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Originally posted by Cassius_Smoke View Post
So the idea of ads on the hoardings, on the surface of the ring? For me, in a UFC/boxing/sports game, totally okay. It's one of the ONLY scenarios where real-world advertising actually INCREASES immersion and makes the game feel more like real life. But EA had to go make it part of the user interface too.
They just couldn't resist.
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Originally posted by Tobal View Postha wow, even if you throw the premium points out like candy and i only imagine getting any value if you 24/7 pop sock every battle pass... hope this dies as bad as Anthem, but that license alone is enough to print money for alot of whales.
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Originally posted by Cassius_Smoke View PostEA have backed down and removed the ads. Obviously knowing that it was ****ty.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...e-ads-to-ufc-4
It's becoming (if not already) a case of not just not pre-ordering games, but not buying them until three months after launch once all the post review patches are applied adding in all the crap they didn't want reviewers reviewing.
Originally posted by Lebowski View PostIf you don't buy cosmetics it seem you could play the game and all the battle passes without spending any more money on it, you can earn 6000 credits of premium currency if you compete the first 6 characters battle pass which are all free, (you get 1000 premium credits for completing a battle pass) so in theory you can open up every battle pass with the free credits you get from doing the first 6 heroes as you get 1000 back each time you finish one. you'd still have 6000 credits left when you finished all the heroes battle passes too.Last edited by MartyG; 07-09-2020, 12:35.
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Originally posted by MartyG View PostTesting the waters and seeing how much backlash they'd get.
It's becoming (if not already) a case of not just not pre-ordering games, but not buying them until three months after launch once all the post review patches are applied adding in all the crap they didn't want reviewers reviewing.
How long does it take to grind out a single battle pass? If it's anything like R6 Siege, grinding out a single operator takes months. I've managed to get enough R6 credits since R6 Siege launched to get one operator. So yes, technically you can get all the operators for free, if you dedicated your entire life to pursuing it.
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The UK Government wants your thoughts on loot boxes (Eurogamer)
You may remember that back in June, the UK Government announced it would launch a call for evidence on loot boxes in response to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee's inquiry into immersive and addictive technologies. Well, that's launching today - and is now open for submissions.
Announced via the UK Government website, the call for evidence seeks "the experiences of players and their parents or guardians as well as rigorous, high quality data and research from video games companies, academia, civil society as well as any other organisations with an interest in this issue." That means both players and game organisations can have a say on loot boxes - so if you want to write in through the player survey or feedback form, you can find the information on this page. You'll have until 22nd November to get all your thoughts down, as this is when submissions close.
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Originally posted by Cassius_Smoke View PostA pair of Canadian lawyers are going after EA.
https://kotaku.com/ea-accused-of-run...ste-1845444468
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So in Watch Dogs Legion, Ubisoft is letting you buy Operatives for real money: https://gamerant.com/watch-dogs-legi...otransactions/
Isn't the whole point of the game to recruit operatives?
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Originally posted by Asura View PostIsn't that how law works, though? Like if they find EA guilty of this, then it sets a precedent that others doing the same thing are guilty of the same act.
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