:Cat: (npub1dkf…z4wz) Lemme jump in here with some more context of this BS they pulled in Monster Hunter as well. I'm guilty of owning World and Rise as well as the extensions, but I think there are a few things that kept the MH and RE fanbase quiet(er).
MH World and Rise were complete enough, but the stink of limited character (re)creation was always there. Here's the funny thing though. Since our save data is local, it is possible to modify all of our characters' visual data by modifying the save data. They sell character edit vouchers, so you have LIMITED character editing in a single player game. The fact that Crapcom never went after this mod is quite interesting, perhaps they knew they couldn't risk the bad PR since I'm sure they could bully and then pressure a legal case of impeding sales. I never liked it, but the game was complete and customizable enough that I think most people just turned to mod support and never really said anything.
Fast forward to MH Rise, there was some more sentiment about how hard Crapcom was pushing microtransactions. Not huge though, and not enough to stop people from buying them or even buying the game entirely. The same character edit voucher is still in the game but I think very few people wanted to recreate their characters anyway.
But now in DD2, look where the slippery slope has gotten. This is beyond just "a microtransaction," this is fundamental, game-function scumbaggery.
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