Microtransactions: Selling in-game content for real money

[Norfindel]

I think that people is free to waste their money in whatever they see fit. As long as the base product is good, and paid content don't gives advantages, i don't care in what others use their money.

[Kalash]

Paying for UMS maps is just mental, Dota was a fine map (i didnt like the map but still is a great map) and maps should not be charged, i know blizzard say Dota wouldnt qualify for being placed on the market but still, if they want to sell something, they should sell Mods, even thought i dislime the idea, as a map maker myself i just cant imagine selling those stuff community makes things for community for free.

[ArcherofAiur]

What if Blizzard came out with a microtransaction that for 10 dollars allows you to watch replays with friends?

And if later they came out with another one that for 10 dollars allows you to use voice chat for B.Net?

And later a name change service for 10 dollars?

[spychi]

@post above
and if someone will think: ok I have spent few hours on that map, not really worthy money, I will allow to dl it for free" you will still stand with your point?

What if Blizzard came out with a microtransaction that for 10 dollars allows you to watch replays with friends?

that is the most stupid idea I have ever heard
replay feature will be one of those many things for free at battle.net 2.0 it won't be for money, Blizzard is not stupid to milk money on such obvious battle.net features*

bah * on any battle.net features
I talked with Xordiah and she said: BATTLE.NET 2.0 will be free!!111111oneoneoneoen

[ArcherofAiur]

Mmmhhhh
and say you wanted to change your charectors name? Would Blizzard ever charge for that?

[newcomplex]

On the subject of whether or not Blizzard will lower the quality-to-price ratio, let me ask you this

would 6 of these



be equal to the same product quality as this

wotlk sold for 40$ on release day.


I would know, I bought it.

so 4 of those lol.

Mmmhhhh
and say you wanted to change your charectors name? Would Blizzard ever charge for that?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_slope

I mean, you have a tiny semblance of logical basis from going to Namechanges->realm transfers-> facechanges-> factionchanges-> racechanges->pets->Epics.

But going from

WoW epics->Payed replay options is nothing short of stupidity.

I mean, look at this mother fucking pool. 60% of the community supports payed content. From a blizzard perspective, pets were a very logical thing to add to the game. I'm sure 60% of the WoW community would have been 100% ok with pets and the remaining 40% wouldn't ragequit because of it. So blizzard gets cash and the people who want pets get pets, and the majority of the community wants it.

Even going from pets->epics is a logical fallacy, because your assuming that the general community perspective on that is equivelent to that of pets. Which is not true.

Ironically, it seems like the people who actually play wow (and are effected by the change) are the ones who bitch about it the least.

btw I do not play wow anymore, quit like half a year ago. I have the sense to realize I simply got bored of it though, instead of some drastic wrongdoing on blizzards end.

[Hamshank]

considering they're making 2 expansions I doubt we'll see small ad on

[spychi]

Mmmhhhh
and say you wanted to change your charectors name? Would Blizzard ever charge for that?

lol, I don't want to change my nickname and I never will, it's always the same
or spychi or spychi88, no other nickname

http://www.google.pl/#hl=pl&source=h...d778c84ded9465

[ArcherofAiur]

Too be fair I dont think microtransactions in and of themselves are a bad thing.


For instance i think rewarding players for giving to charity is a great idea.

[Triceron]

I'm taking Spychi8