Microtransactions: Selling in-game content for real money

[DemolitionSquid]

You so don't get it man. Everyone should do everything for the common good. Period.

Whatever, this isn't the place for this discussion. Just go watch more Star Trek.

[Shadow Archon]

You so don't get it man. Everyone should do everything for the common good. Period.

And because we are all human, I doubt that is ever going to happen.

[ArcherofAiur]

Darn natural selection and its conflicting agendas.

[DemolitionSquid]

And because we are all human, I doubt that is ever going to happen.

With that attitude, yes.

Its your fault we don't live like they do Star Trek.

I hope your mother is proud of you.

[newcomplex]

Who says that it "SHOULD" be free?

Because its blizzard.

I can buy IW ward games if I wanted to be charged ten dollars for a one hour bonus mission.

The reason why blizzard is so awesome is because they give us stuff for free. Thats a huge fanservice for us, and we totally thank them for it. But its not a total charity because now they have my devotion to pretty much buy any product they come out with with pre-orders, and CE the day it comes out. This is coming from the guy who pirates almost all his games.

I hope they don't loose this devotion and cheese out by releasing free bonus missions like they have for every single other RTS they have created with pay-for play DLC's.

I have nothing against video game companies being...companies. But to me, blizzard's niche on the market is making a gaming studio that will always give me insane quality games with amazing replay value for a low low price of 50$. That's a pretty fucking broad niche. It's also why they nearly doubled activisions earnings.
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and totally OT but

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That people would make video games for entertainment, not money.
That food would be grown, clothes tailored, and houses built for the greater good from a sense of unity, not profit.
That anyone could truly do anything they wanted for free and for personal and society fulfillment.

My desire in society is to be better then others, whether through money, looks, popularity, charm, family, faith, friends, connections, enslavement, iccup rating or genocide.

what now squid D:

I am not speaking just for myself, but also for every other human being on this planet.

I shouldn't have to explain this to a guy who goes ramboing into threads about Christianity going UR GOD IS A LIE D:
I am disappoint.

[sandwich_bird]

My desire in society is to be better then others, whether through money, looks, popularity, charm, family, faith, friends, connections, enslavement, iccup rating or genocide.

You're crazy but in any case your desire is fufiled because you can always be better in at least one of those category when comparing yourself to someone else. So what now?

[Nicol Bolas]

The reason why blizzard is so awesome is because they give us stuff for free. Thats a huge fanservice for us, and we totally thank them for it. But its not a total charity because now they have my devotion to pretty much buy any product they come out with with pre-orders, and CE the day it comes out.

See, I still don't see where you answered my question: "Who says that it SHOULD be free?" Blizzard once thought these things should be free, but they are free to change their minds in the future. And the only recourse you have is to stop giving them money.

for a low low price of 50$. That's a pretty fucking broad niche. It's also why they nearly doubled activisions earnings.

Um, the game that did that didn't cost $50. It costs $14.95 per month. So I don't see how you draw that conclusion.

This is coming from the guy who pirates almost all his games.

If you don't want to pay for games, don't play them. You don't get to steal them just because you feel like they're overpriced.

My desire in society is to be better then others, whether through money, looks, popularity, charm, family, faith, friends, connections, enslavement, iccup rating or genocide.

Which is apparently why you think stealing games is just fine.

I am not speaking just for myself, but also for every other human being on this planet.

People are better than you think they are. Despite so many forces in society that tells us to be selfish jerks, most people remain as they were born: kind and compassionate.

[ArcherofAiur]

High-quality-to-price is what made Blizzard. No other video game company places such an emphasis on long term over short term profit.

[Nicol Bolas]

I thought it was making great games that made Blizzard. You know, the same thing that made Valve, Konami, Nintendo, Bioware, and a dozen other great game developers. All of them provide high quality to price.

[Krikkitone]

Its your fault we don't live like they do Star Trek.

On Star Trek, writers dictate every thought and desire of every character as well as every event that happens in the universe. Also, on Star Trek the people don't live because they are never really real. (I really prefer existence)

For the OP

Everyone should do everything for the common good. Period

And that is what Blizzard does with microtransactions, because the common good Includes the good of Blizzard's employees and shareholders, they allow other people to help them contribute to the common good. Because of microtransactions, You can help a Blizzard employee enjoy a latte. That is a contribution to the common good.

So Paying Microtransactions=Common Good.
UNLESS
The microtransactions are for something that you don't want and that noone that you know wants, so you can contribute to the common good by not buying it for yourself or anyone else who doesn't want it and let Blizzard know in that way that they aren't serving your portion of the common good.... providing that information is a common good. (and then you get to get Yourself a gallon of gas with the money you save which is part of the common good)