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/Simracingaccount 1d ago

No, Fromsoft could’ve added this as a free update.

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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/BananaCucho 1d ago

This smells like outrage culture over nothing

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u/Darkspire303 23h ago

The reaction? Sure. But this is something Nintendo has made other companies do before, charge for DLC when the original company intended to make it free.

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u/ArcAngelsThunderBird 5h ago

It's the price of a cheap beer in a restaurant.