#it’s like buying infinite dlc for a game you already payed 60€ for

[itsatorchwoodthing]

what pains me is that it’s basically impossible to be up to date with all doctor who/torchwood lore because of the audiodramas - like, i adore them and im so grateful they exist but it’s impossible to listen to all of them so i’ll never know every single piece of lore or the complete timeline

[0poole]

Pokemon Armor & Crown

HAHAHAHAHAAAA IT’S JUST DLC except having DLC instead of sequel games is infinitely better in every single way. Obviously Gamers™ hear the word “DLC” and instantly think they shaved off half the game and made it cost extra, which, even at it’s worst, is still a stupid thing to say. Unless they literally can’t let you finish the main content of the game without paying extra, you’re just being mindless haters. Sword and Shield are complete games on their own, even if they didn’t have as much content as previous games (which I also disagree with)

But, this is replacing sequel games. You know what’s worse than DLC? Having to buy the exact same game again with a slight diversion in the story and like 2 or 3 extra minigames at full price. Those games didn’t even add Pokemon until USUM, and even then it’s just 2 extra ones. 

Here, already, from what we know (and considering how little they showed us before who knows what they’re hiding), we get 4 new legends (5 counting the preevo), at least 6 new Galarian forms (3 of which are of the Legendary Birds, holy fuck), 6 new Gigantamax forms (7 counting both Urshifu forms), 200 returning Pokemon from other games (b-b-b-but they should’ve been in already etc etc), 2 new locations and 2 new mini stories probably, and you can obtain all new Pokemon without the pass through trade still. That’s more new content than any previous sequel, at less of a price. And, even better, they can even stack more parts on later on, and don’t have to leave it at just these two. Considering that’s 30$ for one game’s pass as a whole and not each part, any extras will likely be free as well. That’s the kind of thought that gets screenshot and laughed at on 4chan the second it’s proven wrong, like they had any more reason to think the opposite. Considering it’s not called “Expansion Pass 1″ or whatever, it does seem like anything else is going to come along with it, assuming they’re going to make anything more at all.

If this is the future of the franchise, I am accepting it with open arms. Obviously if you’re the type who only wanted to buy the sequel games (which is honestly extremely fair, considering the recent trend of them adding so little) you will technically have to pay a bit more (60$ for just the sequel vs 90$ for both the base game and DLC) but overall this is a good development. Especially because they’re establishing that there can be regional forms of legends, which, lore-wise, doesn’t exactly make sense, since they’res technically supposed to be only one of them in existence (aside from a few of them) but I seriously love the new birds so much more than the original. Every single one is so much better. Plus, my favorite trio, the Regis, are getting some new additions, which even follow the original theme of ages, with the Technology Age and Dark Ages (even if it’s dragon-type and not dark dragons are still associated with the Dark Ages). Also, so much focus on them may or may not result in attention on Regigigas, which could very well get a Gigantamax form, or, even better, a regional variant, or even a regional replacement that gets summoned with all 5 Regis instead of just the original 3... That would be amazing. I can’t wait to see what they do. 

[mlpsimta]

Modern Remastered Milking

Now I wasn’t planning to talk about this at all. Mainly because it’s Call of Duty and I stopped caring about CoD since Black Ops 3 was announced. My burning passion for the series has been put out by Activision by constantly pissing on it and was nearly rekindled with the announcement of Modern Warfare Remastered just so that little flame got buried under a huge pile of shite because you can’t buy it without purchasing Infinite Warfare. Now that I made my daily quote of jokes about shit let’s see how CoD 4 can get an even worse treatment from Activision.

(I think the like/dislike ratio is well justified in this case)

The game is going to get a non free DLC pack. Now that is already stupid enough since you CAN’T BUY THE GAME but the content what you should pay for is exactly the same as the old Variety Map Pack that was released for CoD 4 9 years ago! Oh and you can pre-order it. Brilliant.... Charging money for map packs for a multiplayer heavy game is already not the smartest decision because you end up having a segmented player base, but charging money for map packs for a multiplayer heavy game that you can’t even buy only if you purchase it with another game (basically buying a tumour) and expecting people to pre-order it is insane!

(I really want to try out how this mission looks like, sadly I can’t buy the game)

The shear amount of arrogance from Activision is astounding. You’d think that locking out of the game is not enough, adding microtransaction to the game (because nothing beats the feeling than seeing how you favourite old game getting milked) is not enough and when you would think that they could go any lower for more pennies.... Yes they can! This level or arrogance and nickel and dimming is the reason why I can’t purchase a game from Activsion without having guild. Knowing that my money went into greedy hands and knowing that the moment I’ll boot up the game I’m going to get showered by microtransactions just kills all the enjoyment that I could have gotten from a game. And let’s face it Infinite Warfare is not a huge piece of shit and I would happily play it but I simply can’t put up with these kind of mental stimulations. Knowing that even if I cough up 60 EUR for a game I still won’t get a full experience just puts me off.

(I really hope that it’s not just me who had enough of this)

If you are the type of person who doesn’t get bothered by shoving microtransactions and you still can enjoy the game than gosh I envy you so much. As a fan of video games I want to experience the same as you do. But I simply can’t. For me it’s like giving someone some cash and you are the ass for not giving him more. Now excuse me while I’ll go and play the original CoD 4 on my PC where this DLC is free and has a larger player base that your Remastered.

Obligatory question so that you can comment under the post: So what do you think about how Activision treats their games and fans?