That previous Nintendo E3 list is most indeed fake. It lists Hyrule Warriors release date as June 27, 2014. But, Famitsu has reported that Hyrule Warriors release date for Japan is going to be August 14th, 2014.
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about Lost Swords?
Masaaki Hoshino, Producer: So SoulCalibur: Lost Swords will be the first in the franchise to be a free-to-play model. Unlike previous installments of the franchise, this time around, we're looking at a single-player experience where it's built around customization and really molding the character to fit your play style.
Q: Why was it decided that Lost Swords would be singleplayer only?
The reason that we went singleplayer…well, originally, we were thinking about having a multiplayer option, but because we're going with a pay-to-win model, we were worried that by having online multiplayer, for all the new users that would be coming in experiencing the game for the first time, they might be immediately deterred by fighting against opponents who had superior equipment and gear—and we didn't want to have that kind of negative impact on new players.
I'm not terribly into the idea either. But what I really don't get about the excerpt is that it says:I...wow. I've never seen a company be so out front about being pay-to-win. The concept actually seemed pretty interesting until then, what with molding a character to your playstyle, but...wow. Guess I'll just wait for SCVI, then.
Masaaki Hoshino, Producer: So SoulCalibur: Lost Swords will be the first in the franchise to be a free-to-play model.
we're going with a pay-to-win model
Both? You get to play for free but you need to pay to win =DFree to play =/= pay to win. Which is it, Hoshino?
In other words, it's a Free to Lose game.Both? You get to play for free but you need to pay to win =D
Both? You get to play for free but you need to pay to win =D
I'm that way with Soul Calibur, and I really don't like it. I've never been a fan of the idea of paying high prices for DLC, especially when it deals with things that appetize me, such as customization options and the like (and Bamco really exploits this, knowing that SC's character creation is as good as it is). But the problem here is that it's not only F2P2W, but there's no multiplayer because it's F2P2W.Before getting a credit card, I never understood that model, but now I'm actually looking for the in-game stores XD It's probably not the fairest model out there, but I only look for them for beautiful looking armour :3
That's actually interesting outlook... this should be official term =DIn other words, it's a Free to Lose game.
That's actually interesting outlook... this should be official term =D
Doesn't matter, at least you would know what you buy xDFrom a marketing perspective, probably not the best choice of terminology XD It turns off consumers because "lose" has a negative connotation.
I think they meant Soul Calibur with SC, not StarCraft xD
Seeing the topic going from Soul Calibur to StarCraft... That confusion can happen :P
Though you will need a pretty decent PC/laptop to play StarCraft II without any framedrops.
Oh, whoops. Should have payed more attention, haha. Anyway, my laptop's doesn't have that much space available, and it's not too huge in RAM, either, so I'm not sure if I'll even be able to run it. :( Sometimes, it even has problems running GBA emulators.
So I played Watch_Dogs, and it's interesting. Not $60 fun, though, I'd say it's probably worth it for $30.