Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@DarthNocturnal Loot Box: Battlefront II? No thank you

So, looking ahead into early November, we have 5 games releasing:
Farming Simulator
Sonic Forces
Heroes of the Monkey Tavern
Doom
Snipperclips Plus (Technically DLC, but it's a physical release so I'm counting it.)

This is nice because there's something for everyone. Farming Simulator for people who like laid-back games, HOTMT for people who like RPG's/Dungeon crawlers, Sonic Forces for people who like platforms, Snipperclips for people who like Co-op/puzzle games, and Doom for people who like FPS'.

@DarthNocturnal It doesn't. But I just dislike the way they handle everything. If you spend an extra €60 day one on loot boxes, you have a massive advantage. The way the game shows your opponent's (legendary) star cards whenever they kill you... yuck... Doesn't feel like I'm buying a game anymore, feels more like an expensive gambling machine made to make EA more money.

I was looking forward to a single player Star Wars campaign, but I'll be skipping one. All of my friends were burned by the first game, and none of them are getting this one. At least I have EA's other single player Star Wars game to look forward too! ...oh wait, never mind.

@Scrummer Don’t forget Skyrim. Nor L.A. Noire... and Resident evil... RIME.

I think eventually all the massive 3rd parties will use the new Activision patent tactic in their multiplayer games.

No loss for me if we don't get Battlefront 2. It basically looks like Battlefield 1: Star Wars Edition.

That seems to be a problem with shooters lately. It's hard to come up with new gimmicks to separate your game from the rest. Maybe I just think that because most shooters bore me, aside from stuff like Splatoon 2 and PUBG.

They say all that, dude, but rarely does it play out that way. Most of us posting here have been around the block a few times and played quite a few games: that post-beta stuff is just PR talk and literally mostly just "stuff." At the bottom of the pile still lies a game close to release that EA wants to sell millions and millions of copies of: they're going to tell us anything we want to hear at this point.

I played the beta. Wicked fun gameplay. Much better than the first. Graphics are absolutely amazing. It's a Star Wars fan's dream. But I ain't buying it. Loot boxes are the modern bane of gaming and they need to go away. Micro transactions of all forms in games that have a sticker cost need to go away. Either make the game free-to-play and go wild with the micro transactions, or charge the consumer a flat price with the possibility of large, major expansion packs down the line. But 1.99 here and there in a game I already paid 60 bucks for is stupid and greedy and needs to die out.

Didn't buy Shadow of War either even though I'm one of the biggest Tolkien fans I know and freakin' LOVED Shadow of Mordor. Pains me a bit, but I'm stickin to my guns. Also didn't buy Destiny 2 even though I like the gameplay. I just won't stand for this crud anymore. (side note: I hear Destiny 2 sales are a bit disappointing? not sure if true - just forum fodder I saw somewhere else)

@rallydefault

Same. Huge Tolkein fan since having The Hobbit read to me every night when I was 6 years old. Not buying Shadow of War. Huge Star Wars fan (who isn't, right?). Not buying Battlefront II. Not buying Destiny 2.

Microtransactions, loot boxes, mandatory persistent online connections, entire $60 games built around nudging you to constantly spend more money...

Homie. Don't. Play that.

@rallydefault Destiny 2's sales are down by 50% compared to the first game (reportedly), but the game still sold millions anyway. If it was EA, Bungie would've been dissolved.

DOOM is now in the coming soon section on the UK eshop with a price of £49.99 (the same price as most Switch games) if anyone was wondering.

...Ok so the audio jack on the Switch still works while docked apparently...didn't think it would while connected to the TV...

@sanya_exe Good, do you now want to delete your rated R tweet lol!

@rallydefault The weirdest thing about all these loot boxes. They're always in games that will succeed regardless. Shadow of war was gonna sell,it has a fanbase that loved the first one and Star Wars. Well anything with the name Star Wars will make money. So it's pure greed at this point and it's sad to see people defend all these practices. But that's modern gaming for you.

Pffft, not like anyone really cares. xD
It's still my personal Twitter account, at least I didn't go Rated R on here. xD

@MsJubilee Yep, just look at how the media sometimes defends it - especially certain big sites out there. They often side on what the publisher says that it's due to the increasing costs in development and marketing of games. If it was the case then that $3.5 billion Activision made in a single year just from loot boxes and micro transactions alone would significantly cover any development costs for the next few years.

I don't like it either, yet if they make that much money then there's a market for them. I wouldn't leave that money on the table either.

However, I'm not sure how much brand damage can be quantified out of this. Because if the more loyal customers and buyers of your games stop thinking highly of you, that might cost you more in the long run, with a solid base of people no longer being vocal in their support.

So who knows? But I don't like the in game purchases, and I don't like that there are apparently enough people ok with them for these businesses to exist.

At least I'm not alone in this sense.

This generation of games with all the dlc and microtransactions can be blamed on the millennials.. [removed]. I don't spend my money on these things because i want them to end... the only things i find acceptable are free to play games and games that offer real expansion packs like the witcher 3. Like blizzard always did with their games. But if a company tries to nickel and dime me ill try to steal from them the same they try to steal from me.

[sub]@Inertiacreep Mind your language,
you've broken the rules quite a few times already - Octane[/sub]

@Octane So that word you removed in that context was a bad word? He didn't refer to anyone as being that.

@Spanjard Oh yeah.
Skyrim for people who love... Well, Skyrim.
L.A. Noire for people who love mystery.
Resident Evil for those who love horror/TPS'.
And Rime for people who like Open world games.

That's gonna be an awesome week for Switch TBH.

@Spoony_Tech It can be offensive in some countries, but this wasn't the first time he broke the rules. Anyway, if he has a problem with the edit, he can contact us directly.