Karonuva

You misunderstand, I'm not defending gacha games. I just simplified the point that AT THE END OF THE DAY the amount you'd spend for 1 character vs the skin bundle is about the same, and what DE has done here is arguably worse since there's literally no way to grind for the Heirloom skins AND they won't return. The RNG aspect does not matter if the average amount spent ends up the same, the end result is always 90 bucks. The fact this bundle is so expensive it's comparable to something meant to prey on gambling addictions. (I also gotta add correction for your claims, first purchase of currency in Genshin/HSR nets you 1 5star for 90 bucks. IF you were to purely spend for a banner character instead of grind, it's around 200 at worst.) Yeah of course the grind in warframe could always be lessened, modes like Survival and other endless modes are so brain numbingly boring and unrewarding for the time invested. I mentioned it because HSR isn't really grindy per se, auto is just a toggle meant to let you do something else while the game completes a quick easy task on its own. I'd compare it to having the choice of assigning a unit in an RTS to mine a certain node by itself, rather than having to input every swing of the pickaxe, you can still do it but it respects your time by allowing for multitasking. I do agree, but RNG aspect does not matter as much when the direct purchase is so high it ends up being as expensive as the capped gambling. 😭

What's ironic is I feel a game like Honkai Star Rail respects the playerbase and your time investment more than warframe does, warframe could really use autobattle for the amount of monotonous grinding you have to do 😂 It really already feels like Warframe is a AAA game that has been made extra grindy to sell microtransactions but had the mtx removed and never rebalanced. Especially cause the 90 dollar price tag on these new skins is basically the same amount of money you'd spend in Genshin/HSR to get the guaranteed roll for the latest banner character, so in essence Warframe is already there, only it's arguably worse because characters in the previously mentioned gachas actually have reruns and you can save for them through playing. The fact that DE and Warframe of all games pulled a stunt you'd only see in most generic shameless gachas or a western mtx riddled AAA game is really what gives me whiplash, framing this blatant whale bait as some ~celebration to the community~ is what truly pisses me off. If it really was a celebration to the people who had supported the game for these 10 years you should be able to at least get all the cosmetics through platinum, even if it was a lot of plat, because then the people who had actually supported and played the game previously would be able to get it without shelling out an extra 90 bucks.

You can make money without suddenly deciding to treat your regulars and customers like little paypigs whose only redeeming quality is their wallet. You do know other people are aware of the sunk cost fallacy, right? Just because we are veteran players who have sunk thousands of hours into the game, does not mean we're gonna be like "welp I guess I've invested too much, might as well go down with the ship". There are other games out there, other hobbies, warframe is not the only source of entertainment in the world, and warframe would not be the first game I've quit and never played again. Acting like this game has some magical succubus allure to it is so cringe, just because you have no self control does not mean everyone else is like you or should be like you.

I have played this game for thousands of hours and monetarily supported it in the past through discount plat purchases, prime accessories and tennogen, but as I've said on the subreddit as well -- this is inexcusable. 10th year anniversary and you use it as an excuse to shove overpriced FOMO cosmetics down people's throat? What happened to not squeezing the playerbase for all they're worth? This whole thing is embarrassing, and insulting. The fact these skins or at least the accolade aren't earnable in game as an anniversary gift, or AT LEAST purchasable separately (for plat or otherwise) AND aren't available every anniversary is frankly appalling. Gatekeeping "player appreciation" items through whaling? Real nice. The response given ignoring the biggest issue while acting like you're "learning a lesson" and "listening to feedback" brings me Bungie flashbacks in the worst ways. I have dealt with this garbage once before in destiny 1, stopped playing that game then and considering the radio silence after the one mealy mouthed response that was only meant to placate those who already bought it, I have decided to stop playing Warframe entirely and uninstall the game. You have managed to piss away all good will in one greedy action, and I have no reason to believe it'll be rectified nor that it won't get worse in the future. I hope more people do the same, because where this road leads always comes at the expense of the players and the game itself. Cut your losses as early as possible, you'll thank yourselves.