Why The First Descendant and Other Korean Games Have So Many Microtransactions

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  • Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
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  • @Xariann
    @Xariann 15 дней назад +27

    Addiction doesn't only occur in PvP though, so you can't excuse transactions from that particular issue just because there is no PvP. If you are not aware, Maple Story and TFD are both published by Nexon, and the Korean FTC has already fined Nexon for lying on their drop rates.

    • @ktpp123
      @ktpp123 13 дней назад

      TFD has same MTX System as WARFRAME!
      Yet no one Shts on WARFRAME!

    • @Xariann
      @Xariann 13 дней назад +2

      @@ktpp123 It's similar, it's not the same. Things are cheaper in general.
      Also, why would people "shit on Warframe". on a video that is not about Warframe?

    • @ktpp123
      @ktpp123 13 дней назад

      @@Xariann Why does the price matter?
      Just because WF prices are cheaper it makes it ok?
      LOL

    • @Xariann
      @Xariann 13 дней назад +2

      @@ktpp123 Actually yes, if you are going to defend microtransactions, cheaper makes it okay. Trading the plat makes it okay.
      I don't like them in either game, but your point was not, "I don't like micros" it was that another game had them. So micro per micro, the cheaper one is better than the more expensive one.
      I also don't remember ever feeling exasperated grinding in Warframe like I do here.

    • @bukojoetheslapsoils8273
      @bukojoetheslapsoils8273 13 дней назад

      @@ktpp123 Yes, because MTX is necessary for WF to continue operating. It's a free game, after all. Reasonable prices are reasonable. If you want MTX to disappear from WF, it's like you're wishing to put the devs out of their jobs and close the game entirely.

  • @satanspy
    @satanspy 15 дней назад +12

    3:37 all of you future Throne and Liberty players that are waiting for the game to come to NA take note of this part right here.

  • @RedShadowOfSaturn
    @RedShadowOfSaturn 15 дней назад +16

    2:55 By any chance, have you seen the video SkillUp did about 6 years ago examining what he calls the "Wilson Loot Box?" His research went back to around 2006-2007 with the UEFA Champions League game introducing the Ultimate Team mode (which was basically loot boxes with player cards in them). I'm not pointing this out as a gotcha or contradiction at all, however, apologies if it comes off that way. I just found this interesting to see the connection between a Korean MMO like Maple Story having loot boxes in 2005 and a soccer game available in America introducing the same concept a year or two later. As well as the bridge between corporations eager to take advantage of people, and doing it in a region that might be seen as easy prey or easily maleable from the perspective of the CEOs in charge of those corporations. Kinda what it always seems to come down to.
    I'm not opposed to microtransations in and of themselves, even pay-to-win or pay-for-convenience types...as long as the game they're in has as many ethical balances as possible, and the devs are paying as much, if not more, attention to the free paths as the paid paths.
    Anyway, fascinating video!

    • @jxxn0812
      @jxxn0812 15 дней назад +6

      to add into your comment, actually Nexon publishes fifa in Korea, for decades I think. The mechanic has been perfected, besides to what Stella briefly mentions in the video, I recommend you dive into the History of how Riot went all in into the F2P format, there are titles in Asia that are huge and keep going with this model (for example DnFOnline) but not well known at all here in the West. After all its nice to have more and more videos (not just skillup) to bring this issue

    • @RedShadowOfSaturn
      @RedShadowOfSaturn 15 дней назад +2

      @@jxxn0812 Exactly correct. I will have to look into those as well. Knowing more about this issue and the history of it is helpful to figure out ways to either combat it, or at the very least, lessen and compromise with it. Thank you!

    • @anthonyfaiell3263
      @anthonyfaiell3263 15 дней назад +2

      I hate that everyone words it like this "take advantage of people." What does this mean? We live in the golden age of technology and information. If you want to learn quantum physics, you can google it and learn it on your own, at your own pace... Yet for some reason we have people that don't have the intelligence to realize they are being blatantly scammed by these models.
      .
      Call me an ass hole, and I'm not saying we should do this... But theoretically, if we removed disposable income from anyone under 130 IQ, there would be no more microtransactions in games. And the vast majority of scams would not exist. Because if the consumers won't buy it, it's not profitable, and therefore it will not exist. The sad truth is that it's not the corporations that are the problem, it's the consumers that allow these corporations to be profitable.
      .
      Capitalism is designed to have two opposing forces create balance. On one hand, corporations want more money. On the other, consumers want quality products at better deals. Ideally it should meet in the middle if both parties demand respect from each other. But unfortunately society is full of idiot sheep that do not demand respect. So corporations will continue to "take advantage of people" as you put it. And blaming the corporations is counter productive, because shutting down one corporation will simply open up the door for another to do the exact same thing. Until we change the real problem (idiotic consumers) nothing will change.

    • @drakeyaeger7939
      @drakeyaeger7939 15 дней назад

      ​@@anthonyfaiell3263
      Then you'd basically be enslaving 80% of all people in the world, as the Education Standards Worldwide have lowered to nothing so that governments can rule every1 ...
      You'd be doing their job for them & ultimately HELPING the LLC. Corpos MORE, as now Government could MANDATE that people HAVE to buy from their sponsored Corpos, or else....

