@DJM-XR07 In reply to your post on the locked thread.
DJM Said * "Obviously they need to make a profit.this is there job after all. and if people are willing to pay for little monkeys in sea of thieves than why is there a problem with that? you are in fact interested in the continued development of the game? and yes, could they hold off from having Microtransactions for a year? probably, is it a crime that they release them a few months after launch, no. just dont buy them, they dont do anything for progression and dont do anything in terms of gameplay" *
Firstly for me, the problem is a massive part about the game is cosmetics, its how us as players are going to make ourselves unique and forge our legend. You say they dont do anything for progression, but since the game has "horizontal progression" It kind of does as these are the items you are working towards by playing the game.
What tends to happen with MTs is the really nice items get a price tag slapped on them which is obviously going to make you want them. A rough example off the top of my head is Overwatch: The default skins are nice, they loop epic. But when the events come around see the limited timed skins which become avaliable then, they are in a league of there own. Thats what really worries me down the line with this game, we are going to be able to get nice items in game and still look cool. But there are always going to be those people who look Really nice because they have forked out some extra money on them. In a game all about forging youre legend and customisation it worries me.
Thats why i believe everything should be unlockable by playing even if it takes days of grinding to get one item, at least then you have a choice and the majority of people will just pay anyway so i believe everyone wins.
I also never said it was a Crime to have them, Lootboxes and incentivising children to gamble maybe, but that's a different conversation.
I also want Rare to continue development of there game, im massively against Microtransacations but it doesnt mean i dont love the game. However i dont believe they need to lock highly requested features from the community behind paywalls to do it. I touched on Buying the initial game plus my xbox live membership, i personally believe i am supporting Microsoft enough and should be able to get access to the full game.
Maybe they should do it so if you play the game through the gamepass then you can buy MTS but i don't believe people who have fully commited and actually have paid for the game should. Or like i said above we should at least have the option to get them through grinding out gameplay.