Metal Gear (doesn't) Survive
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PostPosted: Thu, 22nd Feb 2018 17:59    Post subject:
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Now we reached a new high (actually ultralow) state of Microtrnsactions to fuck people up.

This is total bullshit, everyone should insta refund.


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PostPosted: Thu, 22nd Feb 2018 18:09    Post subject:
Isn't this the equivalent of buying extra character slots in a MMO?
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PostPosted: Thu, 22nd Feb 2018 18:14    Post subject:
It is somewhat similar, but you usually get 5 - 10 slots and not 1 from what I've played though this can vary a bit. Smile

The game is not a MMO though but it does require a constant connection.

EDIT: For family or friends playing you're kinda screwed too if it's only a single profile no?
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PostPosted: Thu, 22nd Feb 2018 18:20    Post subject:
I wasn't trying to defend it or anything, just saying that it isn't an unseen before business model. But this is Konami we are talking about, they have to break new records!
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PostPosted: Thu, 22nd Feb 2018 18:54    Post subject:
I know. Smile

I was just comparing to a MMO where it's often the default to have more than a single character slot from the get go and the same goes for online games such as say Path of Exile though that game in particular has managed to remain on a impressively fair business model.

It also remains to be seen exactly how many survival coins you can actually earn in events and such in-game, Phantom Pain was a huge grind for it's online component as I remember so if it's similar then earning your second slot could be a lengthy affair.

And what else the online store will contain, at a guess they'll start small and gradually introduce more and more stuff over time, tends to be the standard practice.


Depending on file modding and other possibilities the PC version might end up being a bit more flexible too whether Konami wants to or not, online only is going to be a slight issue but while Cheat-Engine might be flagged file modding could still work but it's also something we'll see I suppose. Smile


EDIT: That and 10 USD / EUR is a pretty hefty fee far as I know, I think it's something like 3 USD / EUR to use Path of Exile again and can range up to a 5 USD / EUR although there are probably games where it costs more.

Single-player shouldn't have any slot restrictions at all of course but the game lacks a offline or solo play mode, disconnecting just sees you booted to the game menu from what I read on that Reset Era thread when a streamer or reviewer temporarily lost his XBL connection.
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PostPosted: Thu, 22nd Feb 2018 19:04    Post subject:
That and Konami almost completely moved away from the traditional business model and video game development process they had before, Kojima might have been costly especially with how he kept going for more and more with the MGS series but the way he was treated wasn't exactly handled well at all. (But other studios are guilty of this too, Ubisoft for example and I think Bethesda as well? Probably others too such as EA.)

Japanese developed games don't tend to have the current fad with loot boxes and RNG ("RNG" More correctly since it's often weighted.) but they tend to have a lot of cosmetic DLC or in-game shop purchaseable content with a emphasis on longer grinds to even have a chance to earn the coins the regular way.
(I wouldn't be surprised if we're talking a handful of survival coins here and a lot of effort for even single digit gains and then costs in the 1000's for the items and conveniences like this character slot.)
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Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing

So according to the Metal Gear survive EULA you aren't allowed to start a RL relationship with other players (through the game)
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PostPosted: Sat, 24th Feb 2018 12:57    Post subject:
There's been problems with online gaming in various areas including social. I'm expecting this is mostly just the devs being careful particularly in certain countries where not stating the obvious or having covered every possible angle it can come back and bite you. Smile

EULA itself is more of a silent acknowledgment and not a signed contract but I believe silly as some of these clauses are it's just the legal department being overly careful to avoid any and all potential problems.

Some of these have all sorts of weird clauses that would likely not hold up at all but most people barely ever read the thing anyways and I don't know if there's been many cases where EULA's have been legally tested even if there's some really concerning stuff in it.
(If selling personal information is unlawful in your country we reserve the right to sell it to other countries which I forgot which recent game had that little part in it, not worded quite like that of course.)