    • @mr.b89
      @mr.b89 14 дней назад

      ​@@anthonyfaiell3263 your solution is just to have the people with iqs under 130 to suddenly become smarter with their money? Yeah, people will get smarter over time because that's how society progresses, but until then why are we blaming the easily exploited when the actual problem is sitting right there almost completely free from regulation?

  • @niconiconii9375
    @niconiconii9375 17 дней назад +26

    i have played a few other Korean games so I'm not so surprised by the not so micro, microtransactions. But this is a good explanation for ppl who are new to this side of the gaming industry

    • @ParallaxStella
      @ParallaxStella  17 дней назад +9

      Thank you! I did a lot of research because I think most people don't understand why it's so prevalent

    • @bakerfresh
      @bakerfresh 15 дней назад +3

      PubG and the thank you for buying the skin. Would you like a key to open the chest. Would you like to buy the yarn and needle to make that mask. Okay, would you like permission to think about purchasing a pen and paper, sold separately, to write us and ask Yes or No for permission to then use the skin in game?
      Well, then buy the battle pass and reach lvl 101 and we'll talk.
      Fuq the ChickenDinner, I'm going Vegan!

    • @Mewsashi-cz9fo
      @Mewsashi-cz9fo 13 дней назад

      i got money i try these games and i never spent any money on them, you know why ? because juste like Aion, lost ark, archeage, Black desert online, the korean games are the most ephemerous, fast forgotten game, in 6 months the game will be forgotten, you are lighting money on fire for no good reason.

  • @nepocrates
    @nepocrates 14 дней назад +20

    First off it is not free to play. it is a "Free To Grind, Pay to Skip the Grind, Pay to Customize" Game. That said, I am having a blast in it right now and the grind is real.

    • @kingcurmudgeon8685
      @kingcurmudgeon8685 14 дней назад +2

      Yeah, It’s pay to win. To save you days maybe weeks of grinding because of a microtransaction. That’s pay to win. Let’s not get cute. Buying an Ultimate Bunny versus trying to farm on and build it out is a huge grind savings. That’s pay to win.

    • @nepocrates
      @nepocrates 14 дней назад +6

      @@kingcurmudgeon8685 Ok what do you win? it is pat to skip the grind. lets say you pay 50,000 dollars today to buy everything you can. What have you won? you have bypassed the grind you did not win anything.

    • @Demiurge13
      @Demiurge13 14 дней назад +1

      @@nepocrates yea you skipped the grind, that's winning. grind is not fun, excessive grind even less so.

    • @Demiurge13
      @Demiurge13 14 дней назад +1

      having a blast dies off pretty quickly when the gameplay becomes repetitive and a grindfest. nope no thanks

    • @nepocrates
      @nepocrates 13 дней назад +6

      @@Demiurge13 So if I have nothing left to grind I win? humm interesting my fun comes from the journey not the destination. I am old school you know I guy who played pac man for hour and never got close to level 255. You do you, for me I'll play something till I do not enjoy it anymore such I really never like candyland as a kid so I do not play it as an adult but you break out Fortess America I am there. Enjoy!

  • @EarthboundX
    @EarthboundX 15 дней назад +60

    I give a shit if there are PVE pay to win bonuses. It incentives developers to make games grindier, so you'll pay more to skip the grind.

    • @keking2178
      @keking2178 15 дней назад +8

      its not ok. pay to win after all, regardless PvP pve

    • @YoloVib3s
      @YoloVib3s 14 дней назад +8

      So let me get this straight pay to win is basically your paying for the benefit and a bonus to be able to defeat other players via PVP. So if a game is solely PVE there is no pay to win; it’s paid for convenience. Some people don’t have hours and hours of time to just play and they’re willing to pay to be able to enjoy the gaming experience when they do get to play hence the pay for convenience. If the game had a PVP mode, that’s totally different. It is paid to win because you’re paying for a bonus that’s gonna allow you to beat other players.

    • @Blackronin357
      @Blackronin357 14 дней назад +1

      There's a line between pay for convienence which I don't always mind, but I also hate due to how much they charge. I'd like to grind a few minutes and then go on about my business in the game to the next level or story point w/ out having to pay $20 to skip grinding for hrs.

    • @keking2178
      @keking2178 14 дней назад

      @@Blackronin357 pay to win is the line

    • @EarthboundX
      @EarthboundX 14 дней назад +4

      @@YoloVib3s Well why should games be really grindy in the first place then? If the "pay for convenience" is there, it means they purposely made the game grindier right, so you'd pay for that convenience? You don't have a problem with that? Artificially making something take longer and possibly less fun so you'll pay more to avoid it?
      The idea of paying to skip playing a video game you are supposed to enjoy is another thing I find really confusing. it's almost like it's a dev saying "our game sucks, pay us to skip most of it to get to the end".

