If Battlegrounds isn't a moneymaker for them why would they invest resources like design, coding, and testing into it? Hate to break it to you but those 3 things together cost thousands of dollars to produce.
I think what they should do is combine the price for solo adventure at around 30 and offer both for 20. This is of course assuming that both are worth the investment.
Battlegrounds is super boring and has too much rng, I cant understand why people keep playing it. Anyway, $20 is a lot, but you can purchase it with in game gold so, technically its potentially free
20$ each expansion is 60$ a year. Which means you are buying modern the equivalent of a standard AAA game every year to play battlegrounds. That just doesn't feel like such a good deal to me. If blizzard couldn't make a profit on battlegrounds at a lower price point than a AAA title/year, they should rework the studio.
I feel they put it at this price so people can't just easily unlock it with little effort (e.g. 500g), especially as you can't complete quests in battlegrounds.
Also: Of course it's free, if it wasn't the mode would be dead. Because the free-to-play players are content for the paying players.
20$ each expansion is 60$ a year. Which means you are buying modern the equivalent of a standard AAA game every year to play battlegrounds. That just doesn't feel like such a good deal to me. If blizzard couldn't make a profit on battlegrounds at a lower price point than a AAA title/year, they should rework the studio.
I feel they put it at this price so people can't just easily unlock it with little effort (e.g. 500g), especially as you can't complete quests in battlegrounds.
Also: Of course it's free, if it wasn't the mode would be dead. Because the free-to-play players are content for the paying players.
but BG is AAA game so whats your point???? + you can play it for free
I personally think its a bit much but it's not unreasonable. The only actual problem I have with the current system is that bg doesn't have quest support. If you could complete the quests in bg the 2.5k gold every other month weren't such a pain in the ass. Just give the quest "or play x games of battlegrounds".
I wouldn't consider BG a AAA game. For me BG is a game mode of a AAA game and maybe I didn't get my point across well: 60$/year is a "full priced" game a year. So BG is equivalent to one of those:
* EA Fifa every year * Call of Duty/Battlefield every year * Buying Doom Eternal, Civilizations or a similar game each year * Buying a Paradox 4X game and the first big content DLC (each year)
And I just don't feel BG has the same cost justification as most of these games. (But other opinions may differ)
Everyone can have their opinion on the cost of games and digital content, and honestly, I am usually on the "things are overpriced" side on this, so this probably doesn't come as a surprise that I think so about the BG cost too. :D
I don't think it's hard to get it for free. My main issue is the 4 hero choices means you are unlikely to play as or play against a mediocre class. Just adds to the repetition of the mode when there was already too much of that.
I think I'm gonna quit now since I don't play regular HS and I burned my saved up gold from since I played on dragon packs to unlock perks, only to lose them yesterday (was it even mentioned perks are not permanent expansion announcement)?
What's the point in paying gold for BG perks when you can't earn gold in BGs? I don't want to play constructed. And if I wanted to, why would I spend money on Battlegrounds?
Also I hate it how they shove in your face that you have only 2 out of 4 heroes.
Obviously an absurd price. Laughable, really. BGs don't even give rewards aside from the 10g/3-wins? Nor do they contribute to daily quests. I liked the previous idea they had where opening packs = perks. In any case, the gamemode desperately needs rewards. It's already fairly stale more often than not, especially since the balance is so lopsided.
What I hate is that the BG itself is not locked behind paywall as a whole. So either I pay and have better time or I don't and have to get scraps of fun while other people who do pay kick my ass with better heroes? Dunno man, I hate that feeling. The game is effectively lowering your chances to get decent hero (by half).
I really liked the idea of buying packs to unlock BG.. at some point I really bought a few packs extra to unlock the emotes. Now it feels like 20,- to get.. nothing.. Just a small advantage over the rest because you have the option to pick a strong hero (still depends on draw) becasue some heroes are more favorable. I wont be paying it and i play it with a lot of fun. Better go back to packs
Guys can't be everything always free just because it's digital. BG is totally free. This is a plus if you want to help a company to develop and invest more in a game mode. If you don't, just don't buy it.
Company already have more than enough to develop 10 more game modes, and yes, its overpriced, paying 20$ for 6 non-customizable emotes and some "advanced" statistics is just madness.
