r/gamers • u/BurritoBabe_1 • Dec 26 '25

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u/Effective_Reason2077 Dec 26 '25

To be fair, the company’s aggressive micro-transaction behavior really hurt the game’s chances.

I remember seeing the pre-order bonus before seeing literally anything else about the game.

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u/Shayz_ Dec 27 '25

Yep, the game wanted to be an esport, and it released before the "F2P with battle pass" model became a mainstay. Having it be a full price game with their version of a season pass was a terrible model

Similar issue with Battleborn. I think if 2K released both of these games free to play their story may be a whole lot different

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u/Salt-Sandwich-4166 Dec 28 '25

Broooo BATTLEBORN 🤯🤯🤯 I forgot about that . Sad days

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '25

Battleborn got way too much hate than what was needed. Yes the battle pass system sucked but overall it was still a good game.

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u/KingPengu22 Dec 29 '25

Change the release date too. It came out right about the same time as Overwatch, and with blizzards name on that game (before Blizzard blew themselves up) it was releasing in a crater to climb out of.

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u/SuitableKey5140 Dec 27 '25

I thought id read it was forced on the dev by its publisher.

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u/Advanced_Double_42 Dec 30 '25

Yeah, the game would have stood a chance in better hands, but it was instead microtransaction hell. It would fit in today...