Following Gamescom 2018 my attention was caught by the new Anno game coming out in February. Set in the industrial revolution it promises to be very exiting, I wasn't a very big fan of the...
Following Gamescom 2018 my attention was caught by the new Anno game coming out in February. Set in the industrial revolution it promises to be very exiting, I wasn't a very big fan of the futuristic Anno parts (played 2070 a good bit but skipped 2205 completely) and recently diving into Anno 1404 again my excitement is high. It was damped a bit by the news that the new part would include optical microtransactions (German source). What are your thoughts? Are you excited for Anno 1800?
Yeah I wasn't a huge fan of the futuristic Anno games either even though I played them a fair bit (I am a sucker for strategy city builders/economy managers), but am mildly excited for this new...
Yeah I wasn't a huge fan of the futuristic Anno games either even though I played them a fair bit (I am a sucker for strategy city builders/economy managers), but am mildly excited for this new one. I didn't know about the microtransactions though... that's concerning and depending on how they are implemented it may kill my interest entirely. I will have to wait until some reviews come out before making a decision on whether to purchase it or not since I absolutely despise predatory microtransaction schemes. But hey, even if it sucks, at least there is a new Tropico coming out Jan of next year that looks promising!
I totally agree. Microtransactions are always on a very fine line between acceptable and excessive. It's a tricky line to walk and Ubisoft have shown in the past that they can trip over to the bad...
I totally agree. Microtransactions are always on a very fine line between acceptable and excessive. It's a tricky line to walk and Ubisoft have shown in the past that they can trip over to the bad side.
Following Gamescom 2018 my attention was caught by the new Anno game coming out in February. Set in the industrial revolution it promises to be very exiting, I wasn't a very big fan of the futuristic Anno parts (played 2070 a good bit but skipped 2205 completely) and recently diving into Anno 1404 again my excitement is high. It was damped a bit by the news that the new part would include optical microtransactions (German source). What are your thoughts? Are you excited for Anno 1800?
Yeah I wasn't a huge fan of the futuristic Anno games either even though I played them a fair bit (I am a sucker for strategy city builders/economy managers), but am mildly excited for this new one. I didn't know about the microtransactions though... that's concerning and depending on how they are implemented it may kill my interest entirely. I will have to wait until some reviews come out before making a decision on whether to purchase it or not since I absolutely despise predatory microtransaction schemes. But hey, even if it sucks, at least there is a new Tropico coming out Jan of next year that looks promising!
I totally agree. Microtransactions are always on a very fine line between acceptable and excessive. It's a tricky line to walk and Ubisoft have shown in the past that they can trip over to the bad side.