Wednesday, 15 July 2009

STO: The MT Saga Continues

BannedAccount has brought to my attention a post made by a Cryptic Dev on the Champions Online forums that goes into a bit of detail regarding micro-transactions
"I know everyone has questions about microtransactions – what are they, how much are they, etc. I’m sorry we didn’t post something earlier; we’re really heads down in development right now. We’re going to release a WHOLE lot of information in the very near future about not just about microtransactions, but pricing in general. That said, here’s some basic principles about microtransactions to at least answer some of your concerns:

1) Microtransactions enable us to have a larger development team
2) Microtransactions are mostly aesthetic (costume pieces, pets, etc.)
3) If a microtransaction does have any sort of in game effect, then it can be also be earned in game."

The most important things to notice here are "mostly aesthetic" and the 3rd point made.

The excuse that Jack gave was ridiculous, how micro-transactions let them have a larger development team before the game has even shipped is beyond me.

It's looking more and more likely that I won't be needing a beta key at this rate.

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