Sword Of Doom
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At this point I hope they don't fuck with the game's balancing in order to encourage people spending money like they did with Forza Motorsports 5 when it launched
Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain to feature microtransactions
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MiamiWesker
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It sounds like the microtransactions will just speed up R&D and Outer Ops completion times.
I'm fine with this, just as long as Konami hasn't forced Kojipro to massively extend the regular completion times to absurd levels (or worse, Kojipro did this of their own accord).
Its been a while since I beat PW but iirc, it took anywhere from 1-3 missions for R&D to complete, and typically 1 or 2 missions for Outer Ops to wrap up. If someone wants their Silenced Tranquilizer Mosin Nagant RIGHT NOW, sure, they can pay for that. Not sure why anyone would care how long their Outer Ops take... unless you get extra rewards or POWs for finishing it faster...
Just as long as the regular timers aren't absurdly long, and MGO doesn't become a P2W shit-fest, I'm good with this
This. But GAF is going to gaf. There is no way this will change anything while you are out in the world playing the game proper.
PrimaNocta
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hmm.....how about you just don't buy them? Problem solved.
There's not one game I have not enjoyed BECAUSE of microtransactions. I just pay them no attention and keep enjoying my game.
It's quite simple.
WiiRevolution1
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I knew it would as soon as Kojima was fired. Sad.
Won't get MGSV. Its probably not even Kojima's game anymore.
Won't get MGSV. Its probably not even Kojima's game anymore.
But what if you could have five hundred sheep, immediately, for $24.99?
Dick Justice
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$5.99 for the CQC4 skill pack, $7.99 for extra codec messages, $9.99 for a funny hat that paralyses anyone that makes eye contact with you.
RandomExpletive
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Like I said, as long as there aren't any P2W aspects in MGO, and the timers for R&D and Outer Ops aren't longer than they should be, this is totally fine.
Like others have said, PW had timers on R&D and Outer Ops, both of which make sense in the context of the game, and these timers didn't hurt the game, as other parts of PW were responsible for that ;D
Everyone jumping to conclusions (Including me! Who knows what kind of evil Konami has brought upon MGSV)
Sword Of Doom
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I get what you're saying but it's not that simple. As long as they don't design the game around micro transactions then sure we can ignore them, but if they make certain things incredibly difficult or time consuming in order to sell you stuff then we have a problem that can't just be ignored
Dick Justice
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Peace Walker didn't have microtransactions to speed up R&D. You can bet your ass that Konami will jack those times up now that they have a monetary incentive to do so.
People just don't seem to understand that this shit affects the game design in a negative way.
texhnolyze
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Mandatory.
NullPointer
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If they didn't impede they wouldn't make any money off of them. And the more money you make off of them the more incentive there is to implement systems that impede the player.
You'll always wonder how much the game has been purposefully tuned to slow your progress down to encourage micro-transaction purchases.
They've got rabid fans. They could always sell content.
He's developed the whole thing and is even editing the next trailer himself. It's his game. Lets not get crazy now.
iRAWRasaurus
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:lol I would pay for that.
Dick Justice
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50 cents to change the colour of Big Boss' left testicle.
MiamiWesker
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Did you miss the tons and tons of articles of people who played the game for 15 hours saying it is absolutely a Kojima game.
You can assume all you want. We don't know all the details. Again it was mentioned in previews. But it clearly wasn't impeding their progress or enjoyment of the game. People actually want to play MORE of the game.
I'll go with people like Greg Miller who are fans of the series. If he wasn't bothered by it or felt it was of note to mention it probably isn't intrusive at all.
Now for MGO it could be a different story.
ShadowKingpin
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Konami's greed knows no bounds. No surprise here. Ugh.
I don't think that would matter much. They probably played a preview build not the actual game people will be buying this September.
RandomExpletive
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I don't doubt Konami will try, but I do have hope that Kojima & his team will do everything possible to stop that from happening. Though it might not matter, even if the timers are at reasonable levels, people will shit the bed regardless simply because you CAN pay to lower them :\
Thanks Konami, you continue to suck eggs.
RevolverRoden
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IDK why people are surprised.
Have you read any of the previews? The game literally has Hideo Kojima's name in the credits after every single mission.
Your loss though. MGSV is only gonna be the greatest game of all time.
lol
Have you read any of the previews? The game literally has Hideo Kojima's name in the credits after every single mission.
Your loss though. MGSV is only gonna be the greatest game of all time.
They had access to the entire game.
Dick Justice
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As can you. I'm basing my reaction off of just about every AAA game out there that makes use of microtransactions, and impedes the player's progress to make them more attractive.
I think that's a little bigger than nanotransactions
Since it's most likely for side and online content rather than getting in the way of the general story and singleplayer gameplay, I honestly don't really care that much.
We'll see what happens once more information is available.
Immediately jumping to the worst possible scenario just from this isn't what I would call wise.
We'll see what happens once more information is available.
Immediately jumping to the worst possible scenario just from this isn't what I would call wise.
Dick Justice
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I think that's a little bigger than nanotransactions
He's sterile, so I'd say that's about right ;P
And does that in any way stop them from making changes before the release?
Only written by and original concept credits, from what I heard. Kojima was missing from the MGS press event for the first time ever.
Things aren't looking great atm.
Don't try to excuse this. They are charging full price for this and will most likely have micro for costumes and other things. Making you pay for time when you paid money for the game is bullshit. If this was free to play or less than full price then I could understand. Full price and having to pay for time? Complete horseshit move.
There will probably be some dlc for this game , that is how the industry is right now.
Dick Justice
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Because it's impossible for them to make changes between now and release.
And I'm going by based on what I've heard and read in previews. If people did notice it. It didn't hinder their enjoyment of the game AT ALL. Would I rather microtransactions not be in the game? Sure. If only to avoid the assumptions and outrage in this thread.
But I don't have the details. All I have are the press previews and most haven't made mention of it and most or excited to build their own base after playing it.
888
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I came here to say this ^
Again. Assumptions. They can possibly do that. But the press had access to the entire game. I was responding to the person saying "they probably played a preview build".
Dick Justice
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Previews are far from the best source when it comes to accurately gauging a game. You've got overexcited fanboys playing a highly-anticipated game. Not exactly a gateway for impartiality for the most part.
Assumptions? Really Now? The game is not out, there's still room for changes to be made. It being a preview build has nothing to do with access to the entire game.
Ivan Amiibo
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pay $10,000 to kill everyone in one shot with any weapon/one hit from melee permanently