In an interview with GameStar, id Software’s Tim Willits confirmed that RAGE 2 will not feature any loot boxes. As Willits claimed, id Software and Avalanche Studios will offer a game that players will be able to immediately experience when they purchase it. However, Willits claimed that RAGE 2 will be based on the “Games as Service” model.
Here is what Willits said when asked about loot boxes:
“We will not have any Lootboxes, I can say for sure. We have this novel approach: You buy the game and then you play it.”
As for the “Games as Service” approach, Willits stated that id Software and Avalanche want people to play Rage 2 longer, and they think that they can bring some fun stuff that makes it possible (obviously via post-launch DLCs).
Willits concluded that they will talk about it in more detail as they move closer to the release of RAGE 2.
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That’s good to hear.
Its sad to see that devs now have to clarify they will not have gambling buullsheit.
Sad …
True. Not having loot boxes is now a selling point because of the abuse of loot boxes.
Next they wills say pc is an important platform . AND it wont use denuvo . . . . .
Looking at how tim willits back on rage days said he would like a always online model like diablo 3, i dont think he will skip any change to use denuvo.
It’s using denuvo, I suggest getting over that fact or don’t play the game.ID fixed there god damn engine for PC users with IDtech6. Going to go ahead and say they’re probably not going to f*** us.
Looking at how various states are declaring lootboxes illegal its not surprising. Also this game as a service bs is getting riddiclus, look at wildlands, predator event, sam fisher event. Not particularly good eithe.r
Dying light is doing it best, it still gets free dlc.
If you ask me i would prefer a dlc like the schorchers than games as a service.
I don’t care if they release 40 DLCs like Gearbox did with Borderlands 2 as long as none of them are integral to the main game experience which has already been paid for. DLC isn’t a bad thing imo unless it’s abused. If you can take it or leave it then fine. People who want cosmetics or want to have a few more hours of extended gameplay can pay for it if they want to. I very rarely buy DLC. The last one was Minerva’s Den for Bioshock 2 and really enjoyed it.
“Games as Service” – so you’ll cut out 30% of the game and the spoonfeed it via DLCs? Thanks, but no thanks.
Great!
“You buy the game and then you play it”
“RAGE 2 will be based on the “Games as Service” model”
So gamers will be have to buy the game in numerous instalments so to play all of it. I’m okay with that if the paid DLC is worthwhile, e.g. like the ‘expansion packs’ of days gone by, but enough already of the reductionist PR spin that’s an insult to the intelligence.
It’s great news that they won’t be implementing lootboxes but the Games as a Service model still bring me some worry. Avalanche has made some good open world games but the two most recent ones, Just Cause 3 and Mad Max, kept dialing back to servers upon boot instead of sending me straight to the very reason I bought them in the first place-to play games.
I’m stealing this comment
“It won’t have lootboxes but it will have microtransactions”
GET HYPE!!!
Good, but i’m worried about microtransactions and any sort of post buy bs.
How did we get here?