showtime Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 New game by Riot (makers of League of Legends). Looks like it has the game play of CS:GO, but has abilities like Overwatch. I'm not sure how I feel about this game at the moment, but I'm excited for it. Apparently, it is coming out this summer, so not that long of a wait. It will be free to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmad Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 A Riot games free to play game, who are owned by tencent. Nope. You'll need to buy a level up allowance for .99cents per level up or some nonsense. Not touching this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showtime Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 1 hour ago, SwoleXmad said: A Riot games free to play game, who are owned by tencent. Nope. You'll need to buy a level up allowance for .99cents per level up or some nonsense. Not touching this one. Isn't League of Legends free to play completely other than skins and other cosmetics that don't impact game play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmad Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 1 hour ago, showtime said: Isn't League of Legends free to play completely other than skins and other cosmetics that don't impact game play? I haven't played league in like 4 years so I can't say what they've recently done. https://www.businessinsider.com/redditors-explain-how-they-spent-thousands-of-dollars-league-of-legends-2015-3 https://esportsedition.com/league-of-legends/lol-microtransaction-madness-tencent/ But generally the game is so focused on you spending money you pretty much have to to keep up. Champions, skins, RP boosts etc. are locked behind a paywall and champions are how you progress/play the game so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showtime Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 25 minutes ago, SwoleXmad said: I haven't played league in like 4 years so I can't say what they've recently done. https://www.businessinsider.com/redditors-explain-how-they-spent-thousands-of-dollars-league-of-legends-2015-3 https://esportsedition.com/league-of-legends/lol-microtransaction-madness-tencent/ But generally the game is so focused on you spending money you pretty much have to to keep up. Champions, skins, RP boosts etc. are locked behind a paywall and champions are how you progress/play the game so. It's like that in every moba, except for Dota 2. Apex Legends is also that way - you can save in-game currency, but you still have to buy characters in order to play with them. We'll see how Valorant is, but for the most part League and Apex can be played without spending any money. You can use in-game currency to buy characters for both games. The thing that cost tons of money are cosmetics, skins, etc but those things don't impact game play, so they're not needed. I see what you're saying, though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naptownskinsfan Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 On 3/6/2020 at 9:53 PM, SwoleXmad said: I haven't played league in like 4 years so I can't say what they've recently done. https://www.businessinsider.com/redditors-explain-how-they-spent-thousands-of-dollars-league-of-legends-2015-3 https://esportsedition.com/league-of-legends/lol-microtransaction-madness-tencent/ But generally the game is so focused on you spending money you pretty much have to to keep up. Champions, skins, RP boosts etc. are locked behind a paywall and champions are how you progress/play the game so. This model has worked. EA was working to it hardcore until people had enough with Battlefront II, though for games that are marketed as "free to play" they can get away with micro transactions like these. Sure, there are some people who play these games enough where they make enough in-game currency to stay ahead of the curve, but they are banking off the average gamer wanting to keep up and spending a ton of money just to gear up. The average gamer usually has a couple hours to play a week and wants to at least be decent in the game. It started to work in the phone gaming industry and then carried over to console/PC games Personally, I've never bought any of that stuff except on The Old Republic, where I subscribed and used my cartel coins to buy the experience upgrades and a few pieces of gear here and there. I never thought that we should pay beyond the original amount for a game, but there's a huge market for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showtime Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 From what I understand there is no news of a console port coming out, which is probably good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showtime Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 Anyone else able to get into the beta? If so, how are you liking the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. bDoDDleS Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 5 hours ago, showtime said: Anyone else able to get into the beta? If so, how are you liking the game? Been playing a lot of it. Ready for ranked play TBH. But it kinda just makes me wanna play CS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyers0909 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 10 hours ago, showtime said: Anyone else able to get into the beta? If so, how are you liking the game? Finally got a code yesterday, haven't played it yet but will probably try it this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showtime Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 I didn't play much CSGO because I disliked it. However, I've been playing this and I love it. I really prefer this art style (Overwatch-ish) and it feels like the game runs much smoother for me. With all that said, I'm really really bad. I go negative almost every game I play lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevators_rule Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 11 hours ago, showtime said: I didn't play much CSGO because I disliked it. However, I've been playing this and I love it. I really prefer this art style (Overwatch-ish) and it feels like the game runs much smoother for me. With all that said, I'm really really bad. I go negative almost every game I play lol Same. I could never get into CS, but I've been having a blast with this game. I found CS to be a little too tactical and vanilla for my tastes; it quickly got boring after a game or two. The abilities in Valorant, however, really make it feel fresh each game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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