To be fair, Gigantic is totally worth $20…

[Batmann]

…as long as I don’t have to deal with those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ microtransactions. With the current state of the gaming industry, anything involving microtransactions just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Playing a game that has absolutely none of that is just a breath of fresh air to me and I, for one, commend the developers for taking that route.

I know there are some of you out there who don’t agree with me and that’s fine, but that is my personal take on it. Plus, it’s fricking $20, guys. I have played games that cost more that I have less fun with. For a game as good as Gigantic, it’s an incredible bargain.

[Sarge the summer dreadin' dog]

For 20 bucks I've gotten 55 hours of enjoyment out of it, with many more hours to come!

[Saeb]

I always compare it to the price of a movie ticket that you only get about 2 hours of enjoyment out of.

[Edible Eyebrows]

Yeah ive been really baffled by people who actually want microtransactions.

[HighLanderPony]

No it isn't because it's a dead end that's ought to go down soonish.

[GatlingCombo]

Overwatch1 was 39.99 on release AND IT HAD LOOTBOXES. But people played the crap out of it lol. Gamers make no sense.

[Zrehael]

"bUt I dOn'T wAnT tO wAsTe MoNeY oN a DeAd GaMe!" they keep whinging

Except they keep forgetting the game has peer-to-peer. Custom matches don't require Arc Games servers to be running. It just requires people have the client. As long as people are playing that, there will be games.

And for anyone saying that it would never happen: Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 was released in 2011. It's still being played to this day, and was featured at EVO 2023. Why? Because the community, small and dedicated as it is, keeps it going. But for some reason, that kind of long-term survival could never happen for Gigantic, despite its community being dedicated enough to actually warrant the company dedicating resources to revive the game.

Microtransactions and live-service games have truly brain-rotted an entire generation of gamers.

[HighLanderPony]

Originally posted by Zrehael:

"bUt I dOn'T wAnT tO wAsTe MoNeY oN a DeAd GaMe!" they keep whinging

Except they keep forgetting the game has peer-to-peer. Custom matches don't require Arc Games servers to be running. It just requires people have the client. As long as people are playing that, there will be games.

And for anyone saying that it would never happen: Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 was released in 2011. It's still being played to this day, and was featured at EVO 2023. Why? Because the community, small and dedicated as it is, keeps it going. But for some reason, that kind of long-term survival could never happen for Gigantic, despite its community being dedicated enough to actually warrant the company dedicating resources to revive the game.

Microtransactions and live-service games have truly brain-rotted an entire generation of gamers.

I don't think many like games with "Discord MP".

[Zrehael]

Originally posted by HighLanderPony:

Originally posted by Zrehael:

"bUt I dOn'T wAnT tO wAsTe MoNeY oN a DeAd GaMe!" they keep whinging

Except they keep forgetting the game has peer-to-peer. Custom matches don't require Arc Games servers to be running. It just requires people have the client. As long as people are playing that, there will be games.

And for anyone saying that it would never happen: Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 was released in 2011. It's still being played to this day, and was featured at EVO 2023. Why? Because the community, small and dedicated as it is, keeps it going. But for some reason, that kind of long-term survival could never happen for Gigantic, despite its community being dedicated enough to actually warrant the company dedicating resources to revive the game.

Microtransactions and live-service games have truly brain-rotted an entire generation of gamers.

I don't think many like games with "Discord MP".

That's fine. Doesn't make the game dead.