How do you guys feel about this game?

[Ninjabiscuit90]

I just recently got into stardew valley, because sometimes its just nice to take a break from killing things.
Is the game worth it currently how it is? Is there enough stuff to do? I saw they have premium currency and whenever I see that I always imagine a really horribly priced microtransaction store, but is it just cosmetics or is it gate keeping stuff?

[Mr. Bufferlow]

It is a pretty fun game with tons to do. There are some premium cosmetic items that are expensive if you like that kind of stuff. Been playing almost 400 hours and the main game is great and I have no interest in the cosmetics...even most of the stuff we get for free.

I am playing most of the story and interactions with characters. I guess if you are a collector type, it could be frustrating (or expensive), to deal with collecting every item.

I was actually pleasantly surprised by the game. It did not appear to be a game I would like. My initial impressions were a dress up game but it actually has a very good story and quests.

[Caileak]

Yeah, you shouldn't bother the online shop as this could theoretically become even a paywall thingy at some point (Gameloft tends to do such things).

The content as is is great though. It took me about 100h to get through the most things until it become somewhat boring. That's totally fine for it's current price. Just don't expect too much of this one in the future.

(And it has a few mechanics that trigger gaming adiction if that's a thing for you.)

[kitsuneblue]

The devs have said it will be cosmetics.

[Caileak]

Originally posted by kitsuneblue:

The devs have said it will be cosmetics.

Fingers crossed they stick with it. Wouldn't be the first company though that changes their mind on such things (even popular games did betray their community on such things). Don't trust game publishers when it comes to money.

[Mr. Bufferlow]

Originally posted by Caileak:

Originally posted by kitsuneblue:

The devs have said it will be cosmetics.

Fingers crossed they stick with it. Wouldn't be the first company though that changes their mind on such things (even popular games did betray their community on such things). Don't trust game publishers when it comes to money.

I already got my money's worth in entertainment. Very few games in my library have 400 hours+. I would walk away if they put in a paywall for content but at this point the balance is perfect.

It appears I might even be able to build enough moonstones to buy a premium item occasionally. For OP- we earn fifty each day by finding a blue chest. There is a 3 placeholder bank so if you miss a day or two you can catch up.

[Caileak]

Originally posted by Mr. Bufferlow:

Originally posted by Caileak:

Fingers crossed they stick with it. Wouldn't be the first company though that changes their mind on such things (even popular games did betray their community on such things). Don't trust game publishers when it comes to money.

I already got my money's worth in entertainment. Very few games in my library have 400 hours+. I would walk away if they put in a paywall for content but at this point the balance is perfect.

It appears I might even be able to build enough moonstones to buy a premium item occasionally. For OP- we earn fifty each day by finding a blue chest. There is a 3 placeholder bank so if you miss a day or two you can catch up.

Perfectly agree on the game being worth the current price! I really like the game and keep returning for every event. (Although there are some really nasty bugs currently, such as loosing your savegame for no reason or items disappearing!)

However, I don't agree on the shop statement. The shop is really more a rip-off than a fair pricing model. Free Moonstones are worth nothing as you need to farm them for months to be able to buy anything from them. (You get 50 per day while interesting items cost 2000-4000 = 40-80 days of farming.)

The paywalls will certainly come at some point. Call them DLCs if you want. Question is, will they be as weirdly overpriced as the ingame items are? Who knows.

[Caileak]

Oh and totally forgot: There already is a "soft paywall": if you don't activate the premium event path, you are stuck with only 3 activities you can do at once. So, you're a lot slower than with premium and it's also more boring, because some activities need you to wait until the next day. Chances are high that you can't fullfil any activities sometimes, because everything is waiting to be continued tomorrow.

Yes, you can farm Moonstones within the event path, but they only help with the next event, not the current. And you won't earn enough to activate the next event. You still need to farm a few more Moonstones at the next path too, before you can afford the path.

[Tilarta]

The Premium currency is only there for the purpose of unlocking the Premium track of the Star Path and purchasing cosmetic skins.
None of those things inhibit or are required for gameplay, you can go through the entire game without encountering a single paywall.

