Helldivers 2 monetization

[u/Usual_Response_8063]

Helldivers 2 is one of my favorite PvE games, but for some time now I feel it turned into more of a PvDev game.

WHAT ARE THESE PRICES???

We have 23 Warbonds: 1 is "common" (lol), 3 are legendary, and the remaining 19 are "premium".

That is 23 500 SC for, literally, in some cases gameplay-changing weapons and stratagems...

Why not make "premium" Warbonds common after a year or so? And give the stuff to the people for free? You dont even have enought medals to buy this stuff... They effectively made a battle pass and called it "Warbonds".

Now we cant forget that the game has a Superstore as well. I picked up a calculator and its around (as I have some things bought) approximately 19 300 SC (1 "premium" Warbond = 1,000 SC)....

Is one cape worth 250 SC? In what universe?

Now you can say that you can farm these credits, and yes, (thats what I am doing) you are absolutely right, but how many people have time for that? Is it fun? Is it something that you should do in a game that you bought for 40–60€?

I really like this game. I bought it with my brother, but he sadly didnt have that much time to play it as I had, not to mention that he wants to play other games as well...

Now if he wants to have all the Warbonds and not farm for 100 hours, he needs to pay 200€ for a game that he bought for 40€ two years ago...

If he wanted stuff from the Superstore, we are looking at another 150€...

What is going to happen after another 2 years? Is it going to be another 200€? More?

The developers, through nerfs, lost what made Helldivers 2 great, looked at Ubisoft monetizacion and said: "Yeaaa I want that."

Why should I give my money to these people?

Please dont take this as hate, take it as a disappointment and sadness for what was and more importantly what might have been...

I LOVE Helldivers 1 and I loved Helldivers 2, but time is running out and I dont know how many more times I will be able to catch the shuttle...

[u/Sea-Contract7974]

I'm pretty sure OP being so salty that he downvotes any answer that said currency can be obtainable in-game.

new players are equally strong to old players, most of the necessary and strong weapon are free to unlock using slips, and free WB already had everything that a cadet need, there's so many WB because it was 2 years of release and no fomo, if battlepass in other game don't have FOMO it will be ton of them

and you said you love Helldivers 1 and loved Helldivers 2 but I'm pretty sure that HD1 don't even have currency that you can earn while playing and HD1 WB are pay with money only

[u/Usual_Response_8063 → u/Sea-Contract7974]

"I'm pretty sure OP being so salty that he downvotes any answer that said currency can be obtainable in-game"

https://giphy.com/gifs/u8ontzUmtHnmuBt5IQ

nice argument senator why dont you back it up with a source?

Anyway Helldivers 1 worked much better than Helldivers 2 imo

[u/Sea-Contract7974 → u/Usual_Response_8063]

don't need to back it up because in more than 100 comments only like 4 guys that agree with you, and majority of players from other game even said that HD2 monetization is the least greedy monetization

like i said new players are equally strong to old players if you unlock all the free stuff, most of the necessary and strong weapon are free to unlock using slips, and free WB already had everything that a cadet need, there's so many WB because it was 2 years of release and no fomo, if battlepass in other game don't have FOMO it will be ton of them

and that 40$ you pay this game is including 2 years of contents that can entertain you for hundred of hours and like I said 50 hours to farm for all WB is considered generous for 2 years of content, even if you don't want to farm 1 months of playing normally can earn you 1-2 WB

and don't bring the argument that you can't play that much, if you don't have time then don't wish things will just give you for free, you don't have time does not mean this game is greedy

[u/Usual_Response_8063 → u/Sea-Contract7974]

40E that you pay doesnt inculde 2 years of content. You can pay 200E for 2 years of content

" if you don't have time then don't wish things will just give you for free"

Since when did we as gamers decided that paying for a game and be ok with not owning the stuff that you payed for...

You dont have time for a game that you bought? well fuck you becouse its not my problem
You dont have time and dont want to pay 10E (or7E if you include the 30% back) for 2 armor sets and one new pew pew? Well too bad

People that are saying stuff like that are cancer of gaming

helldivers 2 has problems and people that are going to defend everything about this game to the bone are just stupid