zamardii12
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So, I have never run into a problem like this before and I can't shake this off so I feel I have to gripe/talk about it with others who have likely had this experience. I was excited to buy Forza 7. Got it used off eBay for about $32. I fire it up and I am off racing. I enter my first cup and diagonally to the lower right of "Start Race" there is a "Crates" option before every race. It's basically a slot machine... you used your in-game earned credits for a crate which you don't know what is inside. They all just say "chance to get such-and-such." Well, when I saw that my mind instantly shifted to the single game I spend real money on to play which is Zombie Gunship 2 on my phone. Production value is high on the mobile game, and is super fun, but progress in that game is completely dominated around these "crates." This is the first "freemium" game i've ever played and I got sucked in for $25 before I realized what I was doing before I uninstalled the game.
Seeing something so similar on a $60 game in a series that I have grown to love is absolutely heart-breaking. Now, it's fine that it's using in-game currency and I saw no easy path to use "real world" money to buy credits (which it could very well exist), but there are only 2 things I want to spend in game credits for in a racing game; cars, and upgrades (performance and Aero). Seeing these crates so central and in-my-face right before starting EVERY race has left a REAL sour taste in my mouth. Like REAL bad; to the point where I think that I can't enjoy this game anymore without thinking I am playing Real Racing 3 for Android/iOS which is another racing game with high production value and great graphics.
Just seeing this premise of "you MAY get something good if you spend your credits on this crate" is completely gambling and I hate it. There is no reason for that in a racing game, let-alone in a game that many folks paid $60 for. I am not sure how to get over this FEELING of playing a freemium game when it comes to Forza 7 so I've gone back to playing Horizon 3.
Seeing something so similar on a $60 game in a series that I have grown to love is absolutely heart-breaking. Now, it's fine that it's using in-game currency and I saw no easy path to use "real world" money to buy credits (which it could very well exist), but there are only 2 things I want to spend in game credits for in a racing game; cars, and upgrades (performance and Aero). Seeing these crates so central and in-my-face right before starting EVERY race has left a REAL sour taste in my mouth. Like REAL bad; to the point where I think that I can't enjoy this game anymore without thinking I am playing Real Racing 3 for Android/iOS which is another racing game with high production value and great graphics.
Just seeing this premise of "you MAY get something good if you spend your credits on this crate" is completely gambling and I hate it. There is no reason for that in a racing game, let-alone in a game that many folks paid $60 for. I am not sure how to get over this FEELING of playing a freemium game when it comes to Forza 7 so I've gone back to playing Horizon 3.