The overly aggressive monetization is getting pretty disgusting tbh

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It's coming to a point where I no longer give a ♥♥♥♥ about any of the cosmetics and it just deteres me from playing, like it was some mobile game.
Sure, the cosmetics are optional but the way the game rubs it's advertising in your face at every possible angle is vomit inducing.

Upon launching the game it immediately pops up a monetization window with store sales. Even most free to play games don't have it this bad.

Few events per year, each one with battle pass and unique overpriced unlockables (no, I'm not talking about the progression unlocks). Yeah they're mostly unlockable for free but all they really are is a way to squeeze money in between dlc releases. The "grind for a week or get everything faster with money!"tactic is absolutely sickening. The quality of the events has seen a noticeable decrease over time aswell.

Less for more - new DLCs cost more and offer less of value than the ones before. Spirit of Nian, Legends of the Bayou cost the same price as most DLCs released now which have less cosmetic content. I'm not even gonna talk about the blood bond exclusive wolf pack.

Crytek monetization policy for the past year or so was to put out as much microtransactions as possible while hiding behind the halfassed "but it's all optional" card. Sure it may all be optional but the way those systems are implemented into the game is designed to invoke a feeling of missing out unless you spend more of your money.

It's sad that plenty of people give into this predatory tactic. This only shows what kind of playerbase the game has attracted with the ease of accessibility features that were developed after leaving early access. People defending crytek in this thread are a disappointing example of this.

[Thief183]

totally agree, no pay to win but the trend is not looking good.

[Terminal Velocity]

Fortunately you can play the full-featured game without buying a single DLC.

[ningus bingledong]

oh no ! not the optional cosmetic monetization in a system where Blood Bonds aren't given after basically every won match !

[Lonk]

when op sobers up they are gonna delete this

[Lonk]

it's why we keep reading, no?

[Dedzju]

Originally posted by Mr.Hankey:

relax idiots lol...

lol

[Dedzju]

Originally posted by Lonk:

when op sobers up they are gonna delete this

Haha

[Liber-Tea Spitter]

Hate to see how you act when you encounter actual aggressively malicious pay-to-win practices.

[Terminal Velocity]

Originally posted by The Big Fat Trash Panda:

Hate to see how you act when you encounter actual aggressively malicious pay-to-win practices.

He should try Raid Shadow Legends, I heard it's a nice game.

[EmperorC3]

Gameplay is great, but its hard to argue there isn't predatory monetization.
There's over $200 of cosmetic DLC, a premium currency and plenty more skins to buy with that currency. The premium currency serves as a disconnect so it doesn't feel like you are spending real money. Then there's flash sales and limited time discounts that are meant to break the ice and make people comfortable with making in-game purchases. Then there's the internal pressure of needing to complete your collection which is supposed to lead to purchasing all of those DLC's.

This is a tried and true system meant to manipulate people into making in game purchases and that's just the cosmetic part. Other basic features like quest slots, loadout slots, hunter slots and hunter refreshes have also been cut out to be monetized.

Even without understanding the marketing tactics behind it, seeing all of this monetization can rightfully make people uncomfortable.

[SNAAAKE]

Their predatory ex-mobile-game-marketers have made every event worse than the last one. They have been experimenting with the formula to see which one forces people to buy blood bonds the most.

[Haywood Jashootmee]

the "dlc" and BB store may be optional, but some are weak willed and unable to control themselves. crytek knows this and has made every effort of influencing you to buy through enticing game features.

anyone defending cryteks monetary schemes is either a shill, a buyer of dlc and BB's, or completely ignorant.

i would buy too if i knew the money was going toward improving the game in meaningful ways.

[Liber-Tea Spitter]

Originally posted by Haywood Jashootmee:

the "dlc" and BB store may be optional, but some are weak willed and unable to control themselves. crytek knows this and has made every effort of influencing you to buy through enticing game features.

anyone defending cryteks monetary schemes is either a shill, a buyer of dlc and BB's, or completely ignorant.

i would buy too if i knew the money was going toward improving the game in meaningful ways.

Lmfao, people are adults. They are accountable for their own money. If they can't control themselves, that is their own fault. Classic whiner saying people are shills etc. It's called marketing ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, every company in the world does it

[Haywood Jashootmee]

i agree, however, maybe they will wake up and demand more for their money.

[Duende Robacalcetines]

Im super happy with it, they give enough blood bonds, play also enough and extract and you will earns lots of bb no problem