2 Steps forward, 1 step back maneuvre

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What if 343i knew there would be backlash over the BP System?

They’ve introduced the worst possible version of their monetisation system, knowing there’s going to be backlash, so when the backlash happens, they take 1 step back and pretend as if they’ve been listening to community feedback, so they’ve still taken a step forward in their direction of what they wanted for monetisation.

This isn’t the first time it’s happened, not specifically with 343, but in gaming in general, it’s not the first time, a harsh monetisation system has been “reworked” to better benefit the player, yet is still pretty bad, but looks much better in comparison to what it used to be.

I really hope 343i won’t pull this -Yoink!- with us, but given how aggressive their monetisation system is, and how deliberately slow and lacking the progression system is, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if this 2 step maneuvre is already in play.

Please be mindful of their wording and how they phrase sentences about mechanics and their new “revised” system they bring in.

We’ve been told they’re working on a new system for us, but keep in mind that is what we want to hear, and we could very well be falling into this exact trap. Because I do not think for a second, that they genuinely thought it was a good and fair system that we would happily enjoy, It’s all potentially a huge facade that we’re lapping up because “343i have a player first focus!”

They answer to Microsoft, not us.

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I think it’s very obvious that they’re doing exactly that.
The devs working at 343 are not dumb. They’re experienced, accomplished professionals.
This progression system was not designed by accident, 343 hired someone to do it, they received goals from upper management, they shared their own ideas that were approved by upper management and they delivered exactly what was expected from them.
It was tested internally, it was flighted and it was released in spite of all the criticism that it received during the flights.

If the system is awful, that’s because 343 designed it that way. Why would they do that? Probably to do exactly what you’re thinking. To hand us a horrible deal so that we can settle for a bad one later. What can we do about that? Play CoD or Battlefield? Yuck!