  • @TheRadioSquare
    @TheRadioSquare 15 дней назад +1

    Great video, glad it showed up in recommendations

  • @xd4rkv3lvetx
    @xd4rkv3lvetx 15 дней назад +1

    Good video !
    You made me have some flashbacks about my maplestory life i had almost 20 years ago for the first time. I freaking loved maplestory, for way more reason than the game being good, which i thought it was, it was so addicting because the simplicity but it was done right. The one thing that made me love maplestory was the social aspect of it, i had so much fun just doing nothing more than sitting outside a place called MarketPlace with a big sign above the entrance. Here you wrote in chat, messed around with monster bags (a bag that could spawn monsters in none monster zones), met friends.
    Same with the party quest which was so meta that i believe people hardly did normal quest or grinding when party quest was available.
    About the microtransactions, i think they did it okay at start, some can debate it being pay2win with the double exp coupons they had, or scummy only renting the clothes you bought for real money (you had them for 30-90 days, then they disappeared). For me it wasn't a problem, they had to get money some way to keep servers up. but i fell in another addiction which was new for me, buying mesos (the gold in the game) . felt like a rockstar with having the one of the best items ingame, even if it was fake and bought. I was a kid and wouldn't have wanted or taken a bought victory now as an adult.

  • @TWEEMASTER2000
    @TWEEMASTER2000 15 дней назад +2

    great video, this has been true for a long time this is really well laid out and presented well

  • @25TaRtH14
    @25TaRtH14 12 дней назад

    Really good video!! thanks

  • @LuxeGamingXD
    @LuxeGamingXD 14 дней назад

    Great video and great insights, recommended from twitch

  • @ninjaroku3247
    @ninjaroku3247 11 дней назад

    Great video and helps to put some things in perspective especially for the more global audience that aren't used to MTXs.

  • @yusuffulat6954
    @yusuffulat6954 14 дней назад

    great video !

  • @davidmorris6254
    @davidmorris6254 13 дней назад

    That was actually a history lesson. Thanks, I learned something

  • @Sabolch919
    @Sabolch919 13 дней назад +3

    I wish games that have AAA or AAAA pricing didn't have microtransactions... While I can understand it in F2P games, for highly priced video games its unacceptable.

  • @TrevorBelmon
    @TrevorBelmon 14 дней назад +1

    I didn't play online games much at all until after I lived in KR in the early 2000's. I spent so much time after work in the nearby PC Bang, sometimes my friends and I would even stay overnight there playing games and just eat Raman and drinks from the vending machines lol. It was a lot of fun though and I don't regret it at all. We also went mountain biking often around the city and to the mall and did other stuff but the PC Bang was so cozy *sigh*

  • @azure8696
    @azure8696 14 дней назад +1

    WOW I remember playing maple story back in the late 2000's - 2010's and had no idea it was a Korean game.. I feel a little bit cool now 😅😂

  • @uh-ooooh
    @uh-ooooh 13 дней назад

    anyone know the song in the background? super relaxing

  • @Roshofrosho
    @Roshofrosho 17 дней назад +4

    This was so interesting & well done. Great upload Stella. Hope you share more of these deep dives!

    • @ParallaxStella
      @ParallaxStella  15 дней назад +2

      Thank you! I'd love to :) I just have to set aside more time for them haha

  • @MassiveGhost-
    @MassiveGhost- 13 дней назад

    "Micro" thats funny

  • @Ninjagato465
    @Ninjagato465 14 часов назад

    Thank for the background information 😺😺😺

  • @japandan7
    @japandan7 15 дней назад +5

    Great video! Also love your massive Staff of Homa in the background 😂

  • @markedone5988
    @markedone5988 15 дней назад +3

    i was never the target audience for this type of game, i'm not into rpgs but i love action games, and what i can say, i've fell in the charm of bunny, not only her visuals, but her gameplay is freaking awesome, i've played other looter shooters but never engaged into grindind or endgames, just finished the story and moved on, but with this game i wanted to grind some characters to beat out some bosses, all characters that i've farmed was pretty quick (blair, freyna and sharen), but when i tried gley and ultimate bunny, holy fuck what the hell was happening, the grind is just absurd, and made me drop the game lmao, too bad, it was the first time i was having fun grinding in video games and playing endgame content

    • @Ashen_Night116
      @Ashen_Night116 15 дней назад

      It's how they get you, you have to spend an utterly ridiculous amount of time, just to push the packs that let you buy them outright instead of grinding for them. It's what Nexon did in Vindictus when they released Season 3, the rare materials used for gear had such utterly abysmal rates, that they had a lootbox that had a chance to give you them.

  • @gali605
    @gali605 8 дней назад

    I believe that a more interesting discussion revolves around the issue of wether aggressively marketing micro transactions is always the best business model. It might have been the best model in the past, but now the gaming market is extremely competitive. Today a lot of focus is placed on community relations.

  • @djline2
    @djline2 13 дней назад

    thanks this video helped me sleep

  • @isaiahyoungofficial
    @isaiahyoungofficial 15 дней назад +9

    This video was great, the narrating was really well done.

  • @JDJ1213
    @JDJ1213 14 дней назад +1

    This might be hard to believe, but games from all over the world have an amazing amount of microtransactions nowadays. Might want to revisit that script you’re reading

    • @Sendoh.153
      @Sendoh.153 13 дней назад

      She didn’t say it’s exclusive to Korean games only

    • @bukojoetheslapsoils8273
      @bukojoetheslapsoils8273 13 дней назад

      There's nothing wrong with the script. She's only delimiting her research into one locale which is Korea. If she includes the whole world in the research, the video would have been hours and likely she'll be doing ten times the effort to no benefit.

