DLC voices are a clever con with hidden Bit store charges to gain full access to them

[Deirachel]

There's only one option that should be made available in regards to that voice... the option to shut that ***** off. I'd pay to do that... if the game were worth the money in the first place.

Psss, don't tell anyone, but you don't have to pay for that. Go into settings, turn "Character Voices" all the way down. EGO is included in that (so are the idiots who want you to pick them up... and the screeching of the Afflicted...).

[jbob spittlewop]

That would be dumb, because the F2P games would NOT be able to charge anything for microtransactions. That won't happen because NOBODY is going to work for FREE and like it or not the microtransactions help pay the staff and keep the game running.

Obviously f2p games are different, they are a beast all their own and usually wind up p2w... Which is just silly.

[Sanguinesun]

That would be dumb, because the F2P games would NOT be able to charge anything for microtransactions. That won't happen because NOBODY is going to work for FREE and like it or not the microtransactions help pay the staff and keep the game running.

True and I think most here know that this game is moving to the f2p model at breakneck speed but trying to still make coin off the transition. When the basic game is at its current prices its doesnt take much to realize this.

That said, their current sales and marketing model for things in the game reflects that they didnt hit the numbers they wanted with game prices and launch and are in the red but trying to pull out of it without having to bite into the profits of the likes of Rift etc.

However, I dont see it happening. The MT store has nothing significant that incentivizes players to buy in. That only leaves the DLC's at this point and given all indications, that's not going well as planned either. Ive little interest in getting the DLC at the point because there is little "need" to. Right now, I can play Defiance and get most things from the DLC's free side and not fret on the new roller, mask, pursuits or story mission(betting the story mission will be super thin and done in a day like episode content).

[Fancypants]

Obviously f2p games are different, they are a beast all their own and usually wind up p2w... Which is just silly.

Well to be fair.. there are already plenty of people claiming this game is F2P in defense and has been since launch,

We keep trying to correct them, but they keep popping up.