Whiskeyomega@kbin.social to PC Gaming@kbin.social · 1 year agoDota 2 is moving away from the battle pass model as Valve says there are better uses of dev time and most players 'never buy' one anywaywww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up132arrow-down1external-linkDota 2 is moving away from the battle pass model as Valve says there are better uses of dev time and most players 'never buy' one anywaywww.pcgamer.comWhiskeyomega@kbin.social to PC Gaming@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
The studio is shifting away from battle passes to release more varied content at a more regular pace.
minus-squareJulian@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoFunny thing is, valve invented the battlepass, and now that almost everyone else is using it, they’re getting rid of it.
minus-squarethingsiplay@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoValve also “invented” the Free to Play model with loot boxes and showed on large scale how much money one can make with it, if I’m not mistaken.
minus-squarerastla@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agowith the difference being that they didn’t lock any gameplay content behind payments. only cosmetics
Funny thing is, valve invented the battlepass, and now that almost everyone else is using it, they’re getting rid of it.
Valve also “invented” the Free to Play model with loot boxes and showed on large scale how much money one can make with it, if I’m not mistaken.
with the difference being that they didn’t lock any gameplay content behind payments. only cosmetics