IncendiaryDevice
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It's not an RPG if you can just buy your loot with real world money without having earned the items from in-game progress [or modding them in via monocled editors etc].
I think there's a line of principle here and Mass Effect has crossed that line.
It was ignored for Mass Effect 3 and a shitty game resulted. But why bother making a good single player mode when the real cash is in just harvesting numbskulls who are happy to buy their loot in some crappy multiplayer. It's quite evident 4 will be utter crap and just a screen to hide the real purpose of the game, buying loot with cash.
It's been a long time coming, but I think the time has finally arrived to make a stand.
All in favour say I.
I think there's a line of principle here and Mass Effect has crossed that line.
Much like in Mass Effect 3, Mass Effect: Andromeda‘s multiplayer mode will let you buy in-game items by spending real money. Today, the real-world value for these have been revealed.
UK retailer ShopTo (via GamesRadar+) is now taking pre-orders on Andromeda Points, the in-game currency you can buy with real money.
There are multiple options available, starting from £4 all the way up to £80. We only have UK prices at the moment, since ShopTo is the only place selling them for now. That said, it’s not hard to speculate how the US and Euro prices are going to be.
Here’s how many points you get in every pack:
- 500 points – £3.95
- 1020 points – £7.96
- 2150 points – £15.95
- 3250 points – £24.95
- 5750 points – £39.95
- 12,000 points – £79.96
It was ignored for Mass Effect 3 and a shitty game resulted. But why bother making a good single player mode when the real cash is in just harvesting numbskulls who are happy to buy their loot in some crappy multiplayer. It's quite evident 4 will be utter crap and just a screen to hide the real purpose of the game, buying loot with cash.
It's been a long time coming, but I think the time has finally arrived to make a stand.
All in favour say I.