Soul Calibur VI's Cash Gouging Represents A Larger Issue In Gaming

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I can't let this issue slide

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I re-did this video three times because of copyright strikes. I said forget it, then woke up today and felt compelled to re-do it because that's what we do on this channel... we talk about controversial issues in gaming. So if you want Tira, a character that's already finished, than pay up. Plucked the f out of the game before release and repackaged as monetization. *F that.*

DownwardThrust
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Namco bandai, more like scamco bandits.

thelonekoala
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"I'm a huge fan of the game." 'Forgets Ivy's name, the most iconic character in the series.' Yeah, sure. I believe ya bud.

tylerbryce
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Please educate yourself. Just because the game isn't out yet and there's DLC doesn't mean she was taken out of the main game. The process of game development has to end months before the release date to allow time to print the discs (this is called going gold.) All the work that is done henceforth isn't covered by disc sales and so must be sold as DLC. This was the case for Tira, and it was nothing but nice of them to not only put her in the game at fan request, but also to give her away FREE as a pre-order bonus (No price gouging there.) You can argue it's forcing people to pre-order, but if you're actually a fan of the game that's something you'd be doing anyway so what are you even crying about?...

TheRegalRolston
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I actually blame the consumers for this one. Really, if there is literally no one buying this kind of sh*t, companies would never dare do these kinds of things. We turn into mindless consumers, really, especially those kids who have their mother's credit card. We should make a stand or make petitions or just anything to stop this from happening ever again.

vaynardx
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Tira wasn't supposed to be in game, but due to popular demand they started working on her late in production, she isn't finished yet.

The game has already gone gold.

Therefore, she is being made as DLC

Bamco know that she is highly requested so they are pushing to have her released on day one.

Would it be nice if they also made her free? Yes.

Would it be fair if they also made her free? No. Because she is being made using extra time and resources. Paying for DLC is an industry standard, without it, we would simply get games with much less content.

Bamco could have announced her better, but it's not their fault that a bunch of entitled, uneducated idiots are using this as a platform to complain in the hopes they can bully the game designers into giving them free stuff.

TheNefariousPenguin
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I hope this gets more attention because it is unacceptable and it will only change if people speak up about it. Unfortunately for fans of the series the best way to do that is to not buy the game.

PleasantLeech
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Well Tira was never initially part of the base game, in fact, they never intended for her to be in the game. However, due to so many fan requests Okubo ask his team to put her in the game late into the development of the game. In this case, i'm cool with it. A character that wasn't supposed to be in the game gets added last minute after the game has already gone gold. I don't play her but if it were my main I'd be happy.

juliusdv
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Dreamcast 9:9:99 !! The Dreamcast version was the first arcade port to surpass the arcade version in every way. I remember in those days of unlocking characters by beating the game or completing the quests. Not only is it price gouging but also at least for me takes away my interest of actually playing the game as much as I once did. Great work and great channel!!

BRIANSTECHTHERAPY
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Are you ever going to do a continuation on the 100 reasons why you love the witcher 3 vid?

Patricswift
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Paywalling. Well, if you don't want it, just don't buy the damn game. Speaking with your wallet works, just look at what happened with Battlefield 5 and Battlefront.
Just don't buy it and make your statement that way. Corporate Drones only see statistics, not youtube pundit vids.

aeternusdoleo
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Well done for not giving up, and getting this information out into the world. Thanks 👊

ForeverDansky
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I just don't like the idea of a Season Pass at all. Paying for content that you don't even know about yet, that you may not even like, long before it comes out. I'd much rather wait until the content is released and then see if I want to pay money for it. The Season Pass has been ruined by so many games. Heck look at Tekken 7, it's a great game but £20 for a crappy bowling mode and 2, yes only 2 characters. You can pay £40 for the full game with all the other characters, it was shocking.

MegaShadows
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The only controversy is that Zas received a (possible) retcon and placed in the main game because he was black. But Tira is not supposed to be in the game. She was completed for the fans. Is she going to have any implication into the game itself? We have yet to see if people who do have the season pass vs who don't, is there even Tira content inside the game? If she's just a raw character added for our enjoyment, help support the series. It's not like they put the libra of souls behind pay walls. This is a complete game. Not everyone we want is available! Just be glad she was popular enough for them to go back to make her available. 😡

zionoas
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Tira wasn't in the game. It says so in the interview. They had zero plans to make her because she was too complicated. I don't know why. Seems simple to me, but that's what the producers said. It was because of people who cried like you that she is even in the game in the first place. Okubo saw the desire from fans to play her, and did his best to get her in the game ASAP. Sadly, it wasn't fast enough for her to be a main character. So they added her as a DAY ONE DLC! This is a good thing. They listened to the fans and got her in the game. Do you have to pay extra for her? Sure. Does it suck that most games do this now adays? Absolutely! However, if you can't handle $5 for her, or the $20 season pass for all of the DLC characters, then I am sorry for you. Stop complaining and realize you should actually be thankful she even ended up in the game at all.

RememberYurRoots
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Yah know, thing is they clarified on twitter that the game has already been burned on discs and tira is being worked on as we speak

john
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They'll probably just take the paywall out after a year of it's release, once they've made enough money and use the excuse that "they're now listening to fans'' and how "they never had any bad intentions". This is the same stuff that ea keeps doing

boring
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Its not cash googling, the game takes place between SC1 and SC2, Tira didn't come in until, SC3. Therefore she was never gonna be in the game in the first place and she's only getting in because of fan demand. There're basicly doing her last min. Plus do you really think they would try to take our money when this could be the last game in the series if it doesn't succeed?

theexalt
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I'm going 2 vote with my wallet end simply won't buy the game on release. I'll maybe buy the complete edition if they decide to ever release it. I turned my back to triple A games. I'm fet up with these moneygrabbing tactics that are introduced with this stinking generation of consoles. I shifted my attention to indie games. Couple of nice gems out there, you know.

aquilavega
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DLC should really change to PDC (Purchased Downloadable Content) or something similar,
The terms DLC seems to vague now

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