Path of Exile's philosophy is to distinguish MTX from the main game
Posted by Yucca195 on December 25th, 2019
Historically, microtransactions have been a relatively young method of monetization, but their rapid expansion is a good indicator of their effectiveness. They are also a matter of polarization in the gaming community, but the Path of Exile developers have discovered a golden formula.
All this has led consumers to become increasingly vocal about systems they consider fair. Naturally, there are not many games to say that they did it right, and some games are counterproductive, but Path of Exile is undoubtedly one of the best examples.
Grinding Gear Games co-founder Chris Wilson said in a speech to Gamepot that the magic formula of Path of Exile is to ensure that game development and monetization remain in their corner. "Our philosophy is not to allow POE Currency to affect the game system. That way, there will be no game design considerations associated with it, so the game development team does not need to think about how to monetize the game and can focus on making it interesting. "
Path of Exile's micro-transactions is designed to make characters look dazzling, not to win in the game, which means that they are purely cosmetic and do not affect gameplay. Balancing fairness and finances is always a daunting task, but GGG makes it stand out.
The discussion quickly turned to Tencent, one of GGG's major shareholders, but Wilson insisted that nothing else had changed except for other CEO-related tasks he had undertaken since investing in 2018.
The mere mention of the name Tencent does seem to disturb some people, but we haven't found any praise other than Western investment. Wilson emphasized that the plan will remain until then. Chinese publishers have given them sufficient freedom and support. At the same time, no matter what the players are, if you want to get a reasonable POE Exalted Orb, please refer to the MMOAH website. Their website is currently doing Christmas activities. It's very attractive!
