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Re: Rocket League Is Ditching Paid, Randomised Loot Boxes

MS7000

I know that people might disagree with me on this and that is fine, but although this is a good thing, it is not something I celebrate. All that has happened here essentially is that the gambling element has been removed, so that the microtransactions are protected against any potential gambling law changes. Not saying that is why Psyonix and Epic have done this as there are worse companies out there such as EA and Activision, but I am pessimistic to say the least that this was done for any reason other than a potential danger to profits...

Damn, the last few years of gaming have made me a "glass half empty" kind of person.

Re: SEGA to Showcase All-New AAA Title at Gamescom 2019

MS7000

@ZeroAbbadon Yeah, it is more of a wish than anything. The announcement did say it was for something brand new which has not been seen elsewhere, so it would also depend on whether they count Japan as being elsewhere or not.

If Sonic 2020, I am hoping for something similar to Mania than Forces.

Re: Poll: What Are Your Summer Gaming Habits?

MS7000

@Ralizah They're pretty good guidelines. To be fair, unless it is a Nintendo game (personal preference), I very rarely buy games as soon as they release, so more often than not I do get the games cheap. I think sales is ultimately what makes the problem worst because the temptation is there.

You are also right about buying games because you want them as opposed to hoarding, but I tend to find that some of the most interesting games I have played are games that I would not of thought twice about buying but only got them for sale/collecting purposes. Best example of this for me is the Yakuza series, because although I had heard lots of good things about the series, it never sounded like it would interest me even when I brought Yakuza 0, but now, I am so invested in the series (Almost got platinum for 0 and have got platinum for Kiwami 2, haven't felt the urge to return to Kiwami yet).

I might try to be a little more strict in the future though. =)

Re: Poll: What Are Your Summer Gaming Habits?

MS7000

@Ralizah This is pretty much me, although I think I am worse in that I do not even control my spending for games, so more often than not, my backlog grows endlessly. I think it also doesn't help that I prefer to complete games than just beat them, so I spend more time on some games than others.

Re: Persona 5 Royal Makoto Trailer Shows New Gameplay, Character Scenes, and Beastly Volleyball Skills

MS7000

@Porco On top of new areas and content there are also 3rd forms of personas, new/improved battle mechanics (ex. "Show Time" attacks), new social links, dungeons have been redesigned, new character and from what I can gather, partial rewrites of the story. It is a bit beyond the scope of DLC.

Now if you were talking about the Persona dancing games, I could sort of see where you are coming from. But P5R does not feel exploitative or anti-consumer to me. To be fair, it is all in how much individuals perceive the content to be worth.

Re: Ubisoft Under Fire as It Looks to Stop XP Farming in Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Story Creator Mode

MS7000

Before I comment I should probably say that I have never played any AC game so I could be looking at this wrong, but from what I have heard, Ubi sell an XP booster which gives 50% more XP permanently upon purchase. The fact that people are making easy quests for XP grinding honestly sounds like a balancing issue (perhaps intentional for monetary purposes) which perhaps Ubi should fix before any 'sanctions' against players.

Re: EU PlayStation Store Refreshes Today with a Tidal Wave of New Sales

MS7000

@GADG3Tx87 I will probably most likely invest in either a 4 or 6TB external soon, I am just waiting to find a good deal then I'll buy. I just find it crazy how much digital I have brought on PS4, though I blame that on the sales.

Part of me is worried about when the PS5 comes, because I know that will be backwards compatible, but I do not know if that extends to digital and if so, will moving hard-drives be seamless.

Re: Square Enix Confirms Live E3 2019 Showcase

MS7000

@Nyne11Tyme Yeah, I think realistically I gave up on the idea of a third game ages ago, but it would be nice if the team could come back together once more. I would like Cross to be re-released if nothing else because it was never available in Europe outside emulation. Then I could play through that properly.

Re: Reminder: Big Persona 5: The Royal and Persona 5 S Reveals are Coming This Week

MS7000

I am assuming Royal will probably be an updated P5 with extra content whilst P5 S will probably be the fighting game that will inevitably happen (Persona 5 Stadium? i don't know). Either way, I am looking forward to it, and to inevitably playing through P5 again.

@Yogsoggoth That doesn't sound bitter and spiteful. Not at all. I get that it can be monotonous to hear the same thing like a broken record, but that doesn't mean you should wish for others not to be able to enjoy something.