It doesn't really come as a surprise, but Monster Hunter: World won't have loot boxes or microtransactions. Yay! We're particularly happy about that because it means we won't have to set aside the time to moan about them when the game launches early next year.
Speaking to GameSpot, series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto reckons loot boxes wouldn't be a good fit for the latest instalment in Capcom's creature-killing series. "I think that Monster Hunter has already built that kind of randomized, item reward into the gameplay," Tsujimoto explains. "You've already kind of got loot as a core gameplay aspect without having to shove a microtransaction version of it in."
Tsujimoto continues: "Our focus is on wanting to get people to play our action game and feel the kind of satisfaction that comes with the achievement you get with completing a hunt and getting rewards. We want people to have the experience that we've made for them rather than the option to skip the experience."
Well said.
[source gamespot.com]
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The fact that something like that didn't go without saying is very telling about gaming right now.
And I will reward them by buying it full price day one!
Excellent news, looks like I will be getting this one then.
Oh hey, some loot box news that isn't awful. I'll print it out and hang it up on my wall so I can gaze upon it longingly in a few years time when we all live in a post-apocalyptic, micro-transaction-laden techno-hell.
An excellent statement. Day 1
@johncalmc Funnily enough, "Microtransaction-Laden Techno-Hell" is the name of my next album.
Rewarding eh, what a novel concept. Destiny could learn from this.
Alright, excuse me while I get out my wallet to put down a pre-order.
@ShogunRok I want 1% royalties.
"It doesn't really come as a surprise ..."
Says you.
This is the first time that i will play Monster Hunter, also it's really awesome that you can play as Aloy.
It's really sad that we have to celebrate something like this. This is how all games should be, unless it's just cosmetic micro-transactions or something else benign like that.
This is more like it! Rewarding gameplay rather then sticking a dollar sign on everything, awesome!
Does seem that most loot box / microtxn games are made in the West, can't think of many Jap games where they do this awful practice.
Monster Hunter World is going to the top of my buy list.
Preordered.
I'm a long time Monster Hunter fan, but loot boxes would have made me seriously think about skipping this game.
@johncalmc lol yeah were gonna live in tiny cubicle apartments and will have to pay to open a door, turn water, flush the toilet or use a toaster or oven.
Round of applause and respect the Monster Hunter team and Capcom.
Good to hear. You are still not getting my money, Capcom.
If it's like the 3DS games, it'll get months of free DLC support. MH games are incredibly consumer friendly in that regard.
Day one
@Enuo You've said it all, man.
Stranges times, indeed...
THank goodness. I'm a huge Monster Hunter fan, but would have boycotted if loot boxes were added.
Great news, this shows how little everyone wants loot boxes, especially for games like this.
Since the core of the game is hunting down beasts and carving them for that rare drop that let you create armor and weapon, lootboxes would have killed the game.
I love this kick in the nuts to the big developers who defensie this crap.
That's the way to do it.
For whatever reason my mind shot to the announcement of The Division not having microtransactions as well as the fact they've also been patched into games like Destiny in the past. Call me negative, but all it requires is for some higher up at Capcom to decide otherwise and all this means nothing.
@Futureshark
Thats because they make so many gacha games they dont need to suck money from these players, since they already blow it on Fate/Valkyrie Connect/Heroes and the like
@sinalefa What could we do to chance your mind?
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