Tag: cosmetic
Let’s Be Insufferably Sarcastic About Overwatch’s 312 New Skins And League Tokens
Analyst Suggests Anthem’s Loot Boxes Could Be ‘Just Cosmetic’
Michael Pachter gives us an interesting launchpad here. Firstly, the suggestion that loot boxes in Anthem is simply a given. Secondly, the preemptive defense that rolls back and retcons the concept of loot boxes. Source article: http://comicbook.com/gaming/amp/2018/01/04/anthems-loot-box-system-bioware-cosmetic-items/
Seriously? Destiny 2’s Holiday Update Is Microtrantastic!
It’s Just Cosmetic (The Jimquisition)
The episode we all knew was coming. The Jimquisition at last smashes into the “It’s Just Cosmetic” argument with a bulldozer. Many will defend certain types of microtransaction and loot box by claiming if they sell only cosmetic DLC, it’s fine. Cosmetics “don’t affect gameplay” and therefore anything goes. This…
Yes, Rift Is Selling $100 Loot Boxes
EA: Battlefront II Was Pay-To-Win Because Nobody Wants A Pink Darth Vader
A Grisly Post-Mortem Of Dead Space (The Jimquisition)
Microsoft, You Greedy Wankers! Let’s Talk Forza 7…
NBA 2K18 Pulls A Microtransaction Slam Dunk
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: The Call Of Looty (The Jimquisition)
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the latest Early Access darling, but like Ark and Darkest Dungeon, it’s learning that such a status comes with caveats. Hot off the heels of its “Stream Sniping” ban wave, Battlegrounds’ recent microtransaction indulgence raised eyebrows and pitchforks both. Also, loot boxes really are the worst. Bonus…