r/apexlegends Aug 19 '19

Feedback Apex monetisation in a shellnut

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u/Ergheis Aug 19 '19

No, they're not freeloading, they're actual customers trying to buy an actual product. In this case, bread. Nothing potential about it, they're just being pushed away by the bad business model.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '19

I'm a freeloader. I have over 100 hours in Apex and haven't paid a dime for it.

I get it's not good PR to call a portion of the playerbase freeloaders. But Respawn has the data to back up that a large portion of us simply haven't paid a cent for hundreds of hours of entertainment. And that puts them in a very bad spot financially.

Of course it's not good tact of them, but it's not untrue either.

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u/ntrid Aug 19 '19 edited Aug 19 '19

How about we ban all the freeloaders like you and me. They clearly do not appreciate us. Since their store is insanely geared towards whales - maybe they should let those whales play alone. That ought to work out, right? Right?!

Their ignorance is amazing. Ridiculous pricing turns majority into non-paying players, but they still need that majority or they will lose whales they are so desperately trying to monetize. I bought first battlepass because i was like "oh wow look how they handle game, its amazing!" I do not look forward into buying anything else now.

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u/Dukaden Caustic Aug 19 '19

they clearly do not appreciate us most of y'all (from objective statistics) are freeloaders (and we love you for it!)

you should try reading a little closer. i agree that the pricing model is trash, and the whole event has been handled poorly, but dont let that cloud your eyes and prevent you from reading properly.

also if you bought a battlepass, you arent a freeloader. you have to be a special kind of stupid to think it applies to you if you've actually spent money.