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Shard to Cell Conversion

Fyronyk
Fyronyk Member Posts: 11
in General Discussions

Do you guys think there should be some sort of conversion rate between shards and cells? I know they need a way to monetize the game, but it would make more killers and survivors accessible to everyone.

Comments

  • PanicSquid
    PanicSquid Member Posts: 655

    No. The reason you need to pay real money for certain killers and survivors is probably due to paying the intellectual property owners for the rights to use the characters. There might be rules in their contract that require the real world price tag.

  • gatsby
    gatsby Member Posts: 2,533
    edited June 2021

    I don't think we'd have nice things like Silent Hill, Resident Evil and Stranger Things if the content was free. Guaranteeing License holders monetization for their properties is probably a big selling point for BHVR when they're negotiating potential Chapters.

    I was really impressed that Konami let the Cheryl sweater be free for Christmas since all the other sweaters for the 2020 characters were, but its probably because they're a game developer. I don't think the movie/tv licenses would be that understanding

  • GoodBoyKaru
    GoodBoyKaru Member Posts: 22,817

    As much as I hate to defend practices used in F2P games in a P2W game, I kinda have to side with BHVR on this one. Securing the rights to use IPs is expensive. Securing the rights to use IPs in a live game, when things must be continually updated and the licenses renewed, is even worse. Having licensed characters and cosmetics only available for real money (aka cells) ensures that for everyone who consumes the product they can at least afford to supply it.