  • @KnotsOfWonders
    @KnotsOfWonders 14 дней назад

    I agree on the good story lines and plot 😎

  • @zerooskil7161
    @zerooskil7161 15 дней назад +2

    Pathways maybe but it doesn’t inject chemicals although its an issue when people drop dead
    Big thing about descendant is while the prices are egregious for no reason it is also giving direct buy and non of this gambling gatcha bs

  • @leohd2040
    @leohd2040 12 дней назад

    Got here from podcast unlocked. Great, informative video. The background music made it a bit harder for me to hear clearly, though.

    • @ParallaxStella
      @ParallaxStella  10 дней назад

      Oh shoot sorry about that. I thought I had balanced it out better

  • @FuPlaayz
    @FuPlaayz 14 дней назад

    Stella, you forgot to mention Energy Activators, there are literally make you stronger. It's EXTREMELY long to farm or you can pay 20$

    • @bukojoetheslapsoils8273
      @bukojoetheslapsoils8273 13 дней назад

      Yup, whereas in Warframe, a catalyst/reactor is 20 plats, like just around a dollar.

  • @snakeplissken1754
    @snakeplissken1754 14 дней назад +2

    Free to play games are more expensive than your average premium bundle of a triple a title.
    Granted, they don´t charge you upfront but the game is often designed to be artificially grindy as eff with convenient real money purchases to "fix" the self made issue.

    • @gregorh.3919
      @gregorh.3919 5 дней назад

      Even if you buy the battlepass (10 bucks) you get a ton of boosters in there which is more than enough for around 50hours of play time.. meanwhile my friend still has Suicide Squad in his library, paid 80 bucks for a shit game.

  • @jimmiee5491
    @jimmiee5491 14 дней назад +2

    I am get extremely sick and tired of people complaining about things that they don't have to do. You don't have to buy any microtransactions. If you don't want to. You really don't even have to play the game if you don't want to stop complaining about things that you don't have to do.

  • @RmX.
    @RmX. 12 дней назад +2

    Asmongold brought us here, great video!
    Wow 10 years of dedication to this channel and only 5k subs, huge respect for this, it only show how much you enjoy making these videos and you don't care about the views, most people would already give up. Keep it up!

    • @Killahurtz260
      @Killahurtz260 10 дней назад

      He also brought me here because I don't want to watch a reaction video.

  • @I_AM_NOVA.
    @I_AM_NOVA. 13 дней назад +1

    Already watched the Asmongold reaction vid, but I'll drop a like and subscribe because from that video, I know your content is so good

  • @paulanderson2963
    @paulanderson2963 13 дней назад

    Just saw this video over by Zack's place.
    I appreciate anyone who can give a rational take on a topic.
    I subscribed and look forward to seeing what else this channel has to offer.

  • @jjmah7
    @jjmah7 15 дней назад +17

    What do you mean, this isn’t exclusive in any way to Korean games.

    • @scannerbarkly
      @scannerbarkly 14 дней назад +8

      Having watched the video, she never said that microtransactions were exclusive to Korean games, so I'm not sure what point you think you are disagreeing with.

    • @TheSkyNlnja
      @TheSkyNlnja 13 дней назад +1

      Clickbait title

    • @PrawiSucia_Official
      @PrawiSucia_Official 13 дней назад

      no it's not exclusive to korean games. But korean games usually have more aggressive microtransactions.

    • @F_Yale
      @F_Yale 12 дней назад

      @@TheSkyNlnja How so?

  • @leana339
    @leana339 14 дней назад

    When i lived in China when i grew up and moved to Germany i played quite a few Korean games because they where so popular especially in Europe. I'm absolutely not surprised and i'm not even talking about Maplestory games like Silkroad Online or Metin2 where super popular in the early 2000s same for Ragnarok Online (made 2002) or 4story mid 2000s. Those games where never popular really in the US but EU and China so was always surrounded with them. I'm always surprised when people talk about Maple Story but don't seem to know these games when they had a massive impact in the 2000s.

  • @PersianGamer36
    @PersianGamer36 11 дней назад

    Just because a game is pve doesn’t mean it can’t have pay to win tactics

  • @Alex4n3r
    @Alex4n3r 13 дней назад

    "micro"

  • @JuzMe706
    @JuzMe706 14 дней назад

    I’m don’t feel bad not owning Ultimate characters. I’m fine with Freyna, Base Bunny and base Viessa.

  • @nhaskell
    @nhaskell 13 дней назад

    Touched by Asmon...

  • @bannedmann4469
    @bannedmann4469 14 дней назад

    Because Koreans fall for this harder than most.

  • @clivedorrington4036
    @clivedorrington4036 14 дней назад +1

    It's still not as bad as Destiny 2, but I haven't seen anyone make that comparison.

