Zoraptor Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Pft. Microtransaction based dialogue choices are the future, mere dlc is the past. Renegade/ paragon options at 0.50$ a pop, want to punch the Salarian/ Turian/ Asari councillors, $2 a pop. Far more potential for a paradigm shift in the market and symbiotically leveraging sales units whilst maximising returns.
Hurlshort Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 The pay for romance options pretty intriguing. You have the high end escorts like Miranda and the low end like the news reporter. I'm torn on Tali, she's weird, but I guess she fills a certain niche. 3
alanschu Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Bwahahaha. I may have to actually show this to some people.
AGX-17 Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 What about hipsters?What about them? I'm pretty sure EA and Microsoft aren't food carts or microbreweries (note my location.)
Bos_hybrid Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 The pay for romance options pretty intriguing. You have the high endescorts like Miranda and the low end like the news reporter. I'm torn on Tali, she's weird, but I guess she fills a certain niche. Mass Effect: 50 shades of RGB? You know what would be awesome? An open-galaxy space trading/piracy game in the ME universe. Search uncharted worlds for artifacts and resources. Smuggle red sand from Ilium to Thessia. Hire mercenaries and hope they don't betray you. Evade the Turian authorities. Buy and sell tidbits to information brokers. Get a letter of marque from the Alliance to disrupt Batarian slave traders. Help out Spectre or STG agents in return for access to cutting edge tech. It doesn't really play into Bioware's strengths as a studio, but I can't help but imagine the possibilities. A sandbox TPS/Space Sim (aka Precursors), would be very much welcomed. But I tend to feel that style would only be explored with an MMO. A straight space sim won't ever happen even if Star Citizen sells like gangbusters.
alanschu Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 I disagree with the last part. If Star Citizen sells like gang busters there'll be some experimental foray into the space. Whether or not it's successful is another story. A Privateer/Elite game in the universe would certainly be something different, however. It'd probably even work in a post-ME3 setting.
Nepenthe Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 The pay for romance options pretty intriguing. You have the high end escorts like Miranda and the low end like the news reporter. I'm torn on Tali, she's weird, but I guess she fills a certain niche. I'd have no issues paying to "romance" Miranda. [/multilayered innuendo] You're a cheery wee bugger, Nep. Have I ever said that? Reapercussions
HoonDing Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Miranda'd only be a high end escort with a paper bag on her head. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Nepenthe Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 I demand satisfaction. Handbags at dawn! You're a cheery wee bugger, Nep. Have I ever said that? Reapercussions
Raithe Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Why do I get the feeling someone is going back to watch all the episodes of Chuck where a certain someone is in revealing outfits? o O (And I'm not talking about Adam Baldwin....) "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Bos_hybrid Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Why do I get the feeling someone is going back to watch all the episodes of Chuck where a certain someone is in revealing outfits? o O (And I'm not talking about Adam Baldwin....) *cough* Dexter *cough* I disagree with the last part. If Star Citizen sells like gang busters there'll be some experimental foray into the space. Whether or not it's successful is another story. I was referring to just the ME franchise, not games in general. I would be surprised to see it as anything other than TPS/FPS games.
Nepenthe Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Why do I get the feeling someone is going back to watch all the episodes of Chuck where a certain someone is in revealing outfits? o O (And I'm not talking about Adam Baldwin....) Are there any other kinds of Chuck episodes? (Have the full series on blu-ray). :D You're a cheery wee bugger, Nep. Have I ever said that? Reapercussions
Raithe Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Are there any other kinds of Chuck episodes? hy do I get the feeling someone is going back to watch all the episodes of Chuck where a certain someone is in revealing outfits? o O (And I'm not talking about Adam Baldwin....) (Have the full series on blu-ray). :D There are Chuck episodes.. and then there are Chuck episodes.. "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
Calax Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Pft. Microtransaction based dialogue choices are the future, mere dlc is the past. Renegade/ paragon options at 0.50$ a pop, want to punch the Salarian/ Turian/ Asari councillors, $2 a pop. Far more potential for a paradigm shift in the market and symbiotically leveraging sales units whilst maximising returns. No no no... you don't do real money microtransactions. You make it a points system that NEEEVER quite manages to match up to a specific dollar value. 750 points for 5 bucks with 600 points being a specific choice unlock. Then you also lock the romances behind money, but if they buy the romances they only get the dialogue. The sex scene is tucked away for another few bucks, otherwise players are just left at "I wub you!" "I wub YOU!" *kissy face* and a fade to black. And Tali would be the most expensive romance/sex scene because she's got such a dedicated fanbase. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
TSBasilisk Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 You're thinking of the Paper-Bag Mask option for Miranda; that's $50. 1
Tale Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 I actually think I'd like a sort of build-a-game model. Where if I don't want romance options, I can buy everything else and only spend $45. It's nice because I get to save money for not being too interested and it's immediate feedback for developers and publishers. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
alanschu Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 You're thinking of the Paper-Bag Mask option for Miranda; that's $50. Oh, you were thinking Tali? We probably could have sold that for $1000+
alanschu Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 More seriously... I actually think I'd like a sort of build-a-game model. Where if I don't want romance options, I can buy everything else and only spend $45. It's nice because I get to save money for not being too interested and it's immediate feedback for developers and publishers. I think it's an interesting idea, but poses some challenges with infrastructure and delivery. There's undoubtedly the optics that would have some people upset. If a company were to try some sort of "buy them all, get a deal" type, I think there'd be some heat there too. That is, have the sum of all the parts be $70, but if you just buy "the game" it costs $60. I don't understand the people that are pissed at models like this in SWTOR and other F2P models, since it exists everywhere else in the world. Even if it was perfectly piecemeal, the integration of it all to make sure it's fair and so forth would be very challenging I think, and introduce some extra cost overhead. In an ideal world, I do think it'd be interesting to see how it plays out. It will provide some ammo for more flamebait crap (not that a dev should care), because even if romances sell 5000:1 over some "core" feature, someone's gonna get super defensive and fire off those cognitive dissonance defense mechanisms to assure themselves that what they like is the bestest, and what what other people like is wrong and lame. Despite the fact they got precisely what they paid for!
Malcador Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Would be funny to see discussions on the games, when people are talking about characters that others didn't buy. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Hurlshort Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 They actually shouldn't charge you to romance the news reporter, but afterwards you get hit with a virus, and you have to pay for a vaccine to cure your Space Tramp Debilitation, or STD for short. 1
Malcador Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 Or she shows up with a baby that's supposedly yours, if you're male. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Hurlshort Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 She shows up pregnant, but the dlc ends with the baby coming out looking like Garrus. 1
Malcador Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 And people say game design is hard. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
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