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Yay. More FOMO.

dgbug dgbug
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I can't wait for cosmetics to retroactively be deemed "seasonal" and get removed from the shop! Can we get a big cheer for BHVR's continued greed?

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  • Phasmamain Phasmamain

    I can deal with new skins being time gated but removing old skins that have been there upwards of 4 years is ridiculous. Didn’t BHVR go against their previously limited cosmetics like the wolf huntress mask anyway? This is basically the same except they come back for 14 days of the year

  • Dionysus42 Dionysus42

    @dgbug said:

    I can't wait for cosmetics to retroactively be deemed "seasonal" and get removed from the shop! Can we get a big cheer for BHVR's continued greed?

    sToReS dOn'T sElL cHrIsTmAs GoOdS aLl yEaR

  • BarnesFlam BarnesFlam

    @Dionysus42 said:

    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/361438/yay-more-fomo

    sToReS dOn'T sElL cHrIsTmAs GoOdS aLl yEaR

    aRe YoU BuYiNg iRl SwEaTeRs In SuMmEr

    🙄

    At this point, I just block people having this line of thought, it's like talking with a wall. A broken wall.

  • dgbug dgbug

    @BarnesFlam said:

    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3320923#Comment_3320923

    aRe YoU BuYiNg iRl SwEaTeRs In SuMmEr

    🙄

    At this point, I just block people having this line of thought, it's like talking with a wall. A broken wall.

    bUt EvErYtHiNg ThAt BhVr DoEs iS gOoD :(( cOrPoRaTiOnGoOd

  • BarnesFlam BarnesFlam

    @dgbug said:

    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3320927#Comment_3320927

    bUt EvErYtHiNg ThAt BhVr DoEs iS gOoD :(( cOrPoRaTiOnGoOd

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  • thrawn3054 thrawn3054

    Who actually cares? If you want a certain cosmetic you'll get it. Making Christmas sweaters seasonal changes nothing.

  • dgbug dgbug

    @thrawn3054 said:

    Who actually cares? If you want a certain cosmetic you'll get it. Making Christmas sweaters seasonal changes nothing.

    I agree! I love BHVR and I want them to take all of my money!

  • BarnesFlam BarnesFlam

    @thrawn3054 said:

    Who actually cares? If you want a certain cosmetic you'll get it. Making Christmas sweaters seasonal changes nothing.

    I refuse to believe you are serious writing this right after I posted the "don't ask questions, just consume products" picture.

  • Levitika Levitika

    FOMO is a predatory tactic used by companies to create artificial scarcity; there is no excuse for it other than pure greed.

  • TheAntiSanta TheAntiSanta

    They introduced this nonsense right after they made ever original character cosmetic available with Iri Shards. A total sham to try to squeeze money out of those people that were willing to wait till they've grinded enough or an eventual sale (which presumably won't happen with these limited time items like they will any of the older seasonal outfits, because BHVR just bringing them back next year is reason enough to buy them, you shouldn't be greedy and expect yesterday's news to be 10% off).

  • thrawn3054 thrawn3054

    @BarnesFlam said:

    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3320947#Comment_3320947

    I refuse to believe you are serious writing this right after I posted the "don't ask questions, just consume products" picture.

    I am because I don't care what they remove. If it's there and I want it I'll get it. If they take away something I want oh well. It's just a video game. This ######### ain't that deep.

  • littlepaw littlepaw

    The sweaters going i'm not TOO pressed over, definitely FOMO and a ######### tactic but at LEAST they are seasonal. But the fact they removed PAJAMAS is ridiculous. Since when is wearing pajamas winter time only? Do these people making these decisions even wear pajamas? For shame. I will wear my Zarina onesie whenever the hell I feel like it because it's ADORABLE and other people should have the right to purchase it at any point in the year! (I forget if Zarina's onesie was even removed. All I know is I got it on winter sale.)

  • CBT137 CBT137

    you are crying about a company trying to make money (their entire goal)

    it is also a VIDEO GAME. if you are a responsible person you can control your wallet and not impulse buy, and if you don’t want to buy the skin then just don’t buy it????

  • GentlemanFridge GentlemanFridge

    @CBT137 said:

    you are crying about a company trying to make money (their entire goal)

    it is also a VIDEO GAME. if you are a responsible person you can control your wallet and not impulse buy, and if you don’t want to buy the skin then just don’t buy it????

    Cosmetic microtransactions, the act of paying for virtual items that customize certain parts of video games and virtual worlds such as skins that change the appearance of the avatar, are looked upon more favorably in the gaming community than performance-enhancing microtransactions, where one pays for virtual items that enhance the abilities of avatars or speed up the progression of the game. Video game industry spokespeople have adapted this rhetoric and emphasized that the microtransactions in their games are for cosmetic items only with no bearing on gameplay. However, the way players use cosmetic items in games and the way cosmetic items inspire certain game mechanics suggest that their function in games isn’t purely ornamental. Using Fortnite as a case study, I argue that cosmetic items can influence gameplay and that the lucrative aspects of cosmetic microtransactions influence game design. Players use cosmetic items not only to be fashionable, but as tools to fashion their own metagames - games within, around, and outside of games. Game companies know that players care about cosmetic items and avatar customization, and they design their games to make cosmetic items as desirable as possible. Cosmetic microtransactions help us understand that visual design is one of the biggest influences on gameplay and the business of games.


  • GoodBoyKaru GoodBoyKaru

    @CBT137 said:

    you are crying about a company trying to make money (their entire goal)

    it is also a VIDEO GAME. if you are a responsible person you can control your wallet and not impulse buy, and if you don’t want to buy the skin then just don’t buy it????

    If BHVR are able to make CA$303.7 million in revenue in 2022, develop an entirely different IP (Meet Your Maker), and open a brand new studio, then I don't think they're struggling for cash. And if these decisions left them struggling for cash, then maybe they should've gotten someone more competent to analyse their financial data and then advise them maybe it wasn't a good idea, instead of turning to squeeze every single penny out of their existing products.

    if you are a responsible person you can control your wallet and not impulse buy, and if you don’t want to buy the skin then just don’t buy it????

    Also like this is literally half the issue with FOMO, in that it preys upon the most vulnerable players who don't have solid impulse control including children + those with certain mental illnesses. Like babes it's not that difficult to understand that time-gating digital goods comes with literally zero consumer benefits and only consumer losses.

  • CBT137 CBT137

    @GoodBoyKaru said:

    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3321550#Comment_3321550

    If BHVR are able to make CA$303.7 million in revenue in 2022, develop an entirely different IP (Meet Your Maker), and open a brand new studio, then I don't think they're struggling for cash. And if these decisions left them struggling for cash, then maybe they should've gotten someone more competent to analyse their financial data and then advise them maybe it wasn't a good idea, instead of turning to squeeze every single penny out of their existing products.

    if you are a responsible person you can control your wallet and not impulse buy, and if you don’t want to buy the skin then just don’t buy it????

    Also like this is literally half the issue with FOMO, in that it preys upon the most vulnerable players who don't have solid impulse control including children + those with certain mental illnesses. Like babes it's not that difficult to understand that time-gating digital goods comes with literally zero consumer benefits and only consumer losses.

    For your first point, company gonna company

    for your second point, I do see how that is a predatory tactic on such groups of people, although I doubt this is the reason games employ FOMO in most cases but it DOES seem a little ######### of BHVR to use FOMO

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