Whereas the likes of Fortnite and Name of Responsibility can collaborate with just about any celeb, model, or IP they need and are available out the opposite facet untroubled, for almost all of video games, warning is required. A crossover must be cool or genuine sufficient to win gamers over, and even then, it must be sensibly priced and obtainable. With Helldivers 2’s new Killzone crossover, it nailed the 1st step – the cosmetics look nice and don’t really feel completely misplaced. Plus, the hankering for something Killzone associated is at all times sturdy, given we’ll most likely by no means get a brand new recreation within the sequence. Step two, nevertheless, was a distinct story. Consequently, it’s now gifting away the second wave of its Killzone assortment free of charge.
I’ve seen loads of egregious beauty monetization in my time – simply check out the $250 gacha skins League of Legends is attempting to push nowadays. Compared, the Killzone cosmetics didn’t appear too dangerous initially – particularly seeing as many Helldivers 2 gamers are used to paying for premium Warbonds. Nevertheless, the group actually didn’t like Arrowhead’s method, claiming that the worth of each batches of skins (which equates to about two premium Warbonds) was too excessive and that thrilling crossover content material like this ought to be cheaper. There have been additionally issues that Arrowhead was attempting to whip up some FOMO, with the Killzone skins solely being within the area recreation for just a few days.
Having heard all of the criticism, the developer has now introduced that, after discussions with Killzone creators Guerrilla Video games, will probably be giving the second wave of cosmetics away free of charge to all Helldivers 2 gamers. The primary wave remains to be purchasable for the worth of 1 premium Warbond. These freebies are being despatched out to gamers at this time, December 19.
Arrowhead additionally says that the primary batch goes to remain within the retailer for longer – as an alternative of 5 days, it’ll now be there for ten. To additional forestall that feeling of FOMO, it additionally says it’s “investigating options for the way we are able to deliver these things again completely sooner or later.”
A brand new main order can also be going stay in Helldivers 2 which can enable gamers to earn the brand new W.A.S.P. stratagem.
“As this was our first crossover providing, we’ve been listening to the response, and the suggestions we’ve obtained from our group surveys is that crossover content material is de facto excessive up in your wishlists. On the identical time, a few of you aren’t proud of the costs of the objects and we are going to revisit this,” Arrowhead says.
I actually hope that we see extra crossovers in Helldivers 2 – if they’ll strike the identical tone (and look as nice) because the Killzone skins, that’s. Nevertheless, it’s clear now that Arrowhead gained’t be capable of monetize them fairly as onerous because it initially anticipated. Whether or not that can have an effect on the studio’s capacity (and its want) to scout out extra collabs stays to be seen. However, I’ve received my fingers crossed it might probably create some extra compelling crossover content material however keep away from the controversy subsequent time round.
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