Should DBD go free to play?

[Zixky]

Most free to play titles, rely on DLC, Premium battle pass and cosmetic micro transactions. All of which is in DBD on the PC/Console . Yet the mobile has all these forms of monetization, and it is free.

Why is PC and consoles paying for entry, yet mobile is free?

Dead by Daylight, is pay to take part. Then pay for the additional content such as killers and survivors. Which would be fine, if all the cosmetics they endlessly add to the game where challenge based and not an in-game currency. (Typical of free games/mobile.)

The cosmetic micro transactions are priced close the game itself. If/When the game is on sale you can buy it with a DLC/Chapter (in some cases) and it is cheaper than an outfit for a killer or survivor. Let's assume the average person buys one skin for their favourite killer and survivor. Benny feng currently is 1080 cells, and awakened origin spirit is 1080. coming to 2160. which means you need to buy the 2260 cells. Which is the price of the game not on sale. So if the game was free to play the vast majority would be paying the price for entry regardless, however.

The game also features a battle pass, which comes with the option to have a premium version of it, this battle passes premium version costs as much as the game on sale. at a price of 1000 cells. So taking the 2260 cells with the battle pass taking us to 3260. Will mean you need to buy the 4025 offer of auric cells what is 2x the cost of the base game.

This way of monetization is more than financially feasible. It would lead to a lot more players and the new chapters will bring in booms of players. A lot of people do not want purchase a game then also purchase the chapter they came to play for, just to then go. "This isn't my game" then refund it. However, if the game is free. They are more likely to come and play a while, then and see that Dead by Daylight (despite all the jokes and memes..) is a fun, frustrating but rewarding game. (This does not contradict my previous point, as a paid for title you instantly hold to higher standards, too high of standards in most cases. and you are timed to try force yourself to like the game before your refund time has passed.) Then be more open to purchasing the chapter. What then leads to them giving the game a longer chance when/if they do have a bad experience and not just refunding the game.

This is just my opinion. I am curious on if people agree or disagree, and why they disagree.

This is a general discussion, there is no need to attack someone over a different opinion in the comments.

[Zixky]

Messaggio originale di Christopher Robin:

Messaggio originale di pollito hehe:

Yes, if it were f2p flying ghostface would be a much more common occurance

Exactly. Every F2P games suffer from cheating, if for no other reason that the accessibility; get caught? Make a new account.

Messaggio originale di SickyEU:

Hardware bans. Most people cannot spoof them.

1 google search.

You understand, that most cheats don't allow you to use them with spoofed hardware so you cannot share them? They need to make sure it cannot be detected by the in game anti cheat and the system the hackers are selling. So you'd need to be a real good spoofer to do that. And at that point, people doing that are already using stolen keys playing for free. Or getting them on third party sites where the developer gates no money from the sale.

[OvA]

maybe not the game but why not all dlc =)

[Zixky]

Messaggio originale di Le baRrr baRre:

maybe not the game but why not all dlc =)

If they did that, they would need up the price of the base game to at least 60$. Then maybe up the price of cells. I am sure licensing fees are not cheap.

[Mr_Purple]

No, TF2 and CS:GO went F2P and as a result have drowned in cheaters slash bots.

[MagikarpMagi]

Messaggio originale di Ad:

No

Well said, I agree.

[Zixky]

Messaggio originale di Moonwalker:

No, TF2 and CS:GO went F2P and as a result have drowned in cheaters slash bots.

These games before F2P had hacking issues. Plus they have a terrible anti cheat and do not hardware ban people. So if you get banned you just make a new account.

[spookophonic™]

we don't need to see the same cheaters coming back, no

[Zixky]

Messaggio originale di Arigato™:

we don't need to see the same cheaters coming back, no

You are aware of hardware ID bans and IP bans right?

[kabanzai]

Solid answer. NO.
Think of the comunity we have. Now think of what would happen if you allowed the WORST of us to keep coming back?

[Zixky]

Messaggio originale di kabanzai:

Solid answer. NO.
Think of the comunity we have. Now think of what would happen if you allowed the WORST of us to keep coming back?

Hardware id ban and ip ban. There would be no coming back.

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Messaggio originale di SickyEU:

Messaggio originale di Ad:

No

Damn, what a strong point you made.

You're welcome

[Keyrala]

F2P usually means cheats where the only punishment is to create a new steam account and many useless players they don't care to learn the game because they didn't even had to beg mommy to buy it to them.
More people griefing and trolling, so nope. Terrible idea.

[Jerkules]

I'd say yes, there's more than enough micro-transactions to justify it.

[Incariuz]

Messaggio originale di SickyEU:

Messaggio originale di Christopher Robin:

Exactly. Every F2P games suffer from cheating, if for no other reason that the accessibility; get caught? Make a new account.



1 google search.

Every game? A lot of free games don't use a kernel anti cheat.

Kernel anti cheat is not unbeatable. No form of anti cheat is unbeatable.

[Dating Simulator]

if anything goes free to play its doomed to hacker or a ♥♥♥♥ ton of micro transactions