I’ve grown disinterested in combat games due to pay2upgrade mechanics, so I am finding I prefer these games more now.
The kind of game where you can just play to have fun.

[Ragestic]

Game has a lot of content for the current price. You can get a lot of out if it and if you are a Disney Fan, then definitely this is for you. The game will be free to play down the road and given that direction the game is going; it will on rely paid currency. If you are some what with the mindset of a collector aka I need to collect every single item in the game then this game is not for you unless you are willing to spend large amounts of $ on this game or you get frustrated seeing a house skin for real money that would need you to buy a bigger pack to get one or for that matter to unlock premium star path - as far as I know most free to play players collect the premium currency for that - you get a blue chest that gives you 50 every day. A premium star path would cost you around 3500 but can have a discount on it at times like this time it cost 3200. Last time I think it was 2800 but I could be wrong. Without a premium star path your progression will not only be very slow you will get very basic rewards - which can frustrate you if you are again someone who likes to collect stuff. As of now everything paid is purely cosmetic and hopefully the developers will stick to that for the future

The best part however the content is not locked behind a paywall. You can sink in a lot of hours especially if you are a new player and this game is very chilled back, good graphics, good quests, really nice looking realms and a really solid story line which grows with every major update. I would highly recommend you try this game out. You might just like it like many of us here :)

[OptimalButthole]

I would only get it on a sale. The game requires a lot of your time and life. The game gatekeeps the events where you have to pay for the premium event pass to acquire the premium event items.

[MadDawg2552]

Originally posted by Caileak:

Oh and totally forgot: There already is a "soft paywall": if you don't activate the premium event path, you are stuck with only 3 activities you can do at once. So, you're a lot slower than with premium and it's also more boring, because some activities need you to wait until the next day.

Originally posted by Ragestic:

The best part however the content is not locked behind a paywall.

Originally posted by Tilarta:

The Premium currency is only there for the purpose of unlocking the Premium track of the Star Path and purchasing cosmetic skins.

You can't collect all the rewards from the star path unless you unlock premium.

Seeing as how the cosmetics ARE the content, I'd argue that they are locked behind a pay wall.

[Chief Kay Strongbow]

This is a lot closer to an Animal Crossing game than a Stardew Valley game.
It's pretty chill and fun, and if you enjoy disney its cool to have classic characters as your neighbors.

Personally I don't find the microtransactions to be too in your face. The "battlepass" they have going on has lots of great items in the free track and I personally haven't felt the want or need to buy a premium pass yet.

They have recently introduced the shop and I think the prices are quite high. Which is fine for me, just another reason not to purchase anything. In my opinion as long as they dont start locking disney characters behind a paywall I will continue playing

[Mr. Bufferlow]

Originally posted by MadDawg2552:

You can't collect all the rewards from the star path unless you unlock premium.

Seeing as how the cosmetics ARE the content, I'd argue that they are locked behind a pay wall.

I have never had any problem completing the star path. It just goes slower if you don't opt to have six quests available instead of just three.

Your take on what is important is different than mine. I have no interest in the cosmetics at all...even the ones we get standard. They are sometimes interesting-like the cardboard space suit, but if Scrooge's Store shut down I would not miss it and still enjoy the game.

[Retro]

if it wasn't a free 2 play game it would be one of the best games ever but the fact there is microtransactions kills the excitement.

[Jellie Juice]

Originally posted by AssistLord:

This is a lot closer to an Animal Crossing game than a Stardew Valley game.
It's pretty chill and fun, and if you enjoy disney its cool to have classic characters as your neighbors.

Personally I don't find the microtransactions to be too in your face. The "battlepass" they have going on has lots of great items in the free track and I personally haven't felt the want or need to buy a premium pass yet.

They have recently introduced the shop and I think the prices are quite high. Which is fine for me, just another reason not to purchase anything. In my opinion as long as they dont start locking disney characters behind a paywall I will continue playing

I agree. As long as they lock cosmetics and things we don't really need, I'm fine with it. I don't care about any of that stuff anyway. But if they start locking characters and other important things, I'm done.