Well said, and I kind of agree with you.
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I might buy a bundle now just to see what people say LOL.
People are weird
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Yeah, they definitely were a–holes and targeted you because you paid for cosmetics. No doubt.
It’s not necessarily the fact you paid for cosmetics, more so the fact you supported what the majority believe to be a bad monetization system where that said store has overpriced items. Plenty want the prices lowered and to be more fair. I can agree with that, I personally don’t like the store and how the BP is being treated, myself. $15 for a sword and emblem is laughable at best.
I’m sorry they harassed you over it. It’s a pretty hot topic right now in the Halo community so honestly, it was bound to happen to somebody. Would not be surprised if you’re not the only one. People are salty that, when they look at your armor, they see a person who opened their wallet and over-paid in support of a bad system instead of someone who earned it for playing the game or paid a reasonable price.
They see it as someone who contributed to the problem where if enough are buying into it, 343i may not change a single thing about it. If it were me, I’d say the bundle you bought should have been $8-$10. At least, for a really good bundle.
It’s really not a matter of hating Infinite having micro-transactions and people buying them. We expected it because it’s F2P. It’s the fact they’re not micro, they’re just transactions and they are, to the best of our knowledge, utilizing FOMO which they said they wouldn’t for the simple fact majority of the store items are on short timers (act fast or it disappears) and the big $20 bundles and such disappear for a new set every Tuesday. We have no idea if all these things will even return. Maybe? No one has confirmed anything yet.
I don’t think you deserved any of that harassment. If changes are made and prices are lowered however, I do hope you don’t feel bad if the set you bought does return and it’s half the price or less.
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Personally I don’t give a monkeys as to what you, another adult spend your money on 
. Ultimately you earned it so you spend it on whatever you like. You will get people with a differing opinion who’ll act like you buying that skin has had a direct impact on their life but unfortunately that’s the internet. Relative anonymity has a funny effect on people.
You’ll also get those ‘holier than thou’ people here on the forums who’ll berate you for contributing to the microtransactions. Same thing applies really it’s your money.
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They aren’t fair though? You get either more items or higher quality items for the same price in every other live service game.
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Some folks just get a sick thrill from being stains on the rug. Ignore them and move on, or bag them in return.
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Its the f2p 14 year olds being jerks.
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Don’t let it get to you, man. It’s the internet, come on, everybody’s an -Yoink!-. Also from seeing the responses in this thread. I’m starting to think the monetization activists are pretty agressive towards people.
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Well, if you’re being targeted for purchasing items, and you haven’t looked around on these forums, I’ll let you know now that not everyone is currently happy with the monetization system and cosmetic options (or lack there-of) and most likely feel like you’re contributing to a problem they want to address. That’s not to say that they’re justified or doing the right thing by being toxic, but at least you know why after all…
Halo MP has never been F2P before and while it is obvious that 343i needs revenue for a live service, $20 for what was once a common cosmetic unlock in Halo 5 may not seem very… ideal, to a lot of other people.
I wouldn’t let it bother, it’s your money, spend it how you want, at the end of the day it’s just a game and there are limits people shouldn’t cross.
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Online gaming in a nutshell
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Think of it this way. People who can afford it (and some who can’t) buy designer stuff all the time. Stuff like Gucci bags and Coach sunglasses, with severely inflated price tags. Just because YOU don’t see any value in it personally, doesn’t mean somebody else can’t.
Now the important question, WHY do people buy things like this with inflated prices, when they can buy something that has the same exact function (like a $10 pair of sunglasses at Walmart)? They buy these things because they feel it makes them look good, and when they they look good, they feel good. It is the same with cosmetics in the store. You have options. You could work your way through the free battle pass because you don’t care how you look (buying sunglasses at Goodwill). You could buy the battle pass for $10, work your way through it, and apply the armors you like (buying sunglasses at Walmart). You could also buy a specific set of armor you like from the store (buying Gucci sunglasses).
