Tekken 8's monitization makes OW2 seem very generous

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I just bought this game. Use to be a long time fan of the series growing up, but man it’s monetization is horrid! What the hell has happened to this industry?!

Basically charges insane amounts for skins. Charges for DLC characters, some of which are not even new, but returning characters from previous games. Imagine if OW2 made you buy Echo, Sigma, Baptiste etc… despite having them available in OW. On top of that, it’s not even a free-to-play game. The base price is $70 (I got it for $40 though).

Not sure how other games like League, Valorant or Fortnite compare to Overwatch as I’ve never played those. But to know that there’s something far worse in monetization than Overwatch is very shocking.

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People have been pointing this out from the very beginning, though. It’s the whole concept that many find objectionable on principle.

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agreed.
People complained about t8’s shop before it was even implemented.
And it was amplified on day 1

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This has to be on the top 10 list of most delusional things written on here this year.

Well, either that or you’ve never heard of, like, any other f2p game besides Overwatch, really.

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What’s delusional? That’s there’s something worse than OW or that I’m shocked by it?

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Fighting games are archaic which is why everyone is looking forward to Project L to bring new blood into the genre. The boomers are used to paying for dlc characters years after the fact and OG casuals know to wait a few years for the “complete” edition.

It’s wild.

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That you’re shocked by it.

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Why is that delusional? OW is like the only F2P game I play.

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I edited that in a few seconds after posting it :upside_down_face: turns out it was a good edit lol

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Yeah.
If you want to have that competitive edge of accessing the game and its characters early, you get the character passes :sob:
but if youre a casual who isnt attached to the game, why not wait?

Not me scrolling through melee weapons in valorant that are 25 bucks or MORE each

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Fighting games were possibly the original price gougers as far as video games are concerned. Gotta buy Super Street Fighter II: Hype Edition at full price to get the four new characters. Or on-disc DLC for Street Fighter X Tekken.

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I mean ya other games definitely do things worse. I mean i 1000% felt from the beginning halo infinite had the worst battle pass ever(even if it never expires) but i still view the overwatch battlepass as bad. Still very sad to see the state of gaming as a whole with everything being locked behind paying more money for it.

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I find both ow 2 and Tekken 8 shop horrendous.

Ow 2 ain’t generous. They use to sell heroes in the bp until Mauga exposed the pay to win problem.

To paraphrase a famous late night puppet dog:

“Saying overwatch 2’s monetization is more generous than Tekken is like poop telling vomit it sucks”