(EDIT: Sword Art Online Fatal Bullet's in-game EULA and how they can transfer stored personal data outside of your country and it's data protection laws, not quite selling it but you never really know what such data could end up being used for.)
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What a disgrace.


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dunkey <3
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PostPosted: Sat, 24th Feb 2018 23:55    Post subject:
Bah people been ponying up the cash for this kind of behavior for years, no suprises really.. page 1 PC games section not a single thread I'm interested in Sad maybe don't like gaming anymore.
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PostPosted: Sun, 25th Feb 2018 02:50    Post subject:
AmpegV4 wrote:
Bah people been ponying up the cash for this kind of behavior for years, no suprises really.. page 1 PC games section not a single thread I'm interested in Sad maybe don't like gaming anymore.


Looking at the wide array of genres and games on page 1, i think you might be right.
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PostPosted: Sun, 25th Feb 2018 14:10    Post subject:
So far I see no need to buy another slot since you can unlock all skills and classes. It’s non invasive too. So far I see very poor defense of people’s rage towards this game unless you include Konami/Kohima drama which I don’t cuz I play games for fun and I really enjoy this actually.


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Everything I don't understand is a mental disorder. Laughing

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If the illegals are drowning its their fault for attempting to cross the river in the first place. Especially the children. /s

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Who cares about gameplay. It's one of the few next-gen looking titles out there so BRING IT ON.
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Hehe Biscuit actually got good voice for singing, didn't know that Very Happy
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Hehe Biscuit actually got good voice for singing, didn't know that Very Happy


I present you, this

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PostPosted: Sun, 25th Feb 2018 15:36    Post subject:
Mikey5449 wrote:
So far I see no need to buy another slot since you can unlock all skills and classes. It’s non invasive too. So far I see very poor defense of people’s rage towards this game unless you include Konami/Kohima drama which I don’t cuz I play games for fun and I really enjoy this actually.

So if theyever decide to make savingand loding a game a paid feature you wont get angry if you can play through the game in one sitting
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PostPosted: Sun, 25th Feb 2018 16:00    Post subject:
lametta wrote:
Mikey5449 wrote:
So far I see no need to buy another slot since you can unlock all skills and classes. It’s non invasive too. So far I see very poor defense of people’s rage towards this game unless you include Konami/Kohima drama which I don’t cuz I play games for fun and I really enjoy this actually.

So if theyever decide to make savingand loding a game a paid feature you wont get angry if you can play through the game in one sitting

That’s a terrible comeback, sorry. But to entertain you, isn’t this what you are basically doing with a sub based MMO? Using your extremism, I could also say you ARE paying to save and load your game via the electricity you are using to run the game.


couleur wrote:
Everything I don't understand is a mental disorder. Laughing

couleur wrote:
If the illegals are drowning its their fault for attempting to cross the river in the first place. Especially the children. /s

russ80 wrote:
Who cares about gameplay. It's one of the few next-gen looking titles out there so BRING IT ON.
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PostPosted: Sun, 25th Feb 2018 16:19    Post subject:
Mikey5449 wrote:
lametta wrote:
Mikey5449 wrote:
So far I see no need to buy another slot since you can unlock all skills and classes. It’s non invasive too. So far I see very poor defense of people’s rage towards this game unless you include Konami/Kohima drama which I don’t cuz I play games for fun and I really enjoy this actually.

So if theyever decide to make savingand loding a game a paid feature you wont get angry if you can play through the game in one sitting

That’s a terrible comeback, sorry. But to entertain you, isn’t this what you are basically doing with a sub based MMO? Using your extremism, I could also say you ARE paying to save and load your game via the electricity you are using to run the game.

How is that a terrible comeback. Save slots are a common feature that arent paid in compareable games. So is loading and saving. How does that affect the players positively in any way? İt doesnt. This isnt a sub based mmo so your comparsion is lacking.
It should be natural to go against devs who make common features paidout of a sudden.

