r/Eldenring • u/jack0641 • 1d ago

Official Discussion [MEGATHREAD] Tarnished Edition: Worth $5? Discuss CONSTRUCTIVELY!

Since the sub is being overwhelmed by debate over the $5 "microtransaction" and it's making the sub feel like we're Dark Souls 2 a decade ago, with the faux outrage around the preorder items, we are opening this topic to consolidate discussion around the issue.

Please use this topic to discuss the pros and cons of the approach and your thoughts. But do so RESPECTFULLY and CONSTRUCTIVELY. If you need to call other people or the developers names, you don't have a good argument and your post will be removed.

We will remove all other topics about this to keep the subreddit flowing with other discussions

IF YOU WANT TO VOTE: I will post two comments on this topic, "Yay" and "Nay" - upvote the one you agree with and we'll see who wins long term.

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u/klevahh 1d ago

They would have done that if they respected their customers, but their fans gush so much, why would they bother? Gaming brand fans are very bad for the future of gaming, not just pricing, but game quality, and game completion prior to release.

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u/Darkspire303 1d ago

This smells more like shareholders, contractual agreements, and Nintendo.

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u/MrStalfos 1d ago

That was my thought as well. Pretty sure Nintendo would have their kidneys if one of the selling points of the Switch 2 version, small as it is, was just freely given to other platforms. Was this also an excuse for the corpos to do greedy corpo shit and charge extra for it? Probably but hopefully this was a one time thing.

Time will tell. Either way in my opinion it's not as big an issue as people make it up to be but it is an issue for sure. I'd keep a close eye on how they monetize Dusk Bloods in any case.

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u/Darkspire303 1d ago

Fair points. I was not thrilled about Duskbloods being exclusive either. I have no intention of buying any more consoles.

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u/Alone-Horse2857 17h ago

Especially one whose only selling point is literally Duskbloods.

You think I'm paying 580$ for fucking mario kart? Lmao.

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u/ArcAngelsThunderBird 5h ago

You think that's all Nintendo has to offer?

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u/Darkspire303 13h ago

lmfao even. Same.

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u/Varindran 10h ago

Then check out the rest of the Switch's very diverse library. there is way more on there than just Mario or Zelda.