And that would be fine if it didn't affect gameplay like it does for Horde mode or the game design in how punishing and lacking the legitimate progression systems are. The Coalition's focus, like users on the forums and Reddit, is clearly on the microtransactions as well at the moment. In just five days, the devs have added not one, not two, but three (!) additional card pack types, all expensive. the actual game), most of the discussion around the Xbox One/Windows 10 killer holiday app is about how The Coalition is treating its player base. Instead of discussing the modes, weapons, balancing, maps, future updates, content (i.e.
The threads on the Gears of War 4 subreddit (and main games thread if you check this out) and official Gears of War forums are primarily focused on feelings of being "ripped off" and boycotting the Store all-together, sprinkled in with claims that the game forces players through tedious grinds to earn enough in-game credits with the ultimate goal of pushing them towards paying more. We touched on this quite a bit in our Gears of War 4 review - a review where we very much enjoyed the game and how it expands the series to PC - but in the last few days the microtransactions and how The Coalition and Microsoft Game Studios are handling them, has gotten a bit out of control. What they did not say up front is how ridiculously overpriced they'd be, that they'd be the focus of launch week updates and communications with the community, and that they'd turn the game's cooperative Horde mode into a pay-to-win environment. In no way would these card packs - which can be purchased through in-game credits or real-life money - affect the competitive versus mode. The franchise's new developer, The Coalition, promised a while before release that the game's card system and randomized loot boxes would be for cosmetic items and would be entirely optional. Either way, it launched with a Store full of the always-controversial microtransactions which are awkwardly becoming the norm for triple-A franchise releases, even for games such as this with a full retail price tag. Players who pre-ordered the Gears of War 4 Ultimate Edition for $100 (or $130 in Canada) could play four days early. Gears of War 4 launched October 11th, 2016, five days before the time of this writing.
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