https://archive.is/Mb7b9


Gibson has a VERY condescending tone in this "interview".

From the interview

getting feedback from the fans on what they like and what they don't, etc.

Gibson is trying to say that Trading Floor will be adjusted based on customer feed back .

If you were going to listen to customer feedback you would have listened when people said they don't want microtransactions.

the developers working on the Trading Floor backend are not the same developers that make maps, weapons, monsters, gameplay, etc. So to put it another way, the Trading Floor in no way delayed or impacted when new gameplay content would ship.

Gibson and TWYoshiro have stated several times that TWI is so small they can't complete things faster. How then can you spare the people to work on microtransactions? If those people have nothing to do with game development WHY ARE YOU SPENDING OUR MONEY TO PAY THEM?

Hold that cash to pay for finishing the game. You don't have an endless supply of money. Taking money people gave you in EA and trusted would be used for completing the game is not right and not good business practice.

Back when we started releasing DLC characters for Killing Floor 1 there was a backlash, and people were saying the same type of things we're hearing about the Trading Floor - "Tripwire are being greedy," "It's a big cash grab," etc. But over time as players saw they kept getting years of free content and updates, they realized that the sales from DLC were keeping the updates coming, and they became ok with it. Over time I think the same thing will happen with the Trading Floor.

So many issues with this statement. Very few people, maybe 1% of the people upset over microtransactions, cared about the cosmetic DLC, and I think that is a generous number. People were pissed when TWI added weapons DLC, which TWI promised they would never add. They claimed it was created by the community so it was different. They also claimed they were sidegrades when weapons like Flare pistols, buzzsaw bow, steam punk musket and others are clearly not side grades and will never be balanced.

Gibson also says that it will fund free add ons. Does he think we are stupid? First, the reason is to bring in revenue for TWI, lets be honest. Yes, it will fund free content, but that free content is to keep the game viable so they can sell more copies of the game.



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Bottom line

1. cosmetic DLC worked in KF1

2. TF 2 is free to play and CSGO can be bought for $5. Both are finished games and well established with millions of players, Vastly different from KF 2

3. Money people paid for EA is being used to fund creation of the Trading Floor to funnel more money to TWI and is not in the best interest of the community

4. TWI management has said they are so busy they can't address customer issues, but somehow they have enough time and money to fund creating a crate and key economy

5. THE GAME IS STILL IN EARLY ACCESS

6. At this point John Gibson;s words have littel veracity. His condecending tone saying how they know what is best for us, we just don't understand or appreciate what they are doing ...for us, and that we will "get over it" should strike a chord with every gamer.


Make sure to invite your friends and every person you see on the steam forums to join our group. Lets see how this conversation goes when there is a group backed by 10,000 or 100, 000 customers and we voice our response to Mr. Gibsons opinion.