    • @Barney0815
      @Barney0815 14 дней назад

      True Destiny 2 is the laziest Scam of all

  • @davidherr1806
    @davidherr1806 13 дней назад

    Focus on the drop rates and costs are nothing. They are using an algorithm to manipulate the drop rates real-time. I have proven it by running 50 runs for 5 different weapons at 2 different times. 1 was 50 runs with 0 to 2 parts already found and 50 with all parts except 1 found. Also did same test on a different account.
    Found
    1: when you are farming for a part with 0 to 2 already found, drop rate was near posted. That goes for 3rd part drop along with parts 1 and 2.
    2: the same part when it is the last part needed and the drop rate goes to less the 1%. Last part drop chance varied depending on weapon but was never the lowest and most were around 30%.
    One data set is, out of 50 runs for the Fallen Hope and its last part, I received the 3% item from amorphouos 47 times and random stuff 3 others. Final part did not drop till 73rd attempt but did not include in % after 50. Same part dropped in less then 2 runs when it wasnt the last needed for all tested items.
    Did this on Python, Divine Punishment, Fallen Hope, Blue Beetle and one other.
    For Python, I am at over 120 amorphous openings and still haven't got the 3% blueprint drop.
    Also noticed but still testing that drops have a higher chance to drop within the first 0 to 3 hours of gaming meaning after 3 hours drops decrease and some go to near zero. Most of the above tests varied in play time from 1 to 10 hours which is why I am now checking where the drop off is.
    This game is scamming people. Low drop rates boosts time in game and also pushes you to the store. If you spend 30 hours on one part, either weapon or character, you will have that in mind when you want the next and will tend to buy over grind.

  • @nicoinformatics
    @nicoinformatics 13 дней назад +1

    There's nothing "predatory" about The First Descendant's microtransactions. "Predatory" is when you're paying for something but has no idea what you'd be getting out of it (eg. lootboxes, gacha, etc.). TFD's microtransactions are just expensive, that's it.

    • @bukojoetheslapsoils8273
      @bukojoetheslapsoils8273 13 дней назад

      There is at least one, the premium enhancement bundle, which costs, if I am not mistaken, around 1200 calibers, and it only contains a few numbers of ultimate gear enhancement materials, which are very easily farmable in-game. The bundle doesn't even say where you can use them so if you know nothing of the game, it sounds like a good deal, until you learn that those stuff can only be used on specific items, and they can be obtained so easily. Yes, you know what you'll get but you won't know what to use them on when you're beginning, plus, its price is absurdly high compared to everything else in the shop.

  • @no2war274
    @no2war274 15 дней назад

    Hey, maybe story is not comparable to Bunny's cake, but it's not that bad, it gets better. I just finished it. 😊

  • @CiNiSTa
    @CiNiSTa 13 дней назад

    I like

  • @adam.maqavoy
    @adam.maqavoy 15 дней назад +1

    I'm used to it and love the *S.Korean* Audience anyway..!
    So many awesome & gorgeous looking people. At least I can be 'Normal'with them (something I can't with the west & woke ppl)

  • @Andy_Paris
    @Andy_Paris 14 дней назад +2

    Who gives a ish? Seriously? The entire point of playing games like this is for the grind! That's what makes it so fun! You are earning your strength through gameplay, not real world money!
    Loot based games is my favorite genre of gaming, and if I know I can pay real world money to get what I want faster, then it defeats the purpose, incentive, and motivation to play, because I CAN JUST BUY IT.
    Imagine playing the board game Monopoly, and I pay real world money to another player to get more hotels on the board, it defeats the spirit of the game in itself, just like TFD.
    In the TFD, I can buy rare materials to skip the grind. For what? To make the game easier without actually playing the game to earn that same level of power. TFD isn't an exciting game for me due to all of these systems, the devs made these systems to get people to think about paying to skip through it.
    I play every looter shooter there is and enjoyed most of them, except for the new S.S. KtJL game because I never bothered with it. If they add a character that I actually like, then maybe I'll play TFD again if anything, otherwise, the very thing that makes this game fun, is diluted in a sea of mtx.

  • @sussy_61
    @sussy_61 6 дней назад

    i used to look at 500$ lootboxes when it comes to asian games, then this game happened.60$ for a skin is better

  • @mbphilipblack8993
    @mbphilipblack8993 14 дней назад +1

    I think it's just a problem with FREE TO PLAY games in general but it's a necessary evil as they have to make money somehow not ever player will grind so it becomes a godsend/convenience to pay to progress rather than pay to win.
    With The 1st Descendant luke any F2P yeah you can't just play and progress I've picked Lepiv and I'll could just play the whole game with him but i do want to try Blair, Sharen and probably Ajax and Valby. But there each like £20 As compared to the £70-80 Ultimate versions there's no point in buying these yes the Skins are COOL AF Bunny and Lepic look amazing each for different reasons 😏 but they're simply cosmetic with some extra perks but not worth the full price of a game.
    My problems are the colours being single use as its disgusting, no eay to earn Caliber without paying real world money and the fact the company has been sued before are my issues more so than parts of the game itself I'm liking it so far though.

  • @myleft9397
    @myleft9397 13 дней назад +1

    asmon sent me good video

  • @joebuydem
    @joebuydem 15 дней назад

    Dying from grinding a game is kinnda …based. Js.

  • @styxicrix2587
    @styxicrix2587 13 дней назад

    Needs pvp frfr once I have everything ima stop playing. lol like it’s gonna die quick if the only thing to do is farm and wait for story updates. Like nah u gon lose retention QUICK

  • @sercho9499
    @sercho9499 13 дней назад

    Progress faster is pay to win in a PvE game.

  • @cj1426
    @cj1426 15 дней назад +3

    I’m from Warframe so the micro transactions didn’t surprise me. What I think they need to do is have a trading system implemented. I just trade with other players get in game currency and buy cosmetics. Plus they give out 75% discounts everyone once a while.

