![]() ![]() That P2W is complex is assuredly deliberate on the part of those people who want our money – all of it, not just some of it, all the money! It’s easy to get up in arms about an obviously exploitative P2W system like loot boxes in Star Wars Battlefront, but as publishers become more underhanded in their avaricious monetization, things become more blurred. The truth is that the topic of P2W is not as clear cut as it once was, and if we are going to talk about it we should explore some of the complexities of P2W. P2W is a major concern for MMO players, and I see many reactions to the PA news focus on P2W. Let us begin our journey with what Eve and BDO would recognize in each other, and in a moment of rashness we will start at a contentions subject, Pay to Win (P2W). I invite you to please point out my omissions and errors in the comments so that others have the fullest information by which to understand PA and BDO. I enjoy playing both games for different reasons. I cannot see the full picture of either Eve or BDO as such you should treat my comparison as being limited and not full. I only interact with some of these systems, get happy, and occasionally slowly osmose into other game systems. Just like Eve, BDO has some quite complex systems. To my credit, I am wise enough to have a valid mining permit so I’m not a complete goofus. ![]() I’m a filthy casual player in many games. It is unlikely KG would work on Eve, but PA surely must have significant input on KG’s work on BDO. I am going to concentrate on game mechanics, not graphics or sound, because I feel this is the best content upon which to Judge PA’s and KG’s intent and understanding of game worlds. I am not going to compare the two games from the point of which “best.” That would be a fool’s errand, and despite being fully qualified, I want instead to introduce you to BDO to help you understand what Pearl Abyss (PA) and Kakao Games (KG) have done in their own online world. I want to tell you what the soothsayers see when they cut BDO open to peer inside. Pearl Abyss’s current mainstream MMO Black Desert Online (BDO) is where the soothsayers look, and it’s very different than Eve. The mood is reminiscent of a little village in Gaul whose chief, Vitalstatistix says “The sky may fall on your head tomorrow, but tomorrow never comes.” After many false alarms, has tomorrow finally come for CCP, Eve, and us – the players on-stage? Will Andrew Groen get to write a third volume of the Empires of Eve? The future is uncertain, and so we look for clues to divine what our fate might hold. With the announcement of the outright purchase of CCP by Pearl Abyss, there’s significant panic among the players, myself included. ![]()
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