2016-02-02, 07:07 AM
HandsFolded Wrote:No doubt they've cannibalized their game. A quick log-in assures me of that every time.
I'm just trying to understand the extent of it and see where the actual numbers stick.
the game's only profitable because idiots keep falling for the miracle time scam.
as it stands, right now, unless you're on reboot, a new player has 0 chance of realistically getting to the point that they can face off against /any/ "endgame" content successfully, because the reliance on potential stats for actually completing content is the true endgame. And the only way to progress is to spend. And people are seeing this, and seeing other MMOs, that offer better gameplay, and spending their money there instead.
Like, warframe's a hellgrind at times, but pineapple if their monetization model isn't a hell of a lot more player friendly. You can even trade "platinum" through ingame methods to other players for goods.