    • @ParallaxStella
      @ParallaxStella  15 дней назад

      Yeah usually PvE microtransactions don't feel like microtransactions but it's still frustrating to see the pricing and boosts you can get from real money

    • @stuartbagley2586
      @stuartbagley2586 15 дней назад

      @@FEWGEE1TFD is also free to play.

    • @paradoxwraith5275
      @paradoxwraith5275 15 дней назад +3

      Don't count on this. It's nexon. So trading system has next to 0 chance of being added.

    • @Phillipmurr
      @Phillipmurr 15 дней назад

      @@paradoxwraith5275 it’s in development. They are indeed making a trade system.

    • @bolbol95
      @bolbol95 15 дней назад +1

      Warframe microt is heaven compare to korean or the first descendant to be specific

  • @davidtorres9489
    @davidtorres9489 12 дней назад +1

    Asmongold was right this video is great subscribed

  • @NickBLeaveIt
    @NickBLeaveIt 14 дней назад

    When Korean devs are making single player only, one-purchase games with no microtransactions such as Dave the Diver, Lies of P, and Stellar Blade, giving a flying hoot about any of these live services, FTP or not, is even more pathetic. Just because a lot of people are doing something doesn't make the thing OK.

  • @lordraynation6178
    @lordraynation6178 15 дней назад +1

    I use to play maplestory and DFO in middle and high school on pc and yes the microtransaction were there since the beginning, so on that note TFD doesn't shock me it's basically all TIME SAVER mechanics.

  • @anthony4571
    @anthony4571 15 дней назад +12

    Having a korean-made tag is such a ick to me. Highly polish graphic & gameplay but with a shitty predatory monetization system.

    • @MrBalrogos
      @MrBalrogos 15 дней назад +2

      Graphics not so good beside character models rest map is average and most rocks have low 1k res textures same problem was in Hellblade 2, i think becouse rocks are made with nanite and it using generic low res textures, i rather have high res lower poly rocks that high poly rocks but soapy one. overall game budget would be around 200.000$ usd for the game they copied 95% mechanics and mods from warframe.

    • @MrBalrogos
      @MrBalrogos 15 дней назад +1

      and i forgot the main problem in graphics fidelity is TAA temporal artifacts, u cant turn off TAA even is use use 4k screen or using DLAA or FSR NativeAA

    • @adam.maqavoy
      @adam.maqavoy 15 дней назад

      @@RicochetForce Ragnarok online oh boy! Now Thats a *Nostalgia trip* down Memory Lane

    • @summer7603
      @summer7603 14 дней назад

      NA games suck more. That's the bar now. People be playing gachas and this MMO looter shooter over the wreckage of the AAA gaming industry because bottomline is it still manages to deliver fun. The audience has spoken.

    • @RicochetForce
      @RicochetForce 14 дней назад

      @@adam.maqavoy Yup, while posting that I started remembering the Prontera theme.

  • @PersianGamer36
    @PersianGamer36 11 дней назад

    In other words American gamers are wiser with money

  • @Nyyvv
    @Nyyvv 15 дней назад

    MS has the same thing with Halo, Forza and so on just like Ubisoft💀 only they want 70$ from you first

  • @arocomisgamusclademork1603
    @arocomisgamusclademork1603 14 дней назад

    Just buy a game does not need internet required even verify its UE5 game engine use like Remake classic Spyro

  • @Cyael
    @Cyael 13 дней назад

    Ten seconds in and your salt makes it abundantly clear why games like this can charge and garbage like Concord will rot. It doesn't seem to need story to profit, and dominate so hard you're making a 9 minute video to answer why a free to play game charges. Hopefully the world can be INCLUSIVE enough to allow mature games without sensitivity police. Other games inadvertantly make First Descendants job sooooo easy. Fun, Pretty, Profitable. a Video Game.

  • @KacomGaming
    @KacomGaming 16 дней назад +1

    You summed everything up very well. Nothing will be done to prevent people from spending money on useless in game objects, as long as the companies pay their taxes. I remember those old maple story days... people did spend quite a bit of money. You knew who they were based on their characters lol. I just taped my attack button down and hoped to gain XP while at school. Some people truly do not realize they DO NOT have to spend money to play, or that there are less scammy games in existence.

  • @GoalOrientedLifting
    @GoalOrientedLifting 15 дней назад +2

    its wild to see how games are allowed to groom kids into gamers and gamblers. theres no other industry like it. and NO laws really protect kids. whats insane today will be deemed normal within next 20 years because of this. if you see kids games on phones these days, its insane how predatory they are

  • @baytownoutlaw9992
    @baytownoutlaw9992 8 дней назад

    The xp boost is a joke you can lvl up so fast in this game it really is a no issue stop making up things to be mad at ppl. The lack of ammo is a problem somebody with more money than brains buying a xp boost is not

  • @panoctic
    @panoctic 15 дней назад +1

    they straight copy warframe model but increased prices lol, I know they invented the stufff but this time they copy the homework.

    • @Barney0815
      @Barney0815 14 дней назад

      Ok…so they forgot the 129$ Protea Prime Bundle from Warframe?

