Microtransaction-driven free-to-play games often get a bad rap because many of them make players feel nickled-and-dimed at every step. Perhaps we can avoid this by looking at the real-world purchases we make that make us feel good instead of duped.
Posted by Patrick Miller on Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:56:00 EDT in
In which Game Developer magazine editor Patrick Miller opines once again on the future of games journalism -- and what we can do to futureproof our skillset as the traditional model continues to decline.
A recent post by Destructoid EIC further hammers home the necessity for consumer games publications to step their game up (and switch from an ad-driven business model).
Why bad writing, boring content, and rewritten press releases are all symptoms of deeper underlying problems with games journalism -- problems that aren't confined to the journalists themselves.
Ramin: Play MWO and tell me what you think. F2P devs that I 've talked to characterize P2W as gating off certain items to only cash purchases, not offering cash purchases as a way to minimize the grind. I personally prefer this to forcing everyone to grind and paying to ...
