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Micro-transactions isn't a bad thing like I said before.
LoL is a prime example of that because they it right.

They aren't forcing you to buy anything from them. Everything needed to play the game can be earned through time and effort. Most people don't have that kind of time or/nor do they wish to put in that kind of effort so there is also the option to buy.


Other MMO are adapting because:

It allows people to leave and comeback without any regret. After you've grind umpteen hours into game, it starts to lose it flavor. This in turns usually leads to a "rest" period. You go off and do other things and then one day remember "oh I got this to play". The less red tape (subscription fees for example) you have before playing that game the more inclined you will be to try it out again and proportionally the more inclined you will be to spend money on them.

This leads to less "buyer's remorse" and less bad publicity.


DLC for most games isn't functioning like that. Making you pay additional cost for a fundamental aspect of the game is not the same.

If DLC was simply additional "fluff" people wouldn't mind so much. There would still be complaints because at the end of the day, you still had to shell out $60 bucks initially but that would be a moot point.

On a side note, although this theory has not be proven ... I think it has to do with replay value. Console games have a fixed variable system because of the limitations of consoles themselves. They can only process but so many outcomes for a given event. Computers don't have that problem soooooooooo
in essence you will always get wider range of variables with a Computer game then you with a console.

As for mobile games... they are simply replacing handhelds which has always been and will always be a lucrative market. That's how Nintendo made the bulk of their money until PlayStation horned in on it and now you can get the same quality (plus or minus) of game on your phone.

I used to buy Gundam action figures at Wal-Greens when I was 13...

That's about it.

Battlefield 3 had a sort of pay-to-win system going with their DLC.

Because a big chunk of the DLC guns were a lot stronger than the vanilla ones.

I have played a good amount of BF3 mutliplayer on the ps3, and i haven't notice any issues in terms of DLC guns appearing superior. But that being said, i haven't used them so i can;t make a true self comparison.

Yeah, stretched your page like your mom's v****a in its current ******** you,

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