... though they then immediately move so the only real thing about them is you can't move into them. 4: "maxing out abilities to ascend them" means you start with 3 of 5 abilities, once you get all 5, any you get after will ascend one of your current abilities. I hope this helps!
edit: actually forgot an important one: default alt key switches to a "full info" mode that will give more info depending on context. for example: holding alt while no ability is selected will show you how much hp enemies will have left after dps debuffs like poison and bleed. not well pointed out but really useful to know.
Fantastic game, and great devs! They are active with their community all the time, and 100% listen to the feedback.
I saw the title name and came here to check it out...Devs like this need to be supported.
Fantastic to see. Also, talking of listening to feedback, thanks for adding the game title into the video title Splat; it makes navigation and keeping track of stuff easier. Much appreciated for adding it back in!
Inkbound is my new favorite lately. Its gameplay has such a nice flow, and the developer and community are fantastic. It runs perfectly with my MacBook using Crossover, and the game is also on Geforce Now. A must-buy.
Inkbounds combat system reminds me of an old ps1 game called Vagrant Story. Really cool to see a more modern take on that kind of seamless combat. Aren't that many games that share a similar style. The ps1 definitely couldn't handle the depth of all the stats/ abilities though. This game took it to another level! Transistor is another cool one worth checkin out as well. It's a little short but build variety is sweet!
I'm personal friends with the VFX artist of Inkbound! I'm such a huge fan of the game and it's so cool to see you do a video on them!
Oohhhh my god, 3 minutes of solid information before gameplay... thanks for the context! 😉
Don't comment often, but when I hear of a company doing the right thing; Really gives me hope for games in the future. Def going to check this out now!
Thank you Splatty for doing the work that you do ^^
Admittedly if a game doesn't hold my interest I will stop watching the video.
However there are games I own because you covered them and they looked cool, and when I am curious about a game before buying it I will run a search on your channel to see if you have covered it or not.
I enjoyed your explanation and think it's important. Thanks for originally taking a stand against that kinda microtransactions and then for supporting it now that they removed them. Your videos are always super interesting and informative.
That's rare because that's Leadership - Good to see actual humans out there!
Great call splat!
I appreciate your introductory explaination and it did not stop me from seeing the gameplay :P
This game is immensly satisfying both solo or with friends full of tight "we're going to lose" battles that somehow still turn into overwhelming victories
I'm 100% going to check this out. Thank for another great video Splat.
Thanks for highlighting this shift they did! I ended up getting this at launch even with reservations about the micros because of how much I adore Monster Train. This was such a happy surprise when they announced the change.
On the note of the current season pass, I wonder if they'll do it like they had with the previous ones that were paid, and that even if you don't finish it during the 'season' it stays there and you can choose which one you're working towards completing. So they might just pile up like that now, or get folded into the rewards pool.
This game deserves this publicity. The developers have made the right choice here and deserve Splatts attention and our time to look at what they have done.
Hope everyone is doing well and is having a good day. Thanks for the great content splat.
Crazy to see a game removing microtransactions, I'll be checking it out for sure. Microtransactions kill games for me
Your intro, that you think offputs people, was the main thing that made me continue to watch and that made me check out the game. Impatient children (adult or otherwise) can go watch other youtubers if they are in a hurry.
totalbiscuit would have been proud
As one of the folks who used to comment saying "aw man video doesn't start until 3 minutes in", I'd like to clarify something: for me at least, it's 100% okay for you to talk through the intro of the game, the only thing that bothers me is when there's nothing but a menu screen visible while you talk. In this video I am able to look at the game, examine the UI myself, see what you're doing etc *while* you talk, and that's what I'm here for. Watching just a menu screen while you talk for 3 minutes just isn't in the cards for me though, even though I always find your commentary great there's just an insatiable caveman itch in my brain that's screaming "youtube no for audio only! youtube promise video!", lol.
I had this game on my wishlist. After finding out about the monetization, i actually deleted it off. Was very happu to hear when they made the decision to remove it and went out right away to purchase it. Even if i wasnt interested in the game, behavior like this deserves to be supported.
now picturing splatt standing on a soapbox shouting FIGHT THE POWER!!! while playing this game.
I was playing this with a friend until bg3 took over, very fun and pretty original battle system. will have to play again to see the new systems they've added since then
"Oh my god, three minutes of jabbering on, just get to the gameplay already." Happy?
Please put the name of the video game on the title of the video
11:09 If anyone was wondering, the icon on that hostile tells you that is how it works. You do not have to play trial and error.
this kind of vid is why I love this channel
That's cool. I added it to my wishlist and may be looking at it this weekend.
Holy moly! To a game, removing micro-transactions is like surviving a cancer; bravo!
Thanks for showcasing! ^^
You may have missed that using a ability without damaging a enemy resets your heat.
You had plenty of opportunity to get 5+ Heat and thus shielding, had you not interrupted a combo of attacks with Invigorate.
Yo Splat, I love you man. That edit made me laugh hard!
I like how you spend the first 90 seconds building up to what you're about to say, even though you already put it in the title anyway.
