[Sneaky And/or Unrealistic Monetization]

Apologies if this isn't the correct sub-forum for this, but unsurprisingly, there isn't a forum to complain about the actual cost of playing this game. (Fanboys and Trolls need not go on about being able to obtain anything without platinum, I'll get to that in a minute).

 

I logged in and went to check out the shiney new Dojo and architect features I'd been excited about. What did I find? Not what you hoped I'd guess. Based on cost of platinum in Euros:

I found that you seem to think 7 Euros is a reasonable amount to charge for a CORRIDOR!

THIRTY Euros for a minimal lab set up (a reactor(100 platinum), oracle(300 platinum) and a lab (300 platinum)) PLUS materials and a reasonable amount of credits.

 

Do you realize I could buy a whole other game for that? Maybe two?

You say you want people to support Warframe: That's cool, but why rip them off? This is heavy handed and just plain greedy.

 

THEN there's the whole "Become a Founder and get discounted platinum" thing. I think what you mean is "Become a founder and get a discounted amount of platinum" See that? They don't imply the same thing.

 

Now either you intentionally mis-worded this, so that people will buy into being a founder thinking they get a continuous discount (no other reason to become a founder, if I'm honest), or you didn't do it intentionally, in which case it's incompetence. Either way, it looks REALLY bad.

 

Add all this to the fact that the drop rates for equipment blueprints (superchargers), seem so low as to pretty much demand that you either play 24/7, get really, improbably lucky, or buy platinum (at the NON discounted rates) to get them.

I have no Idea about the drop rates for void keys, or Formo's but if the supercharger drop rates are anything to go by, you can take a wild guess at my suspicions and not be far wrong.

 

(trolls and fanboys need not respond, I'm really only interested in the dev's opinion on this, and so won't bother reading any flames posts defending this kind of behaviour, unless it's from the source. If the post get's locked, deleted, whatever, I'll know I'm right and will proceed to tell as many people as possible to avoid this game.

[Platinum Cost Discrepancy]

Yeah there's a lot about the monetization model that leaves a bad taste in the mouth. It feels sneaky and underhanded.