Any solution they sell to the problems they’ve created becomes predatory.
There is nothing you need to sell in the shop that cannot be solved in game by modifying the systems.
Anyone who approves the idea of being able to swipe your CC to enhance your in game experience, provide advatages or conveniences is the type of person who actively damages the genre and promotes these games and their predatory tactics.
Instead of creating a problem, sell the solution, they should create a solution and sell shineys.
Very different mindset, very different customer appreciation.
So you’ll be behind those who can play 8 hours a day. What so bad about?
The most grindy thing that most people wont have time for is the poor design of the watermark system. Adjusting this system to maybe increase the rate at which your water mark increases up to a certain gear score (current cap 600 maybe increase rate up to maybe 560 thn normalize it until the GS cap is increased) would help improve this some.
You make a distinction between power gamers and whales. I assure you the whales are already in the water with max everything
Because they losing players and alot of people got burned out before even hitting 60. Makes me feels like they are already planning on adding p2w items in the shop.
Instead of that they need to improve what they currently have to make the experience more fulfilling to keep players engaged.
Also adding p2w things to shop in the games current state especially would mostlikely piss people off even more.
You do realize they sold over a million copies at $40-50 each right? And are continuing to sell more…
That adds up to 40-50 million+
Even after development costs… They made a huge profit.
They said no p2w for at least one year.
Honestly… Id prefer it to never have a subscription model.
No pay to win items.
Cosmetic items.
Housing bundles.
Dye packs.
Potion packs.
Them to continue the weekly patches and monthly update.
Once a year, sell us a $30-40 expansion that contains a butload of content thats been properly bug tested.
Highly doubtful on the profits.
MMO in this day is going to cost every bit of 9 figures
Specifically the words used were “at launch”. And I can’t find the source, but I distinctly remember a statement saying 2022. That’s technically another year. Though is 30 days from now.
It wouldn’t surprise me if there are Crafting XP boosts, Watermark Boosts, etc in the future…
It’s a common issue with F2P or B2P games – They create the problem and sell you the solution.
They created a super grindy crafting system, gearing system, etc… and now they’ll sell you a way to make it less grindy.
Not this one.
Notice all the caves are the same?
All the cathedrals are the same?
Ruins?
Everfall towers are a good example.
They reused the same 25 assets across the world…
9 figures my @ss…lol
And before you reply… I work in game development.
I guarantee you this game was built on a sub-1mil budget.
You forget the 2 years of delays due to directions changes and the development that was scrapped prior to release.
AGS as a division has LOST 9 figures. They have a long way to go to catch up and I guarantee NW costs more than you want to believe. But whatever
Now you’re making yourself look like an idiot
I work in game development.
There are so many game developers on this forum you could create an entire team and a new studio to rebuild New World and fix the bugs yourself.
Also, I’m a game developer.
Maybe they wait until first rush ist over. The hardcore players leave the game cause they usualy get bored soon lacking high end content (which is hard to design i guess).
The left players and maybe newcomers (because free to play, but pay for easier progress) like the game so far, but are frustrated by the grind and limited storage and other things. But this is maybe the main consumer group they are focused on in the near future.
All that delay adds up to money??
Are you sure about that?
It adds up to ZERO profit until release…
Which is why it was pushed out half-finished.
You have no clue what you are talking about.
Maybe… Who knows which of them really are…
Sometimes people make untrue claims…
I myself have no interest in working fir AGS, im already happily employed in my field.