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Hey guys, just a reminder to please keep things civil and be respectful of other people's opinions, even if you may disagree. Thanks
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Would that user be Hematite, by any chance? (That's his Relic Castle username, I don't know if it's the same on Reddit) That idea's one of my favorites, it's such a great blend of gameplay and personality in Pokemon!
I really cannot remember the username, since I usually don’t focus on usernames while leisure-reading on Reddit. I'd credit the user if I could remember.
I was actually just thinking of that post the other day! The specific comment is here.
I have yet to see any reason why Game Freak/The Pokémon Company International/Nintendo does OR does not care about fans. I have yet to see ANY evidence to indicate that there is a unified FANBASE that they have to listen to. We are not unified in what we want and there will never be a unified voice for them to listen to.
I think we should all take a moment to be thankful for what we have. We are part of a fandom that for now only has to pay $40 per game at time of release. We have no paid DLC. We have no micro-transactions. We have literally nothing to do except sit back and grind these games to our hearts content.
Based on conversations we are hearing from the devs, we might very well be at the last generation of Pokémon games that doesn't have a monthly fee. Look at what happened to EA with Battlefront II. We could be getting to a point where you get one option for a Starter unless you Pre-Order the Special Limited Starter edition. Want more Pokéballs, pay $0.99 for a basic, $1.49 for an Great ball, and $1.99 for everything else. Want to earn a badge? Grind for 60 hours or pay $9.99 to access the Gym. I'm looking at the state of the games right now and I foresee a possibility of this happening.
I plan to continue to speak with my wallet for the Pokémon franchise. I know that TCPi doesn't care about me, just my money.
This has been true of the franchise since Gen 1 - Japanese Blue then Yellow. Kind of a definitive edition for those who have yet to pick the generation up at all, but for those who have already played it in its earlier versions, there's not much incentive to get it too. (Which reminds me, I never did finish Yellow or Crystal back in the day.)A game people had already played with minor differences
It has been true since Yellow, but I'd argue in Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, Platinum and BW2, none of them were on consoles capable of DLC. There was a need for these updated games, because the capabilities of the consoles couldn't allow for DLC updates. The game carts themselves could be modified a little, in the case of RSE and the Pomeg berry glitch. With the advent of the 3DS and DLC, Pokemon fans came to expect that the released game were the sole and final product, especially in the case of XY which didn't receive a third game. To many people it looked we had hit the end of the need for third versions with minor updates or improvements, so when USUM came around the expectation was that USUM would deliver far more than a mere DLC could, and that it would be a full-priced game worthy of the price.This has been true of the franchise since Gen 1 - Japanese Blue then Yellow. Kind of a definitive edition for those who have yet to pick the generation up at all, but for those who have already played it in its earlier versions, there's not much incentive to get it too. (Which reminds me, I never did finish Yellow or Crystal back in the day.)
This notion that paid DLC is evil is unwarranted if you look at Nintendo. Mario, Zelda and Fire Emblem have handled it very fairly, and having to pay $40 for a "new" game like USUM is by far a worse option. Pricing aside, not everyone wants to replay a game just to get to the new content.Arcalargo said:We are part of a fandom that for now only has to pay $40 per game at time of release. We have no paid DLC.
True but ironically I remember that many people wanted a Z version and were disappointed when that didn't come to be.It has been true since Yellow, but I'd argue in Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, Platinum and BW2, none of them were on consoles capable of DLC. There was a need for these updated games, because the capabilities of the consoles couldn't allow for DLC updates. The game carts themselves could be modified a little, in the case of RSE and the Pomeg berry glitch. With the advent of the 3DS and DLC, Pokemon fans came to expect that the released game were the sole and final product, especially in the case of XY which didn't receive a third game. To many people it looked we had hit the end of the need for third versions with minor updates or improvements, so when USUM came around the expectation was that USUM would deliver far more than a mere DLC could, and that it would be a full-priced game worthy of the price.
I'd agree with you if I was asking for a lot, but all I'm asking for is competent game design in exchange for my money.You cannot have everything you want in life.