AggroChat #223 - Freemium Monetization

This week we are down half of our show, but weirdly enough ended up very close to our original line up from the first few AggroChat shows…  only missing Rae. We were concerned we might not have enough material for a show, but wound up only about 10 minutes short of our average which seems pretty good.  Tonight we talk about Monetization in Free to Play games and in part why some games it feels good to spend money on, and others it feels exploitative. This explores mobile games and mmorpgs as well.  From there Bel talks a bit about his experiences restarting with Monster Hunter World PC and how weirdly most of the progress was raising his skill and not necessarily his gearing. Kodra talks about his experiences with Mega Man 11 which leads to a discussion of this golden age of modern 2D side scrollers.  Finally we wrap things up with some discussion about Guilds of Ravnica and how it feels in a constructed and sealed environment on MTG Arena.

 

Topics Discussed

Free to Play Monetization Mobile Games Dragalia Lost MMORPGs Elder Scrolls Online Star Wars the Old Republic Neverwinter Monster Hunter World Skill Acquisition vs Gear Acquisition Small but awesome PC community Mega Man 11 Hollow Knight Shovel Knight Celeste Bloodstained: Circle of the Moon Retro Feeling Modern Games Guilds of Ravnica MTG Arena Sealed Play Constructed Play