Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players praise \u201cunfathomably based\u201d devs for not including MTX Larian StudiosBaldur\u2019s Gate 3 players are applauding the developers for releasing a single-player RPG that doesn\u2019t feature microtransactions. Many gaming enthusiasts view microtransactions as a scourge on the industry, one that\u2019s had an adverse effect on design decisions. Assassin\u2019s Creed RPG-centric entries, namely Odyssey and Valhalla, sat on the receiving end of backlash because of controversial in-game purchases. Diablo 4 hasn\u2019t escaped the wrath of frustrated players either, due in no small part to the high prices in its MTX shop. But not every developer or publisher is trying to nickel-and-dime customers who\u2019ve already invested $60 or more in a premium game. In fact, those who avoid doing so end up receiving quite a bit of praise. Larian lauded for keeping microtransactions out of Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 The FAQ on BG3\u2019s official website states that there are no in-game purchases whatsoever. \u201cWe believe in providing a complete and immersive gaming experience without the need for additional purchases,\u201d the blurb reads in part. YouTuber The Act Man shared a screenshot of the message on Twitter and, in so doing, called developer Larian \u201cunfathomably based.\u201d Numerous replies to the post similarly sing Larian\u2019s praises for not adding microtransactions to Baldur\u2019s Gate 3. \u201cGaming as it should be,\u201d one user responded. Others said they\u2019re now even more interested in picking up a copy of the RPG. Wrote another prospective player, \u201cI was tempted to get Baldur\u2019s Gate at some point, this just guaranteed my purchase.\u201d A screenshot of the YouTuber\u2019s tweet has since made it to BG3\u2019s subreddit. With nearly 6,000 upvotes, Larian continues to receive high praise for launching such an experience without in-game purchases. One person aptly noted, \u201cNo game developer\u2026 cares about microtransactions, or wants to add them to games. They are the domain, and demand, of executives. As long as Larian is helmed by its current CEO, they\u2019ll keep being awesome like this\u2026\u201d It\u2019s clear the crew at Larian is doing something right since the game\u2019s already been dubbed 2023\u2019s second-biggest PC launch. Not bad after just one day on the market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players praise \u201cunfathomably based\u201d devs for not including MTX Larian StudiosBaldur\u2019s Gate 3 players are applauding the developers for releasing a single-player RPG that doesn\u2019t feature microtransactions. Many gaming enthusiasts view microtransactions as a scourge on the industry, one that\u2019s had an adverse effect on design decisions. Assassin\u2019s Creed RPG-centric entries, namely […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20065\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}