This game was promoted throughout development there would be no pay to win paid content, with exception of cosmetic changes. Turns out they added paid airdrops to the game where people willing to pay some cash can get crates with good guns and ammo.
On the plus side, Sony is offering a refund. But you have to contact them by tomorrow. If you don't then you have to keep it.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkai...stions-asked-h1z1-refunds-dont-go-far-enough/
1/18/2015 @ 12:02PM 11,898 views
Sony's 'No Questions Asked' H1Z1 Refunds Don't Go Far Enough
Sony is offering refunds to anyone who recently purchased online zombie game H1Z1.
The refund follows revelations that, contrary to statements from SOE in the days and weeks leading up to the launch of the game on Steam Early Access, microtransactions would be offered for items like guns and ammo.
SOE president John Smedley offered the refund to gamers on the H1Z1 subreddit, writing:
Hi folks,
If you feel like the airdrops are an issue for you, you may immediately request a refund to bwilcox@soe.sony.com – this offer applies till Monday and it applies only to people that have purchased the game as of 10:30am Pacific today 1/16/2015 -
Please note that this is going through us, not Steam. Which means it’s a little more work so please be patient with the actual refund (it may take a day or two).
Smed
Gamers can also request a refund through Steam, though the refund will be added to your Steam Wallet.
This is the right move for SOE, though not enough by a long shot. The company has been adamant in its declarations that H1Z1 would not be pay-to-win. The bizarre airdrop microtransations, which Paul Tassi has already discussed in detail, are an interesting twist on pay-to-win, but not necessarily in a good way.
At this point, game developers are running out of excuses when it comes to releasing poorly implemented free-to-play elements in their video games. This is even less excusable with a game that you actually have to purchase in the first place (in Early Access at least.) Enough mistakes have already been made across the industry that these sorts of issues shouldn’t even come up in the first place.
Good on SOE for issuing (limited) refunds, but it doesn’t change the fact that their claims leading up to the game have been tantamount to false advertising. I imagine plenty of other gamers will purchase the game without having read about its revenue model after these refunds are no longer available.
So what should Sony do instead of just offer a refund? Stick with the initial promises made that the game wouldn’t involve this type of microtransaction to begin with. There are other, better and more fair ways to generate revenue.
On the plus side, Sony is offering a refund. But you have to contact them by tomorrow. If you don't then you have to keep it.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkai...stions-asked-h1z1-refunds-dont-go-far-enough/
1/18/2015 @ 12:02PM 11,898 views
Sony's 'No Questions Asked' H1Z1 Refunds Don't Go Far Enough
Sony is offering refunds to anyone who recently purchased online zombie game H1Z1.
The refund follows revelations that, contrary to statements from SOE in the days and weeks leading up to the launch of the game on Steam Early Access, microtransactions would be offered for items like guns and ammo.
SOE president John Smedley offered the refund to gamers on the H1Z1 subreddit, writing:
Hi folks,
If you feel like the airdrops are an issue for you, you may immediately request a refund to bwilcox@soe.sony.com – this offer applies till Monday and it applies only to people that have purchased the game as of 10:30am Pacific today 1/16/2015 -
Please note that this is going through us, not Steam. Which means it’s a little more work so please be patient with the actual refund (it may take a day or two).
Smed
Gamers can also request a refund through Steam, though the refund will be added to your Steam Wallet.
This is the right move for SOE, though not enough by a long shot. The company has been adamant in its declarations that H1Z1 would not be pay-to-win. The bizarre airdrop microtransations, which Paul Tassi has already discussed in detail, are an interesting twist on pay-to-win, but not necessarily in a good way.
At this point, game developers are running out of excuses when it comes to releasing poorly implemented free-to-play elements in their video games. This is even less excusable with a game that you actually have to purchase in the first place (in Early Access at least.) Enough mistakes have already been made across the industry that these sorts of issues shouldn’t even come up in the first place.
Good on SOE for issuing (limited) refunds, but it doesn’t change the fact that their claims leading up to the game have been tantamount to false advertising. I imagine plenty of other gamers will purchase the game without having read about its revenue model after these refunds are no longer available.
So what should Sony do instead of just offer a refund? Stick with the initial promises made that the game wouldn’t involve this type of microtransaction to begin with. There are other, better and more fair ways to generate revenue.