Ultimately, it is up to the individual to decide if they think it is worth it. Personally, I do not. I’ll work my way through the free pass. But if I like armors that are in future passes, I may go ahead and buy a Battle Pass. It seems we are in agreement in that regard.
But one thing we should NOT do, is insult other people for they way they decide to spend their money. Just because YOU personally do not like the idea of spending this amount of money for this item, does NOT mean someone else is “impulsive” or made an “unwise” purchase. They saw something they wanted, had the extra money lying around to buy it, and did so. If it makes them feel good, who the -Blam!- are we to tell them any differently? As long as someone isn’t spending their last dollar on a set of armor instead of feeding their kids, where is the harm?
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Interesting angle, paying for flexing purposes, because you personally just want that item and it makes you happy to have it, even if it’s wasteful. Dollar Store white cotton shirt vs Nike white cotton shirt vs Gucci white cotton shirt, only difference being the price for the logo. Almost like Android/Windows vs Apple people. People do like to flex their money, and I am so used to seeing it, I forgot that was a thing people do.
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Okay, but why are the only two options Gucci or Goodwill? Where’s Kohl’s or Belk lmao
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The problem isn’t the same as your example.
Here is an example which isn’t exactly the same either, but I think it’s closer.
It’s more like if you bought sunglasses from a company for a fair price, and you liked them and have been buying them for many years.
All of a sudden, the sunglasses company makes the frames free, but they also separate and raise the price of almost everything that was included in the frames before to absurd levels.
When you and others try to at least get the price to be fair again (you’ve given up on trying to get them to include everything again), quite a few people end up buying the sunglasses and some or all of the things that were included before, despite them being very overpriced.
Now, the sunglasses company doesn’t care about any of you who tried to get the price lowered, and you’re stuck with the options of trying to afford the overpriced things for the frame or just not using them anymore.
Maybe you’ll find another company that makes good but reasonably-priced sunglasses, but you might not.
After all, other companies will likely follow suit after seeing the success of that company.
Anyway, it is people’s choice if they want to overspend, and I think that there’s no reason to be rude about it like what was mentioned in the first post, but I don’t think it’s always right for people to use the “it’s my money” line.
While it is their money, and they are free to spend it, in situations like this, their spending is affecting everyone else.
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I remember when Blizzard disabled a specific emote just because people would use it to express their disgust at people buying a mount in Classic WoW vs unlocking it the old fashioned way… it sucks that you’re on the receiving end of this, but at the same time I can sympathize with the haters, because they feel the people who are willing to pay $20 USD for cosmetics are just gonna make things worse for the longevity of the game…
I am not justifying their actions towards the OP, but I do understand why it’s done and again, I sympathize with the sentiment…
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I don’t think that’s an accurate comparison.
I’ve said this in many threads now, but 343 could satisfy most people by having Mark VII armors unlocked from the paid Campaign, just like all other paid Halo games had unlockable armors for their generation of spartans.
However, all cores that are not Mark VII, and all cosmetics that are not canonical or just interesting unique cosmetics like fire and cat ears, and all the Battle Passes, should still be treated as extra DLC that isn’t part of the base game
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That’s the premium battle pass. Right in the middle between $0 and $20. It does suck though, that you don’t get to choose what armor sets are in the Battle Pass, but with enough time, there will be enough passes for you to choose one you like and work through it. This is the plan I’m going with. I don’t like the Reach armors in the pass, but if there is a pass in the future with some seriously sick armors, I’ll probably buy it.
I think that’s actually a very good system. Please go apply for a job at 343i lol
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I would consider it if 343 wasn’t being beaten like a dead horse. They will never recover from this. Most OG Halo stans already hated 343. They’re just adding gas on the fire now.
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Battle pass is too grindy and offers little. I’m just saying the prices in general are outrageous. They could’ve gotten $100 out of me by now if the armor sets were maybe $5. And there’s a lot of like-minded people.
Let me put it this way. For every 1 whale that spends $20 there’s probably 50-100 people that would spend $5. They’re shooting themselves in the foot.
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