I could quote some ceo who once proposed as an exmple that in shoters like cod ammo should be monetized so a player who would be on a killing spree wouldnt mind reaching in his pocket and paying for it. This is the future of gaming se are looking at ifwe leave stuff like that to people like you.
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PostPosted: Sun, 25th Feb 2018 16:45    Post subject:
Can you tell me why you NEED another character slot in this game please? I’ll eat my words and apologize if you can explain that.

As for paying for loading and saving, I’ve never heard of that before so I got nothing.

I’ve not bought anything from this game aside from the initial purchase. It hasn’t affected my gameplay at all. If it did, I’d concede, but it just doesn’t. I say as long as things can still be obtained w/o having to pay more then I see no harm. I liken it to the old D3 RLAH. Any of those items could have been found legitimately but you had the option to buy it from other players who just got lucky with a drop. Again, the choice belonged to the consumer. We aren’t being forced to do anything in order to enjoy more of this game. This is why I’m not understanding your perspective.


couleur wrote:
Everything I don't understand is a mental disorder. Laughing

couleur wrote:
If the illegals are drowning its their fault for attempting to cross the river in the first place. Especially the children. /s

russ80 wrote:
Who cares about gameplay. It's one of the few next-gen looking titles out there so BRING IT ON.
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PostPosted: Sun, 25th Feb 2018 17:31    Post subject:
I heard this was actually quite fun to play... though having the Metal Gear tagged in the title and no egoist Kojima, the game has an uphill battle in the review stakes and there's going to be a ton of people who are going to automatically dismiss the game without even trying and say it's shit when it may be decent game in it's own right. Question
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PostPosted: Sun, 25th Feb 2018 17:37    Post subject:
From what i saw in videos and keep seeing, i have no real interest in trying this abomination out.

And since this seems to be online-only, an isodemo won't happen anyways either.


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lametta




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PostPosted: Sun, 25th Feb 2018 18:07    Post subject:
Mikey5449 wrote:
Can you tell me why you NEED another character slot in this game please? I’ll eat my words and apologize if you can explain that.

As for paying for loading and saving, I’ve never heard of that before so I got nothing.

I’ve not bought anything from this game aside from the initial purchase. It hasn’t affected my gameplay at all. If it did, I’d concede, but it just doesn’t. I say as long as things can still be obtained w/o having to pay more then I see no harm. I liken it to the old D3 RLAH. Any of those items could have been found legitimately but you had the option to buy it from other players who just got lucky with a drop. Again, the choice belonged to the consumer. We aren’t being forced to do anything in order to enjoy more of this game. This is why I’m not understanding your perspective.

What if there are not only 1 but 2 persons in a household who want to play the game. Let's say a bigger brother and a little brother or a father and a son.

Why would they put a price on something no one sees as necessaryand no one would buy while people would make a PR shitstorm out of it. I think a company like Konami knows better than you and me How to make money.


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PostPosted: Sun, 25th Feb 2018 18:21    Post subject:
lametta wrote:
Mikey5449 wrote:
Can you tell me why you NEED another character slot in this game please? I’ll eat my words and apologize if you can explain that.

As for paying for loading and saving, I’ve never heard of that before so I got nothing.

I’ve not bought anything from this game aside from the initial purchase. It hasn’t affected my gameplay at all. If it did, I’d concede, but it just doesn’t. I say as long as things can still be obtained w/o having to pay more then I see no harm. I liken it to the old D3 RLAH. Any of those items could have been found legitimately but you had the option to buy it from other players who just got lucky with a drop. Again, the choice belonged to the consumer. We aren’t being forced to do anything in order to enjoy more of this game. This is why I’m not understanding your perspective.

How about not only 1 but 2 persons in a household want to play the game. Let's say bigger and the little brother in a family or father and son.

Why would they put a price on something no one sees as necessary while they could get a shitstorm going for it. I think a company knows better than you and me How to make money.