3 minutes. But he called himself out about it.
Goes to show that listening to player feedback works. It's worth calling out when developers do pro-user moves, even if a little late. This is also the kind of thing that Early Access is designed for I would think.
It's great to see that a channel that has cost me so much buying indie games has ethics. Positive reinforcement is highly effective and disturbingly rare in the tear-down climate of social media.
After watching the rest of the vid the game looks great and I'll definitely be checking it out.
24 minutes in to learn it didn't get rid of mtx and will still be balanced to drive the cash shop. All this praise for a dev _allowing_ mind numbing grind instead of the store. Whoop de doo. I was nearly convinced to buy it too.
I was just watching a panel show where people were giving cosmetic micro-transactions a pass and it feels so good to hear Splattercat call them out.
Anyone who doesn't want to hear splat jabber on is on the wrong channel.
I'm here for it.
splat, your integrity makes me happy.
From the devs who made monster train
Those three minutes of jabbering is why I gave this a chance.
LOVE the rants here and totally agree.
I know at least one other game that was originally planned to be a free-to-play game with heavy use of microtransactions that pivoted away from that. It's a game that rhymes with "porchlight spree". :cough:
Definitely a great dev. I played Monster Train on Game Pass and fell for it hard so I bought it and the DLC.
I remember being excited for the next game from the Monster Train devs. But man I haven't been wowed in the least by what I've seen so far.
This has become one of my favorite games. Weaver is rad
your shnanananana after the edit was tight
Adding another correction I haven't seen yet: Deep dives aren't actually particularly longer. It's follows the same pick 2 zones, then boss area as the quick play, but it adds modifiers that you can see when choosing your path, and you get extra kwillings based on the difficulty of the mods. It's only "longer" in the sense that you'll be playing more slow and deliberate.
Kudos to them. The devs from Last Epoch did the same thing last year as well. Gotta love devs that respect their community.
Good call out. Loving that game. Not even to version 1.0 and I have an insane number of hours in :)
Uh, the devs from last epoch did no such thing. Microtransactions (in an early access game no less) are still well and kicking.
Yea... Tencent is a demonic cloud hanging over last epoch and those devs will NEVER get out from under that. For that reason, fuck that game.😊
We need more of all of this
Not really my type of game, but I am going to buy it just to support the developer in this decision. Thanks for bringing it to my attention and thanks to rhe developers for doing something good contrary to much of the rest of the industry.
While I may not be a huge fan of the colorful/whimsy aesthetic, I have already wishlisted it. I 100% support the developer for a pro consumer move. The funny thing, and Splat brought it up, I would be HAPPY to help support the devs by throwing $5-10 for a cosmetic or two, even when I can earn all others. And $5 isn't too bad, it's much easier to swallow than $20 for Diablo skins :P
The microtransactions in the game weren't thought through and the devs admitted as much and improved things shortly after release. Essentially they just copied popular game monetization and admitted they didn't think of their implications like FOMO and apologized for it. The lengths they went to afterwards to rectify that were just incredible.
I personally believed their first steps were good enough and the way microtransactions were before their removal was okay, but the change is still a very welcome and appreciated improvement.
the Shadow of War guys did this too. Hats off to them.
Great move on theirs and your part
I wrote this game off because of the monetization, but now I will buy it.
The game is spectacular and I have a ton of respect for them. The only comparison I have is when Epic shut down Paragon they gave me all the money back, and they released all the assets as open source to the community.
Any developer willing to stop their microtransactions deserves our support and I appreciate you letting me know about this one. I'm going to check them out and see what they have to offer. Personally, I'm not into MMOs, so this game isn't something I'm interested in regardless, but hopefully they make some other games I'll be interested in. Thanks again!
2 Fuckin' ads to watch My guy Splatters 30 min video... Well worth it nonetheless
Massive props to the devs!
Splattercat, you should check out a game called Desecrators, it's a Roguelike Descent "clone" which is basically better than the real thing. Dude needs LOVE.
The art style looks a lot like Torchlight: Infinite.
Im hoping this gets seen so I can add some clarity to the situation, as I was there for the Dev broadcast when they announced the change and I was very VERY curious as to why because I am very anti Microtransactions. Theres also some misinformation in the comments I want to clear up. I adore this game, and have put nearly 100 hours into it.
So for context - The game had a Battlepass system and it orirginally put me off it (Even though I loved Monster Train dearly) as I HATE FOMO systems in games. However, they did implement the best version of the Battlepass I had ever seen - There was no FOMO. You could purchase the previous seasons BP and progress it whenever you wanted and actively could switch progress on different BP's with a click of a button. I actually liked that, anything non-FOMO is better than any other microtransaction ive seen so I was "okay" with this, as it was the best implementation i've ever seen.
