Secert and Hidden Characters
DG1OA Wrote:
Hey, if micropayments are optional, then I don't see what the problem is. I still get to unlock stuff the hard way.
It'd be something else if micropayments became the only way to unlock characters, arenas, etc, all because of lazy players. Said lazy players were who I brought up in my previous post. Those people you brought up, on the other hand, seem to have a legitimate need for micropayments, but mostly because of those tournament-obsessed players. The tournament scene truly sounds sad, to me.
redman Wrote:
That sounds scummy as hell. I don't think you realize how much effort goes into organizing a tournament. You have to have multiple setups, all updated with the correct hotfixes/patches, and have every character unlocked, (which you had to beat MK9 to unlock two of them). Some organizers like KombatNetwork pay out of their own pocket for set-ups and that shit isn't cheap. Especially with MKX being on new gen hardware and consoles being up to $400 each that can take quite a toll. NRS is already giving them a harder time than necessary with Goro being a pre-order bonus. But you want to force them to spend more because they aren't "patient".
Good shit, dude.
DG1OA Wrote:
They always could allow players to unlock characters right away with money. Real money. Micropayment, in short.
That way, people from the tournament scene can waste money to get characters they'd get for free if they were more patient.
DjangoDrag Wrote:
The problem with super secret characters is NRS' embrace of the tournament scene. If the character is in the game then they need to be reasonably unlockable so TOs can have any entrant's potential characters available. But hey, in UMK3 hidden characters were unlockable in 5 minutes, so Im not sure what the big deal is. It's never been THAT difficult.
The problem with super secret characters is NRS' embrace of the tournament scene. If the character is in the game then they need to be reasonably unlockable so TOs can have any entrant's potential characters available. But hey, in UMK3 hidden characters were unlockable in 5 minutes, so Im not sure what the big deal is. It's never been THAT difficult.
They always could allow players to unlock characters right away with money. Real money. Micropayment, in short.
That way, people from the tournament scene can waste money to get characters they'd get for free if they were more patient.
That sounds scummy as hell. I don't think you realize how much effort goes into organizing a tournament. You have to have multiple setups, all updated with the correct hotfixes/patches, and have every character unlocked, (which you had to beat MK9 to unlock two of them). Some organizers like KombatNetwork pay out of their own pocket for set-ups and that shit isn't cheap. Especially with MKX being on new gen hardware and consoles being up to $400 each that can take quite a toll. NRS is already giving them a harder time than necessary with Goro being a pre-order bonus. But you want to force them to spend more because they aren't "patient".
Good shit, dude.
Hey, if micropayments are optional, then I don't see what the problem is. I still get to unlock stuff the hard way.
It'd be something else if micropayments became the only way to unlock characters, arenas, etc, all because of lazy players. Said lazy players were who I brought up in my previous post. Those people you brought up, on the other hand, seem to have a legitimate need for micropayments, but mostly because of those tournament-obsessed players. The tournament scene truly sounds sad, to me.
Not even gonna bother taking this any further, you proved your ignorance with this post.
NerveDamage Wrote:
Its not a matter of the individual unlocking it without micro-transactions. I myself have been a tournament player in past games and fully plan to be for MK X and I still enjoyed the story and the tower ect. ect. The issue lies in the hands of the TO's. Say I am holding a tournament of the vanilla version of the game (no dlc) but there is a secret character unlockable by doing certain tasks within the game. I would need to complete the task for each of the consoles being used. Now on top of all the other planning and effort that goes into holding a tournament it can prove to be tough. Especially if there is ever a last minute change where a console is not operating properly or a patch won't dl ect. Imagine having to beat MK 9 story on every console you used so you could have quan chi and CSZ available.
It's not a matter of being lazy just a lot of time and frankly kind of boring to have to beat the story say 10 times to have it on each console.
Blade4693 Wrote:
I understand some of them only play the game for tournaments, but I don't see why they couldn't just unlock the character the same way everyone else would.
I understand some of them only play the game for tournaments, but I don't see why they couldn't just unlock the character the same way everyone else would.
Its not a matter of the individual unlocking it without micro-transactions. I myself have been a tournament player in past games and fully plan to be for MK X and I still enjoyed the story and the tower ect. ect. The issue lies in the hands of the TO's. Say I am holding a tournament of the vanilla version of the game (no dlc) but there is a secret character unlockable by doing certain tasks within the game. I would need to complete the task for each of the consoles being used. Now on top of all the other planning and effort that goes into holding a tournament it can prove to be tough. Especially if there is ever a last minute change where a console is not operating properly or a patch won't dl ect. Imagine having to beat MK 9 story on every console you used so you could have quan chi and CSZ available.
It's not a matter of being lazy just a lot of time and frankly kind of boring to have to beat the story say 10 times to have it on each console.
Exactly. I basically said this yet he remains oblivious. (DG1OA not Blade)
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redman Wrote:
Exactly. I basically said this yet he remains oblivious. (DG1OA not Blade)
NerveDamage Wrote:
Its not a matter of the individual unlocking it without micro-transactions. I myself have been a tournament player in past games and fully plan to be for MK X and I still enjoyed the story and the tower ect. ect. The issue lies in the hands of the TO's. Say I am holding a tournament of the vanilla version of the game (no dlc) but there is a secret character unlockable by doing certain tasks within the game. I would need to complete the task for each of the consoles being used. Now on top of all the other planning and effort that goes into holding a tournament it can prove to be tough. Especially if there is ever a last minute change where a console is not operating properly or a patch won't dl ect. Imagine having to beat MK 9 story on every console you used so you could have quan chi and CSZ available.
It's not a matter of being lazy just a lot of time and frankly kind of boring to have to beat the story say 10 times to have it on each console.
Blade4693 Wrote:
I understand some of them only play the game for tournaments, but I don't see why they couldn't just unlock the character the same way everyone else would.
I understand some of them only play the game for tournaments, but I don't see why they couldn't just unlock the character the same way everyone else would.
Its not a matter of the individual unlocking it without micro-transactions. I myself have been a tournament player in past games and fully plan to be for MK X and I still enjoyed the story and the tower ect. ect. The issue lies in the hands of the TO's. Say I am holding a tournament of the vanilla version of the game (no dlc) but there is a secret character unlockable by doing certain tasks within the game. I would need to complete the task for each of the consoles being used. Now on top of all the other planning and effort that goes into holding a tournament it can prove to be tough. Especially if there is ever a last minute change where a console is not operating properly or a patch won't dl ect. Imagine having to beat MK 9 story on every console you used so you could have quan chi and CSZ available.
It's not a matter of being lazy just a lot of time and frankly kind of boring to have to beat the story say 10 times to have it on each console.
Exactly. I basically said this yet he remains oblivious. (DG1OA not Blade)
Ah I see, I didn't even think about it like that, those are really good points. That makes more sense, I wasn't thinking about all of the consoles that the tournament holders would have to unlock them on.
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