This is quite a funny story: Sony, as you know, has arranged a seven day exclusivity window for all Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 content, which means that the PlayStation 4 is currently the only console you can buy microtransactions for the first-person shooter. Set to roll out next week on other systems, you can now pony up real cash for the imaginatively named COD Points, which allow you to purchase Nebulium Plasma in Zombies and cosmetic items from the Black Market.
Of course, people are fuming, namely because it takes an eternity to grind through Black Market tiers – and, surprise, the microtransactions speed up the process. To be honest, we’ve been reading through how Call of Duty’s monetisation scheme works, and it just sounds so complicated. Like, it’s only ever cosmetic stuff up for grabs here so the game isn’t becoming pay-to-win or anything like that, but it feels like you need a degree to understand this stuff lately.
We suppose the bottom line is that, right now, there’s just a bunch crummy cosmetic customisations up for grabs, so either ignore them and continue enjoying the game – or vent your spleen in the comments section until you feel better. The fact that this stuff is timed exclusive to the PS4 for a week is hilarious, though. Proper hilarious.
[source eurogamer.net]
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Nothing makes me feel more honoured than being given the opportunity to spend money 7 days early. Absolute nonsense.
For the wallet.
OH MY GOD I CAN BUY DIFFERENT COLOURED THINGS A WEEK EARLY!!!!
that will teach those XBOX players, LOL SoNyFoReVeR!!!!!!
(in case you can't tell that was sarcasm)
Whoever dreamed this up is a horse's ar... mour.
It’s not a terrible system...but I wish it would have a ton of items that I could select from to buy like the U4 multiplayer.
Now brings up the question would the review scores been so high if these were in the game to begin with.
That dude looks just like the one you see in the ads for Clash Royale or one of those mobile games.
That subheadline. I like it.
Well Sammy it did get a nice high grade here. Nice to see them fool the reviewers by patching in the microtransactions. 😜
@Flaming_Kaiser They aren't the first and wont be the last. It's becoming all too familiar.
This and review embargoes exist for a reason. Alas, none of them are there to help the customer.
@Flaming_Kaiser and here I am playing God of War and unlocking everything in game 😁😁😁
That's amazing 😂
''Buy it on PS4, so you can buy more stuff early!''
Christ.... Gaming's becoming ridiculous! 😁
Update the score to reflect the microtransactions in game. I'm glad I waited so that I can give it the proper score of mediocre. Screw Activision.
What a load of CODpieces
Wow, just wow. That's ridiculous. The other consoles have an advantage here. It also sounds balanced for MTs, which makes me considerably less interested than I was before in the game. I'm not sure what to say except COD is starting to feel like a scourge of the industry. A $60 game should have nothing balanced for MTs regardless of whether it's cosmetics or not.
@nessisonett it's all "player choice" and all that lol
@Flaming_Kaiser I knew the micro transactions were coming, and even if they were implemented at launch, they wouldn't have changed the 9/10 score I gave it.
@LiamCroft I don’t really know how to take that statement. That an element of the game would not be regarded in a review score, doesn’t seem right.
@OmegaStriver They're cosmetic items that don't effect gameplay whatsoever.
@LiamCroft I’d argue those are still important though, and the idea they’re okay to affected by MTs of a load of bull we’re letting publishers feed us. Personally, I think if cosmetics are at all balanced towards MTs, it should affect the review, but I’m not the reviewer and the review isn’t mine.
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