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r/Rainbow6•
MultipleMonsters

Unpopular Opinion?

Discussion

Since the release of Operation Chimera I have seen a lot of people complaining about the packs that are only purchasable with IRL money. I agree that they are dumb and I should be able to buy them with renown. However, I completely understand why Ubi has done this and may continue to do this as I saw on a recent data miners post. They release free content updates every few months! This game would not be where it is now if say each Operation was $15 or $20. It seems they have taken a more free to play model recently where they need to keep making money in order to produce free content. I would much rather have to pay for cosmetics then pay for content. That is why I am okay with the real money alpha packs.

Maybe I misunderstood why people are upset? Maybe I am forgetting a key point? Maybe this has already been posted? I'd like to hear from you!

Posted May 26, 2018, 2:20 PM UTC

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Adam_BunnellNOODLES OUT!!•

I don’t mind cosmetics costing IRL money, it doesn’t change anything gameplay-wise and R6 needs to earn money in order to keep the game running long term, so I will happily spend my own money for a knight helmet on a meme operator if it means the game will continue to grow and last for more years to come.

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MultipleMonstersOP•

THANK YOU! This community is really split on this issue. I see a lot of people being downvoted for this but then the next thread i see people being upvoted for it...

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Adam_BunnellNOODLES OUT!!•

Most of the community are children. Cool things are added to the game, and of course they want them, however they don’t have money, just excess grind time. So of course they’re gonna advocate for it to be grindable, that’s just the way it is and that will never change. I advise you ignore people calling R6 an evil, money hungry company, because it really isn’t.

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JustJeneius•

Nah, it's a business decision.

I totally agree with you, but I wish they didn't make the loot random.

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MultipleMonstersOP•

ah, I see. You are right, I also wish they were not random. I didn't buy any so that didn't occur to me. Thanks!

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JustJeneius•

I... kinda bought all the packs.

I liked the stuff in there, oops.

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Cuzzbaby•

I wish that they allowed them to be purchased with renown and maybe make them random drops off percentage like Alpha Packs.

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MultipleMonstersOP•

How would Ubi make money then?

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Cuzzbaby•

Same way they make money on Alpha Packs. Just mark up the price. Instead of 50 being 100k renown make them 150k. Basically raise the renown needed by 25%

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flowgoide•

No one is complaining that they have to pay for cosmetics. They are complaining that they have to pay for a CHANCE to get the cosmetic they want. It's disgusting and completely inexcusable. They don't need loot boxes, they are just greedy.

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MultipleMonstersOP•

Ya i see your point and I agree. Removing the loot boxes and allowing us to purchase them directly would be much better. But could it be potential more expensive than buying loot boxes?

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flowgoide•

Not really. If you want 1 item out of 50 who knows how much you'll have to spend until you get it. In the end, you'll spend way more on trash you don't want than what you would've spent on the skin you want by buying it directly.

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knifey_bitch•

I don't UBI is greedy regarding seige.

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flowgoide•

Raising prices of bundles and seasonal skins, introducing paid loot boxes, not planning on lowering the prices of old op? I'd call that greedy.

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knifey_bitch•

Giving free content for 2 years with more years to come,not introducing any P2W cosmetic,dropping Operation Health for fixing the game even knowing that it will hamper the player count,upgrading their server and bringing in new servers etc I don't if they were they would have done it.

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flowgoide•

Every game that has the same model as siege gives free gameplay content. Mobas have been doing the exact same thing for years and they never included pay to win stuff either. Praising ubi for that is meaningless because if they didn't do that, the game would already be dead.

And what do you think would've happened if they didn't have operation health? As far as I've heard, the game was a shitshow back then and it needed to be fixed. If they didn't fix what needed to be fixed, the game would still be a shitshow and who knows if it would survive like that.

Also, as far as I know, the servers still aren't the greatest and bringing in new servers is again a necessity if they want to attract more players. There is nothing generous about that, it's how business works.

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dontyellatme1•

Wrong because its randomized... charge me all you want for cosmetics but as soon as I'm gambling for a cosmetic I want I'm pissed that's my opinion.

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MultipleMonstersOP•

Thank you for the reply. I stated in a comment already that I agree the randomness must go. OR they can keep the randomness AND also add a direct purchase method.

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Marth_Shepard#MoreBundlesForDLCOperators2k18•

I love buying additional content for games I love. The whole concept of loot boxes is not something I will support however, and it's a shame since personally I can't really spend as much on this game as I'd like if that makes sense. I wish there were better things to spend money on.

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JangoBunBun•

My problem with it was that the Chimera packs were:

A. Lootboxes.

B. Only purchasable with real money.

I understand if "the suits" demanded something to pull in a bit more cash during the operation. However, having the event-specific cosmetics be ONLY in the packs, with no way to earn the packs (or buy them with renown) feels like a kick in the nuts.

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