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Pay-2-Win a YEAR later - Elite Dangerous retrospective

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A year after Elite Dangerous added notably more PAY-TO-WIN microtransactions, this retrospective examines what has changed for good and for bad. was it worth it to utilize more manipulative and horrible monetization practices OR was it a waste of everyone's time!?

What is PAY-2-WIN : https://youtu.be/XREbA3ymhOM
Video from a year ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4nKIjlt1fg

Articles & sources:
https://splicedonline.com/how-many-players-buy-microtransactions/
https://newzoo.com/resources/blog/how-in-game-spending-behaviors-differ-from-indie-to-aa-and-aaa-games
https://gamevoyages.com/what-percentage-of-players-pay-for-microtransactions/
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_831
https://old.reddit.com/user/PCrowther_FD
https://www.frontier.co.uk/company/annual-and-interim-reports
https://www.thearmchairtrader.com/uk-shares/frontier-developments-shares-surge-as-developer-confirms-jurassic-world-release/
https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1h1bd2b/elite_dangerous_is_free_on_epic_games_through/
https://x.com/EliteDangerous/status/1894828931716399307
https://justabout.com/elite-dangerous/38546/we-asked-30-pro-elite-dangerous-players-what-non-players-just-don-t-understand
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/72687/microtransactions-by-the-billions-top-earning-games-companies-in-2019/index.html
https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/microtransactions-made-up-58-of-pc-video-game-revenue-in-2024-research-shows/

Timestamps :
00:00 - Start
01:25 - Timeline
06:13 - P2W & FOMO impact on Elite Dangerous since
17:33 - Conspiracy theory
18:16 - What actually brought players back?!
21:37 - FDev Partnership with Just About
24:09 - FDev stocks
25:06 - Was it worth it?!
32:11 - Summary

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GreenRivin 6 Jul @ 2:57am

At least they tried..

. And maybe they have a big alliance ship in planing or guardian ships or somthing interesting of another nature? Please?

svendorrian 4 Jul @ 4:44pm

Please keep up the good work.

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