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April Fools: Path of Exile is now pay-to-win

Many free-to-play games try to carefully balance their economies. But Grinding Gear Games is taking a brand new approach. They went to Game Developers Conference and learned that the best way to make money is, in fact, to charge money. The game is now "pay-to-win," the developer has announced.
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Many free-to-play games try to carefully balance their economies. But Grinding Gear Games is taking a brand new approach. They went to Game Developers Conference and learned that the best way to make money is, in fact, to charge money. The game is now "pay-to-win," the developer has announced.

Paid wins will now unlock fireworks and, of course, they're consumable. They cost 15 cents each--because you're supposed to "nickel and dime" players. Get it? That's 10+5, just in case you couldn't figure it out.

The fireworks are only purchasable today. To understand why this is going on, check out this video:

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?

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  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    April 1, 2014 2:00 PM

    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, April Fools: Path of Exile is now pay-to-win.

    Many free-to-play games try to carefully balance their economies. But Grinding Gear Games is taking a brand new approach. They went to Game Developers Conference and learned that the best way to make money is, in fact, to charge money. The game is now "pay-to-win," the developer has announced.

    • yosemiteclimber legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      April 1, 2014 2:02 PM

      Is this just a mean April Fools prank? I thought Alice was gone!

    • Ksey17 legacy 10 years
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      April 1, 2014 2:23 PM

      They forgot the "click - 'em up" to make this a real Alice post.

    • spazzium legacy 10 years mercury super mega
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      April 2, 2014 5:50 AM

      Welcome back Alice?

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