There's nothing like a little confusion and crossed-wires to keep gamers on their toes. In an investor conference call yesterday, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello referenced the upcoming Star Wars The Old Republic MMO as "microtransaction-based."
"Other initiatives we've announced, for example the Star Wars online MMO, are mid-season games which are microtransaction-based," he said.
He then mentioned that more details on how this would work would be revealed in the February investors conference call, leaving it at that. EA has since responded to Shacknews regarding this information, saying that "no statements have been made about the Star Wars business model."
Apparently, this is all a big misunderstanding; it looks like we'll have to wait until February to find out for sure. In the meantime, let's speculate -- how do you think a microtransaction-based Star Wars MMO would do? Would you buy a light saber handle for $5?
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8:21 AM on 12.10.2008
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I'll take 5.
(inside, I'm in a office).
I agree. If microtransactions would replace the subscription fees that wouldn't be such a problem.
EA would probably have no problem charging everything though. People would still buy the stupid thing and EA will just keep getting away with charging more and more.
Excuse the type. I meant that I won't be "buying" this game, unfortunately.
I do not want micro-transactions. Why? Because I want the items in a game to be earned the old fashioned way... by actually playing the game.
I really want to play a Star Wars MMO that doesn't suck. But, if it's F2P and/or utilizes micro-transactions, I'll sadly have to pass.