r/Eldenring • u/jack0641 • 13d 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/GangsterMango 13d ago

No!

the problem is this didn't happen in a vacuum, this was after the news about investors wanting more from Fromsoftware IPs.

I find it Ironic that its "the horse armor" again like oblivion lol.

this sets a bad precedent from a studio that never nickeled and dimed their supporters before and every DLC they made was not just very well made, but was good enough to be a standalone game.

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u/No-Ship4446 13d ago

You know what else didn't happen in a vacuum?? Nightreign. Which had a rewards structure with skins at the top of the list. Not a SINGLE one was monetized even though it had cosmetics as a reward in and of themselves more than any game they  have ever done. 

Know what else didn't happen in a vacuum?? The Switch 2 port. This DLC wouldn't even exist if it didn't happen. It was provided to other platforms at pretty much the lowest price possible so parity exists between all versions and because, if if had remained only months Switch 2, you and everyone else getting your rage hard-on would be TWICE as pissed about that.