Crystal Dynamics has confirmed that, as of right this moment, it’s eliminated the controversial XP and useful resource boosters from Marvel’s Avengers’ in-game retailer, because it takes the “first step in rebuilding [players’] confidence”. A couple of weeks in the past, the title attracted immense ire from its group, after it launched microtransactions which sped up the speed of development.
Subsequently, followers dug up plenty of interviews from final yr, the place the developer categorically acknowledged that it could solely ever monetise cosmetics, like costumes and outfits. Moreover, earlier within the yr, the Californian workforce made the controversial choice to nerf XP development, finally paving the way in which for these microtransactions to be launched.
“We apologise for not responding sooner to your issues concerning the addition of paid consumables within the [in-game] Market,” an announcement posted on social media stated. “We launched them as an choice for an evolving participant base, and didn’t see them as pay-to-win since they do not supply energy immediately.”
It continued: “After contemplating your suggestions, we’ve determined that by the tip of right this moment, we are going to take away Hero’s Catalysts and Fragment Extractors for buy. They are going to proceed to be earnable rewards and people already owned are nonetheless usable. We hope that this may be step one in rebuilding your confidence in us as a workforce.”
To be trustworthy, we’re struggling to not really feel a bit of cynical right here. For instance, the microtransactions have been stay lengthy sufficient for Crystal Dynamics to observe the variety of folks buying them, and possibly the developer’s finally determined that the income they’re producing isn’t value all the dangerous publicity.
The workforce should be sick to the again tooth of this mission, although – it simply appears to lurch from one catastrophe to a different. Subsequent up on the discharge’s roadmap is Sony’s platform unique Spider-Man growth, which is virtually assured to trigger chaos among the many title’s remaining group. We wager Sq. Enix wished it might flip again time and bail on the contract it signed with Marvel.
