shadow of war microtransactions
Shadow of War gets a Massive Update, Microtransactions Completely Removed
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today released a free game improvement update for Middle-earth: Shadow of War, featuring a host of new enhancements and content to provide existing players and newcomers with the best gameplay experience. This robust update brings together a multitude of different elements, including a richer campaign experience, streamlined post-game Epilogue, new player skins and Legendary gear and the removal of the market, in addition to hundreds of other improvements. Below is a short list of the latest changes. To check out the full rundown of content updates, visit: community.wbgames.com/SOWSupport • Removal of the Market: The market and microtransactions have been completely removed from Shadow of War. Orcs recruited through Online Vendettas and Ranked Conques...
Shadow Of War Doesn’t Require You To Be Always Online, Yet
Recently there was a bit of a kerfuffle when micro-transactions were revealed for Shadow Of War. Along with that, word started spreading that the game will also require you to be always connected to the internet. As it turns out, neither of those things are as bad as they sound. The microtransactions are mostly cosmetic and not predatory. It still sucks to have micro-transactions in a full price game, but it’s nowhere near as bad as it initially seemed to be. Also, the Community Manager for the game has clarified that, as of now, you can play the game offline: The way he puts it, it sounds like the always-online part is not entirely off the table , and might as well be a part of the final release. We just really hope that it won’t be the case, specially in India where internet ...
The Shadow of War Microtransactions: Are They Really Hurting You?
Monolith recently announced that their upcoming title Middle Earth: Shadow of War is going to have microtransactions, and the response is quite negative, to say the least. A major part of the community feels naturally repulsive when it comes to microtransactions, and it’s completely understandable. The track record of of such transactions hasn’t been great, thanks to the good folks like those at EA. More often than not, they end up being counter-productive for the players. But here’s the thing. The way Monolith is going about the concept in their game, they couldn’t have done a better job. For a crash course, here’s how the Shadow of War currency system works. It comes in two forms, Myrian (in-game) and gold (which is real money). Also, whatever you can buy wi...