DLC and Microtransactions As Fast As Possible
Techquickie
·Techquickie
·2016-05-06
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1,022 words · ~5 min read
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it's probably pretty safe to say that most of us have experienced purchasing
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an anticipated game shortly after its release and then hunkering down to catch
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up on some serious play time just to be blown to bits by our friends who
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mastered the game weeks earlier have grown bored of it and only hopped on to
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punish us for fun well in the old 8bit
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days that would be the end of the story since whatever came with the box was
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what we were eternally left with but today thanks to the sweet weed internet
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and downloadable content Publishers can continue to Breathe new life into
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previously released products much to the Delight or sometimes dismay of their
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fans DLC content such as storyline
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extensions extra character packs equipment upgrades and skins usually
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range in price from nothing given freely in the form of things like basic Map
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Quest or item expansions to $20 or
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higher for expansive storyline content or bundles of other DLC commonly called
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season passes might not seem like much
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but when added up the sales from aftermarket content have actually
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created a multi-billion dollar industry with
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individual companies like EA reporting profits reaching 921 million in the last
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year alone outstripping all other
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digital Revenue assets including doubling their numbers for full game
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downloads wow wow so many DLC
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transactions for things like the aforementioned stat boosts or in-game
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accessories are usually cheap and don't necessarily expand a gamer's overall
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experience as much as provide them with an in-game virtual value so they've
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lovingly come to be known as microtransactions by The Gaming
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Community but while many bulk at their mere mention they can provide Gamers
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with several potential benefits for instance some games allow players to
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circumvent the hours or even weeks sometimes needed to hit certain
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benchmarks and Level Up characters so they may unlock Stables of Munitions
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Vehicles Etc by paying a nominal fee to obtain temporary experience boosts or
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unlock upgraded gear allowing somewhat more casual gamers to have at least
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something resembling a chance against even the most Hyper Elite and time
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Thrifty of their Frenemies there are also many decent free-to-play games and
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apps which depend solely on income from microtransactions to support or expand
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their titles usually by offering players level advantages in the form of
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exclusive items extra turns or even just exchanging real cash for good
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oldfashioned in-game tokens that the player can spend to their liking but
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that is not to imply that detractors
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don't have anything worth getting upset about as there are lots of valid
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concerns regarding the current trends in DLC and
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microtransactions like those who believe that downloadable content is simply a
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way to peace meal out what should have been a single complete experience or
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that microtransactions are really meant to trick players into doing out more
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Moola than a title is actually Worth or or that paying to get ahead should just
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be considered another form of cheating I mean is it really any different than
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buying a Diablo 1 trainer but arguing
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over the merits of DLC and microtransactions is kind of a moot
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point now I mean if Candy Crush Saga is still making nearly a million dollars a
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day then the microtransaction model will probably be with us for some time so
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what can we do about our situation now
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spend wisely in the end I think most of
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us would agree that the most important thing is to receive a decent value
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whether we pay upfront or incrementally over time and be able to rest
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comfortably knowing that we weren't ripped off as long as we can still
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dominate all of our friends and family of course so be cognizant of the amount
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that you're spending on a game and when it feels like too much the only thing I
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can say is beyond not pre-ordering games
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don't buy the DLC if it's not worth it
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speaking of buying things that are worth it fresh books actually it's a free
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businesses that makes invoicing getting paid and tracking your hours and
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expenses easier all the little details about cash flow are in one place and it
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shows a full history of each invoice allowing you to check if your client has
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viewed the invoice and even accept payment through the freshbook system so
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there's no excuses you can update the freshbooks time sheet from your phone
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from anywhere and they just launched their deposits feature which will allow
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you to create a new invoice and request a deposit for it at the bottom of that
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invoice which is great for like if you do major projects like house painting
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for example yeah baby you just enter the percentage of your invoice you'd like
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paid up front and bippity boppity done
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once the deposits paid the status changes to deposit paid and the client
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will be able to begin making payments against the remaining invoice balance
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cool freaking stuff so head over to freshbooks.com
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tequi and try it out today it is
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definitely worth your time if you run a small business oh and don't forget to
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