    • @panoctic
      @panoctic 14 дней назад +1

      @@Barney0815 yes lol. that means adding three ultimate weapons along side their energy activators of course given the ultimate activators are worth more than reactors in warframe that means minimum nexon has to charge 180 lol

  • @LordHollow
    @LordHollow 14 дней назад

    The idea of items dehancing turned me away from BDO. It doesn't get much more predatory than that. I can see not enhancing, but dehancing on the attempt? That's evil.

  • @gali605
    @gali605 8 дней назад

    I ran out of space. As I was saying, when the gaming community, rightly or wrongly, views the developer as being greedy they review bomb the game. This greatly lowers the player base as well as the potential profit from the game. You have to stress community relations and improving the game. If you do this, the player base will become huge and it will be easy to monetize the game. Nexon should learn from DE.

  • @mattius3411
    @mattius3411 15 дней назад +2

    Being only pve doesn't mean you can't have p2w

  • @dgm123x
    @dgm123x 17 дней назад +4

    Hey Stella, thanks for bringing this to our attention. I had no idea how bad gaming addiction was in Korea.
    As for TFD, I am enjoying it, but I refuse to buy any of the microtransactions. I'm sure at one point this game will force me to BUY something but when that happens, I think I'll just drop it and move on.
    Would love to see more videos like this.

  • @VengeDracul
    @VengeDracul 13 дней назад

    I give a shit, when a game is constantly looking at my Wallet, there is a problem. Cause a game like TFD says you can't have this unless you buy it. Since there is no other way to get it. Just cause the chosen few don't care, there is a ton that actually do. A game like Warframe has a trade system so you don't need to use real money for anything in the game. Unless you really want to. But TFD has a pay wall for Skin, a Skin should never need a paywall. It changes nothing in a game, game play wise. There are games that you can buy and the game gives you skins for free. Stellar Blade is known for this and is made by a Korean Devs too. There are simple ways to make Microtransactions understandable. But not many Devs care to do that. Some of it is actually a greedy practice. It has been said for years it about Greed.

  • @sammymario3243
    @sammymario3243 15 дней назад

    My dad gambles too much. I'd also like to say First Descendant looks fun to play but I do not like any of the character models. Maybe in a couple years when they add new characters, I will buy alot of Micro-transactions. Hopefully the game will last long. Hell Anthem is still playable online so im hopeful this game will be around in say 5 years 🧐

  • @Thexis_
    @Thexis_ 15 дней назад +1

    Aside from the skins, I don't see anything in the shop I can't get by playing the game and I am enjoying playing the game. So personally, I have no issues with the prices in the cash shop, since I do not intent on buying anything for now.

  • @bakerfresh
    @bakerfresh 15 дней назад

    Hey, I support the hard work women put in..amd the jobs thry do that nobody wants...
    Like..
    The Maid.
    And when my character wears it, and saves the world. That's for all the times the house maid didnt get any sick pay.
    And when i purposefully act like i cant climb up a little cliff so i have to crawl up repeatedly...thats for, that's...
    Okay, that ones for me. So like 2, maybe 3 dollars out of the 25 bucks is for me!?! Bruh?

  • @ktpp123
    @ktpp123 13 дней назад

    TFD has same MTX System as WARFRAME!
    Yet no one Shts on WARFRAME!

  • @MrBalrogos
    @MrBalrogos 15 дней назад +1

    0:08 it is not looter shooter again, why people call those games looter shooter?, Looter SHooter is borderlands and division the rules are simple
    1. You shoot enemy you pick up the loot you equip it to get stronger.
    2. Read point 1.
    TFD and WARFRAME and DESTINY are ACTION COOP/MULTIPLAYER(NOT AN MMO) TPP SHOOTER with RPG elements. God dammnit dont mix game generes!

    • @bukojoetheslapsoils8273
      @bukojoetheslapsoils8273 13 дней назад

      TFD is looter shooter. It matches your "point 1." Have you not played the game? Even the devs wrote it is a looter shooter in their Steam description.

    • @MrBalrogos
      @MrBalrogos 12 дней назад

      @@bukojoetheslapsoils8273 No it doesnt, ur power and stuff are from mods, the few colored weapon and reactors are not mean its looter shooter it would if they removed other mechanics, i told you Looter shooter rules are simple and they derived from hack n slash like diablo.
      After you reach hardmode you cant increase ur power cause tis impossible no new weaponm drops, unqiue weapons need to be build. TFD/Warframe are Action TPP Shooter with an RPG element.

    • @bukojoetheslapsoils8273
      @bukojoetheslapsoils8273 12 дней назад

      @@MrBalrogos So, let's pretend that when you reach endgame in other looter games, there's still gears with higher level than the level cap. -_- TFD is a looter shooter with added mechanics. Your gun mods are useless when used on low level gears. I don't know why you choose to ignore the whole mechanics of the game leading up to the endgame content. Very nit-picky of you. Just because you're in the endgame grind doesn't mean the looter shooter phase that lead to it is gone.

  • @user-oe6jh7zq5p
    @user-oe6jh7zq5p 15 дней назад

    Wait are you IGN girl ?

  • @Longjumping-War2484
    @Longjumping-War2484 11 дней назад

    Is nobody going to mention gatcha games in the east? Or how about dlc's in the west for the most part! It's all about perspective, really! To me, TFD is worth a $69.99 US price tag, as that's what it would've cost if it was sold like a stand-alone! So I paid that much for a currency bundle! Anything after that would be considered a paid dlc, which is not required to run the game! That's typical in the western and Japanese market. But it's perspective! It's like the difference between a lease vs and a purchase! No money down will get you a car, but will cost you more in the long run!

