Excidium II
Self-Ejected
Why do people keep thinking they can get away with charging AAA price for those games?
Smite (Hi-Rez) and Paragon (Epic) are the competition.You have to admire the courage of Gearbox. They have one of the most popular franchises in gaming, with little competition and fans begging for more. So what to you do? Instead of making a sequel that you know will sell millions you decide to make a game thats part of already saturated market and you have this small company called Blizzard being your direct competitor. What could possibly go wrong.
Rockstar did better with GTA V, they bundled it with some shitty "DLC" that was automatically redeemed which made the game not eligible for refunds.
Battleborn is getting microtransactions this week
By Tom Sykes a day ago
For cosmetic items: premium taunts and skins
Gearbox has spoken previously about its plans to add microtransactions to Battleborn, and those plans come into fruition (well, partly) tomorrow, with an update that introduces the game's premium currency, Platinum.
From June 16, platinum can be used to purchase premium skins and taunts, though Gearbox is considering expanding this down the line to let you buy bank spaces, loadouts, or to boost your XP and credit earnings in ways that "do not affect actual gameplay". In comparison to Overwatch's mystery crate purchases, this doesn't seem too bad, given that you can buy these cosmetic items directly—although you will have to purchase Gearbox's Itchy-and-Scratchy-money in fixed 'Platinum Packs' to be able to pay for stuff.
Here's the exchange rate:
$1.99 for 230 Platinum
$4.99 for 700 Platinum
$9.99 for 1625 Platinum
$19.99 for 3500 Platinum
$49.99 for 9300 Platinum
A taunt will set you back 230 platinum, while a skin will cost 430. You can use the Steam wallet to fork out for Platinum Packs.
Gearbox includes a reminder at the end of the update post, that I think is worth reiterating.
"And remember: as we’ve said all along, we’re stuffing Battleborn with lots of free content across the board – five new, free heroes, competitive multiplayer maps, modes, and updates. Keep an eye out over the next several months as we have lots more content coming down the pipeline for those who own Battleborn."