supercoupe91 wrote:

Stormy wrote:

I actually hope they do this. I'd love to see new content. If I have to pay for it, well, fair enough IMO.

She wasn't wishing, they actually released that lol.

Yeah I know, I meant I hope TfB/Activision does it with Spyro as well. New Spyro levels would be awesome.

Oh ok my bad. While that would definitely be cool, I really doubt it would happen since a lot more would go into making a Spyro level than Crash. I would think they would save their creative mojo for a future game.

Stormy wrote:

Aura24 wrote:

The original unreleased Stormy Ascent level, and a new level called Future Tense, free DLC.

I actually hope they do this. I'd love to see new content. If I have to pay for it, well, fair enough IMO.

She wasn't wishing, they actually released that lol.

Yeah I know, I meant I hope TfB/Activision does it with Spyro as well. New Spyro levels would be awesome.

Aura24 wrote:

Stormy wrote:

What kind of DLC does Crash have?

The original unreleased Stormy Ascent level, and a new level called Future Tense, free DLC.

I actually hope they do this. I'd love to see new content. If I have to pay for it, well, fair enough IMO.

She wasn't wishing, they actually released that lol.

Stormy wrote:

What kind of DLC does Crash have?

The original unreleased Stormy Ascent level, and a new level called Future Tense, free DLC.

I actually hope they do this. I'd love to see new content. If I have to pay for it, well, fair enough IMO.

What kind of DLC does Crash have?

The original unreleased Stormy Ascent level, and a new level called Future Tense, free DLC.

Swaffy wrote:

If Spyro Reignited has loot crates (aka pitiful gambling) and/or microtransactions then I will immediately SELL the game and call it quits.

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Just be sure to check your outrage meter.  There are games that have cheap micro-trans tricks that don't ruin the experience at all.  It bothers me that because a there are some games that really abused micro-transactions that means ALL MICRO-TRANSACTIONS ARE BAD.  There are several games that have short-cut time savers that don't intrude on the gamer's experience very much at all, and as a result, (provided its a quality game) sells well and is received well.

Especially considering it's really all about how our gamer journalists are wanting to draw attention.  Don't be outraged because of an accusatory headline of an article on Kotaku.  Be outraged because you saw the facts and details of something and you truly disapprove of.

I'm not in defense of potential micro-transactions in a Spyro game, I just understand the reality of the industry.  One of the reasons why the 3D platformer/collect-a-thon game genre hasn't been around as much is because of lack of ways to profit from the game model.  It became a risky investment for publishers.  I'm willing to give way to possible alternative monetization of the franchise provided it's done ethically and doesn't intrude on the overall experience of what we expect and gives us more colorful adventures involving dragons, rhynocs, and magic that captures my imagination and love for these cartoon characters.  That's all I want.

If Spyro Reignited has loot crates (aka pitiful gambling) and/or microtransactions then I will immediately SELL the game and call it quits.

and it doesn't mean there will be micro-trasactions in the games

If Spyro Reignited has loot crates (aka pitiful gambling) and/or microtransactions then I will immediately SELL the game and call it quits.

classic Spyro is from the days when there were no microtransactions or DLC or lootboxes or anything in games - you purchased the game, you had the game. nostalgia glasses are fueling a lot of the hype surrounding the Reignited Trilogy.

the classic Spyro fanbase also has an insanely rabid subset that vandalizes Wikipedia articles and screams at Skylanders fans just in the small hope that doing either of those things will bring back the classic series.

it wouldn't be a good idea for them to put extra monetization options into these games, no matter how well the base products sell.

I agree.  Buy they will try.  Activision wants to give us games we will buy.  They have succeeded here.  The next step is for them to try and get as much revenue from it as possible.  Doesn't mean they'll stop making games we will like, and it doesn't mean there will be micro-trasactions in the games that make use hate the model.  But they will do something that stretches out from simply 'make a game people want to play'.  Direct sales from the quality of the game was how the game industry worked in the late 90s.  It's not how it works anymore.  If our opinions about quality games without micro-transactions should be the profitable way that publishers release games, then why are those games a dying breed?  I feel like if I as an individual want to play a game with Spyro in it that was made in 2018, I have to be prepared for DLC and extras that aren't pro bono.

We've seen in the last year the market react to the backlash of current loot box mechanics, and some countries outlawing them completely because they get categorized under gambling.  Spyro will not have any of these because, yeah, the backlash would bring the hype to a halt.  I'm thinking more outside the box.  I wonder what ways Activision could possibly gouge us for money, and the scariest thing about it, how could they do it and still make us happy?  And if the answer is no, then I don't think Activision would have traveled down this road if there weren't options for them.

the classic Spyro fanbase also has an insanely rabid subset that vandalizes Wikipedia articles and screams at Skylanders fans just in the small hope that doing either of those things will bring back the classic series.

it wouldn't be a good idea for them to put extra monetization options into these games, no matter how well the base products sell.