Yeah 20 dollars for a gamemode that has balance patches every week.
Balance patches every week and still far from optimal
-DadamE
If Battlegrounds isn't a moneymaker for them why would they invest resources like design, coding, and testing into it? Hate to break it to you but those 3 things together cost thousands of dollars to produce.
I think what they should do is combine the price for solo adventure at around 30 and offer both for 20. This is of course assuming that both are worth the investment.
Battlegrounds is super boring and has too much rng, I cant understand why people keep playing it. Anyway, $20 is a lot, but you can purchase it with in game gold so, technically its potentially free
I'll still play battlegrounds, and I won't be paying $20 for it.
20$ each expansion is 60$ a year. Which means you are buying modern the equivalent of a standard AAA game every year to play battlegrounds. That just doesn't feel like such a good deal to me. If blizzard couldn't make a profit on battlegrounds at a lower price point than a AAA title/year, they should rework the studio.
I feel they put it at this price so people can't just easily unlock it with little effort (e.g. 500g), especially as you can't complete quests in battlegrounds.
Also: Of course it's free, if it wasn't the mode would be dead. Because the free-to-play players are content for the paying players.
but BG is AAA game so whats your point???? + you can play it for free
I've never figured out why all of the BG haters keep posting in the BG forum. Trolling much?
I personally think its a bit much but it's not unreasonable. The only actual problem I have with the current system is that bg doesn't have quest support. If you could complete the quests in bg the 2.5k gold every other month weren't such a pain in the ass. Just give the quest "or play x games of battlegrounds".
I wouldn't consider BG a AAA game. For me BG is a game mode of a AAA game and maybe I didn't get my point across well: 60$/year is a "full priced" game a year. So BG is equivalent to one of those:
* EA Fifa every year
* Call of Duty/Battlefield every year
* Buying Doom Eternal, Civilizations or a similar game each year
* Buying a Paradox 4X game and the first big content DLC (each year)
And I just don't feel BG has the same cost justification as most of these games. (But other opinions may differ)
Everyone can have their opinion on the cost of games and digital content, and honestly, I am usually on the "things are overpriced" side on this, so this probably doesn't come as a surprise that I think so about the BG cost too. :D
I don't think it's hard to get it for free. My main issue is the 4 hero choices means you are unlikely to play as or play against a mediocre class. Just adds to the repetition of the mode when there was already too much of that.
No BG quests if BG costs money in my humble opinion.
I think I'm gonna quit now since I don't play regular HS and I burned my saved up gold from since I played on dragon packs to unlock perks, only to lose them yesterday (was it even mentioned perks are not permanent expansion announcement)?
Piloted Shredder, Knife Juggler, Mad Scientist, Dr. Boom
Need to be removed from this game
What's the point in paying gold for BG perks when you can't earn gold in BGs? I don't want to play constructed. And if I wanted to, why would I spend money on Battlegrounds?
Also I hate it how they shove in your face that you have only 2 out of 4 heroes.
Obviously an absurd price. Laughable, really. BGs don't even give rewards aside from the 10g/3-wins? Nor do they contribute to daily quests. I liked the previous idea they had where opening packs = perks. In any case, the gamemode desperately needs rewards. It's already fairly stale more often than not, especially since the balance is so lopsided.
What I hate is that the BG itself is not locked behind paywall as a whole. So either I pay and have better time or I don't and have to get scraps of fun while other people who do pay kick my ass with better heroes? Dunno man, I hate that feeling. The game is effectively lowering your chances to get decent hero (by half).
I really liked the idea of buying packs to unlock BG.. at some point I really bought a few packs extra to unlock the emotes. Now it feels like 20,- to get.. nothing.. Just a small advantage over the rest because you have the option to pick a strong hero (still depends on draw) becasue some heroes are more favorable. I wont be paying it and i play it with a lot of fun. Better go back to packs
just for 2 extra heroes and emotes?, i think is way too expensive even with gold, so i play with 2 options, is nothing i didnt do back before DoD
Company already have more than enough to develop 10 more game modes, and yes, its overpriced, paying 20$ for 6 non-customizable emotes and some "advanced" statistics is just madness.
5$ are fine