The reason the Devs removed the Microtransactions however, and im more than willing to go find the clip of the twitch vlog for proof if needed, was the fact that just by dint of having Microtransactions was a huge barrier to entry for people not trying the game. Their stats and feedback had showed there was a lot of wishlisting but people automatically heard "Battlepass" and "Microtransactions" And were put off by it instantly. What the Devs have found since removing the microtransactions is a big uptick in sales, and they plan to support ongoing development with DLC Cosmetic packs. It had nothing to do with kicking any publisher away or anything of the sort.
Overall it was a huge, amazing change for the game and one that has only made the game -better- (Lots of cool cosmetics to unlock ingame now.) The game is incredible fun and im still having a blast with it. Huge recommend.
"they plan to support ongoing development with DLC Cosmetic packs"
Im sorry but is that not a micro transaction?
@@BaldGrav Yea... game seeems neat for $20. It does not seem neat for $20 plus the good will of other players spending money sufficient to keep the developers from shuttering the servers. Plenty of other games getting by without the "support" of DLC Cosmetic packs and looming server costs.
Splattercat being the next in game cosmetic??
I respect the developer making that change removing all microtransaction
Amazing video , thanks for sharing it
Gotta respect the good ones. Microtransactions hopefully will go away permanently sometime soon.
Unfortunately, microtransactions will never go away. These companies make significantly more money from microtransactions than they do from actual game sales. Because of this, the game itself has almost become secondary to their in game shops. It's ridiculously greedy and they have literally zero incentive to stop doing it. We hate it, the game designers hate it, but the company executives are in love with it.
@@Bossallini223 yup, pretty spot on. Even indies are encouraged to have micro transactions and all other kinds of monetization in their games....
@@Bossallini223Clearly not enough people hate it, otherwise we wouldn´t have this problem
@@Bossallini223 The customer can create the incentive. Who knows, maybe some day it will filter into the collective conscious.
never seen you so passionate, love it.
"perfectly balanced..." I wonder what The Spiffing Britt would have to say about that?
Might have to go buy the game now
Thanks ♥
There is actually one game that removed all microtransactions too; Lord Of the Rings: Shadow Of War. The game became immensely better once they were all gone! Love it when Developers realize players aren't into microtransactions.
17:47 It sounds good, but I don't fully understand what's goings on. So you sacrificed a relic to gain some other buff? What is the point in that? It would make sense if you were trying to free up a spot to make room for a relic that fit into your build more, but you had free slots open. So why throw away a relic when you don't need the space? Was it counter productive towards your build or something? Can anybody explain that system to me a little bit more?
Oh my God! Three minutes of jabbering on just get to the game play for the love of God! 🤣
'Oh my God, three minutes of jabbering, just get to the gameplay!' - joke. Actually I've already got this game but haven't really played it yet, so appreciate the coverage!
Not my style of game, but mad props for pulling out the pay to play
Great video. High 5 my guy.
While I like to think of myself as a gamer of more refined tastes, I guess we'll have to say goodbye to the vanishing card huntria in our own ways; and while I remember wanting to show off my fancy designer zombie slaying base to my weeker willed brother in that fps game he didn't wanna play awhile ago; the blue manchu people? should still come to my house so we can all play our competitive dice game I designed though, lol?
I loved the edit.
I appreciate the rambling. What producer do you know that has removed all microtransactions. I probably buy this on principle alone.
For the love of God, please jabber more, dear sir. This is why we watch your vids :D
Oh my god! 3 minutes of jabbering on, just get to the gameplay for the love of god!
I wasnt even interested in the game, but I will buy it now, maybe I will play it when Im bored
"Internet connection required"
There is an offline mode. It's set at the main screen.
Well said Splat!
Makes me want to buy this game even if I don't play it.
Not my game type/genre at all but must say it is certainly DAMN PRETTY to look at... :)
Nice work
Not to be that guy, but Shadow of War also removed all Microtransactions 8 months after launch.
Because of massive press coverage of the outrage, sure... 😂
@@a.k47-74 I'm just saying, since Splat said he has never seen a game remove all Microtransactions completely.
@@a.k47-74 At least they did it, and at least people were outraged.
Love the game and the act of removing the microtransaction, but 9:23 - it is not very easy to figure out what is happening. Its very colorful and at times there is just too much on the screen. You can figure it out, but it is not very easy.
Wish the name of the game was in the title of the video, would make it easier to remember the game to look it up later.
Inkbound is great!
Warframe also removed specific microtransactions when they found some players dumping $1000 into it.
Wishlisted :D seems very fun
Hey Splatter, what do you think of Deep Rock Galactic and their 100% free season-based Battle Passes?
The Battle Pass is free, and whatever cosmetics you don't manage to unlock during the season get added to the free loot drop pool(obviously with low drop rates as they add them to an ever growing loot pool).
Yes, they have paid cosmetic DLCs, but every seasonal content update, which are essentially big DLCs, are entirely free.
Personally, I love their approach. They provide FREE new/fresh content every few months, and if you want to thank them you can buy entirely optional cosmetic loot.
As someone who is VERY picky about developers who charge for cosmetics and DLC, I simply cannot fault the DRG developers for their approach. I think their approach is very respectful and pro-consumer, which is probably why their fanbase loves them so much.
What do you say to that?