  • @JasonSmith-pn6ch
    @JasonSmith-pn6ch 15 дней назад

    If you didn't have these micro transactions you'd have a $70 price tag and quite frankly, I'm enjoying playing this far more than I did Diablo4 which I paid $70 for only to be met with battle pass and micro transaction, DLC on top which I will not buy. I bought the battle pass for First Decendant and feel it was well worth the price, $10. The Ultimate stuff is not even on my radar.

  • @VampireNoblesse
    @VampireNoblesse 9 дней назад +1

    nowonder you have a negative take on this game / genre.., you have an IGN pillow in the background

  • @nootsgaming5517
    @nootsgaming5517 15 дней назад

    No not Korean games why does a free to play game have micro transactions hmmmm i wonder if it to make money but it’s just they’re typically are more aggressive on it

  • @azmalguthek4502
    @azmalguthek4502 14 дней назад

    Nexon hasn't ever made a good game, and that's not hyperbole. They are literally only kept afloat by addicts with low standards. Go look at their catalogue.

  • @datenschutz6123
    @datenschutz6123 13 дней назад

    Such an "in general video" and not much First Decendent specific.
    Your script can be taken 95% for any other Game with MTX, as if we needed a teacher on it at this point.

  • @kingcurmudgeon8685
    @kingcurmudgeon8685 14 дней назад

    First Descendant is a fun game. However, it is pay to win. Saying it isn’t becuase you can grind for it is BS. If you can pay $100 to save you 100s of hours of playtime m. That’s okay to win. Period.

  • @rockmegaman
    @rockmegaman 13 дней назад +1

    THE BALD MAN HAS COMMANDED ME TO COME TO THIS CHANNEL. AND AFTER ANALYZING YOUR CONTENT YOU ARE IN FACT FIT TO BARE MY SUBSCRIPTION, AND FOR TIP YOU CAN HAVE MY LIKE AS WELL. STAY BLESSED AND BE PROSPEROUS

    • @progamingmode4102
      @progamingmode4102 13 дней назад

      I hope that the bald man will grace me as well in the near future.

  • @BansheeN0rn
    @BansheeN0rn 15 дней назад

    Thats also explains why most of koreans are in debt

  • @vagnernunes8021
    @vagnernunes8021 17 дней назад

    I love the way you swear during game play ❤

  • @summer7603
    @summer7603 14 дней назад

    For almost a decade most of the big publishers and games studios have decided to not make games for gamers who like fanservice. I happily gave this korean game the $60 i would've bought another title with to support their game and get my ultimate skin. The story sucks but the gameplay loop is just like old times when destiny 2 still gave af.

  • @pigman151
    @pigman151 15 дней назад

    You know Ubisoft does it worse then this game.

  • @Nichi8404
    @Nichi8404 15 дней назад

    Is this chick from IGN?

    • @ParallaxStella
      @ParallaxStella  15 дней назад +1

      Yeah :)

    • @adam.maqavoy
      @adam.maqavoy 14 дней назад

      A better question is; Why does it matter? O.o

    • @bukojoetheslapsoils8273
      @bukojoetheslapsoils8273 12 дней назад

      @@adam.maqavoy Now let me ask you: Why does it matter if the person asked if Stella is the girl from IGN?

  • @jrpgnation6375
    @jrpgnation6375 16 дней назад +1

    I played it and had a bit of fun. Saw the store and walk away. I don't have the money or fucks to give, to give them money. One of the main reasons I quit is the battle pass. I haven't seen battle past this bad since Overwatch 2 battle passes.

  • @acegear
    @acegear 14 дней назад

    its an asian game expect to have mtx to coupe the investment in making the game

  • @satanspy
    @satanspy 16 дней назад +1

    see my problem is ..when i dislike something i dont try to understand it. or the reasons why it is like that. I just know that i hate it and thats enough for me.

  • @baytownoutlaw9992
    @baytownoutlaw9992 8 дней назад

    Omg really? Hey video games don't make ppl violent and they don't make ppl bad parents that couple were bad parents with or without games.

  • @portoWAS
    @portoWAS 4 дня назад

    why does yt recommend these channels to me. cosmetics and xp f2p complaint.

  • @JinroToad
    @JinroToad 13 дней назад +1

    It was ok analysis until she suddenly talks about gaming disorder and addictions. I dont know why she brings up extreme cases with old articles that aren't even common and already struck down cinderella law made by boomer politicians who demonize the game itself. South Korea is NOT trying to combat gaming addiction like she said. ​It's more like politicians/doctors(usually christians, psychiatrists) vs gamers/gaming industry at least in Korea.

    • @chriskim514
      @chriskim514 13 дней назад

      Exactly.
      And it's not even a accurate analysis given the situation at the time when online game era started.
      btw, who still believe WHO even after Covid?

  • @Amodernvikingr
    @Amodernvikingr 15 дней назад

    Alot of western games have may more microtransactions... 😂

    • @ParallaxStella
      @ParallaxStella  15 дней назад

      They do *now* the point is that it wasn't always this way! Korean games have had a ton of microtransactions almost from the beginning