Re: Free Game of Thrones: Kingsroad!

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 17:34 this Tuesday (GMT):

On Tue, 27 May 2025 08:38:44 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
wrote:
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On 5/22/2025 10:42 AM, Ant wrote:

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, 22 May 2025 13:20:28 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:

 

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3183280/Game_of_Thrones_Kingsroad/, but its reviews are mixed. :/

 

Despite everything else about it, I was willing to give this game a
chance... until I read this in one review: "heavy reliance on
microtransactions". (and also, "the most aggressively unethically
monetized game I have ever seen")

 

Yeah, no. I don't need that SORT of game. And I pick up a lot of the
shovelware on Epic games!

 
Damn it. Microtransactions? Argh. Too late. :(

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Free to Play tag, that means microtransactions.  Into the garbage it goes.

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It doesn't ALWAYS mean microtransactions... but it definitely leans in
that direction. I can't even argue against it; developers want to get
paid, after all. But too often the gameplay suffers because of the
microtransaction grind.
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Free-to-play is a warning of potential issues, not an indicator that
the game is bad. I'll happily play good free games. I'll even play
free games that use microtransactions, if they aren't too obtrusive.
But you do have to be wary.

Yeah, as long as the gameplay doesn't revolve around microtransactions,
it's playable. I'll still probably avoid it on PC though.
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