We had the chance a decade ago and we screwed it up. Which brings me to my point: This is the “vote with your wallet” moment, and we are going to fail. It will drive away old fans, it will fail to convert new ones, and all because a small subset of high-paying “whales” (to use the industry’s nomenclature) get guns that shoot better than the rest of us. More than DLC, more than season passes, this latest trend has the potential to cause real damage to games, to ruin entire swathes of the industry. Loot boxes aren’t the proper solution in most cases, though. It’s not that I don’t know why loot boxes are an attractive option, nor that I’m unsympathetic to publishers trying to figure out where to go next. Games are expensive, the $60 price tag hasn’t increased in years, and monetization is hard-doubly so as the industry’s previous golden goose of season passes dies a slow death. After much outcry, this system was rolled back and will eventually be replaced with the old 2X booster. For Forza Motorsport 7, Microsoft tried to replace this with five limited-use VIP cards, good for 25 races total, where credits would be doubled. Basically, those who bought VIP in previous Forzas would always earn twice as many credits per race-a permanent paid booster, basically. Microsoft also briefly killed the old VIP system. The game was actively designed to be worse in order to cram in loot boxes. And an announcer that urges you to purchase said Prize Crates. This system was dismantled in Forza 7, replaced with Prize Crates and “Mods,” or limited-use cards that reward you for specific actions during a race.
Throttle Assist, anti-lock brakes, the optimal path for your car to follow) the more credits you’d earn and the more cars you could purchase. Forza Motorsport 7 ($60 on Amazon) used to feature a difficulty-based reward system.
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