That's what I said. I think LOL and DOTA have 50 or so characters, so getting them all for $25 would be a 50% discount over buying them all separately. So, the issue isn't freemium. It's shoddily implemented freemium.
enter the steam box :). it will more then likely be cheaper more powerful and more open. i'm not so sure how stupid average joe is any more. a good chunk of the average under 25 has some understanding of hardware and is not afraid to tinker and mess with things.
Good point, even though the comparison isn't quite fair. You don't have to buy PC games via Steam. Not every PC game is bound to an account. There is choice. If you really want to avoid Steam then you can in many cases - although it'll be less convenient. Apart from marketing, money and DRM. Systems like the xb1 make me…
It's a confusing name, people call the Playstation PS1 or Playstation one. I've been saying it all day, and it still doesn't sound right. I don't get how anyone could think this conference was better than Sony's. The comments on Sony's was about 75% positive 25% negative. The Xbox one comments have been 90% negative. Also…
Depends on the business model. I'm certainly not opposed to buying unlocks or anything in a fair balanced game. Assume for a moment CoD is nicely balanced, you could simply buy weapon variety for a fee and not have to level and gather XP just to get that HK SL8 you want. Along the same lines a game like DOTA or LOL could…