In short Konami are just greedy bastards. Perhaps rinsing the MGS name to death because they may well know the franchise itself is dead now.. like Disney does to StarWars, except people still lap those up.
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PostPosted: Sun, 25th Feb 2018 19:13    Post subject:
xyzg wrote:
I heard this was actually quite fun to play... though having the Metal Gear tagged in the title and no egoist Kojima, the game has an uphill battle in the review stakes and there's going to be a ton of people who are going to automatically dismiss the game without even trying and say it's shit when it may be decent game in it's own right. Question


You sure you want to kill zombies with dog dicks on place where head is normally?
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PostPosted: Mon, 26th Feb 2018 02:26    Post subject:
lametta wrote:
Mikey5449 wrote:
Can you tell me why you NEED another character slot in this game please? I’ll eat my words and apologize if you can explain that.

As for paying for loading and saving, I’ve never heard of that before so I got nothing.

I’ve not bought anything from this game aside from the initial purchase. It hasn’t affected my gameplay at all. If it did, I’d concede, but it just doesn’t. I say as long as things can still be obtained w/o having to pay more then I see no harm. I liken it to the old D3 RLAH. Any of those items could have been found legitimately but you had the option to buy it from other players who just got lucky with a drop. Again, the choice belonged to the consumer. We aren’t being forced to do anything in order to enjoy more of this game. This is why I’m not understanding your perspective.

What if there are not only 1 but 2 persons in a household who want to play the game. Let's say a bigger brother and a little brother or a father and a son.

Why would they put a price on something no one sees as necessaryand no one would buy while people would make a PR shitstorm out of it. I think a company like Konami knows better than you and me How to make money.

I definitely agree with that scenario. It is definitely a valid point. I don’t have much of a comeback unfortunately other than the game is priced fairly reasonably and even better on sale. Lots got it for $26 or so. Not too bad I think.


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Everything I don't understand is a mental disorder. Laughing

couleur wrote:
If the illegals are drowning its their fault for attempting to cross the river in the first place. Especially the children. /s

russ80 wrote:
Who cares about gameplay. It's one of the few next-gen looking titles out there so BRING IT ON.
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Serves them right Smile


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PostPosted: Mon, 26th Feb 2018 12:55    Post subject:
I enjoy the game. Haven't spent a penny on micro transactions.
Would just need few extra players as the waiting times for coop are horrible and you often get scrubs.


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PostPosted: Mon, 26th Feb 2018 17:20    Post subject:
Mikey5449 wrote:
lametta wrote:
Mikey5449 wrote:
Can you tell me why you NEED another character slot in this game please? I’ll eat my words and apologize if you can explain that.

As for paying for loading and saving, I’ve never heard of that before so I got nothing.

I’ve not bought anything from this game aside from the initial purchase. It hasn’t affected my gameplay at all. If it did, I’d concede, but it just doesn’t. I say as long as things can still be obtained w/o having to pay more then I see no harm. I liken it to the old D3 RLAH. Any of those items could have been found legitimately but you had the option to buy it from other players who just got lucky with a drop. Again, the choice belonged to the consumer. We aren’t being forced to do anything in order to enjoy more of this game. This is why I’m not understanding your perspective.

What if there are not only 1 but 2 persons in a household who want to play the game. Let's say a bigger brother and a little brother or a father and a son.

Why would they put a price on something no one sees as necessaryand no one would buy while people would make a PR shitstorm out of it. I think a company like Konami knows better than you and me How to make money.

I definitely agree with that scenario. It is definitely a valid point. I don’t have much of a comeback unfortunately other than the game is priced fairly reasonably and even better on sale. Lots got it for $26 or so. Not too bad I think.


Fair enough.


On a different topic though.. I found this hilarious:



It reads "KJP Forver" so Kojima Productions forver and the deigner and director are getting cussed at.

P.s.: Not really a kojima fanboy but it takes some balls to do what the guys did. It could cost some ppl their job.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-02-26-it-looks-like-konami-staff-left-a-secret-message-in-metal-gear-survive
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