10 of the Worst Microtransactions in Games

10 of the Worst Microtransactions in Games

1: Dungeon Keeper Mobile

Time mechanic based microtransactions are scum where the player has to wait a set time in order to continue playing the game usually this is minutes or at most a few hours, Dungeon Keeper mobile took this to a new extreme with players having to wait days unless you stump up cash to advance time. A game so infested with microtransactions that it has even received media coverage from the likes of the BBC, the game also received criticism from Dungeon Keepers original creator Peter Molyneux,

2: Dead Space 3

Should really just be 10 times EA fucked over their players and they certainly did with Dead Space 3 by adding microtransactions that constantly pop up when you are out of scrap , which is needed to craft new weapons and parts granted you can earn scrap in game either by collecting it yourself or sending out scavenger bots but the moment you can not afford a part that message will pop up again trying to get you to spend more money.

3: NBA2K18

From that god awful Spike Lee story in NBA2K15 2k games have somehow managed to turn what was one hell of a basket ball game into a microtransactions based cesspit all you have to do is google NBA2K18 microtransactions and the first site listed is Kotaku and their title reads NBA2K18 Is Riddled With microtransactions.

4: NHL 12 & 13

What is worse than a microtransactions, a microtransactions that you pay for and don’t get anything in return, that is what happened with NHL 12 and 13 with players who were buying HUT microtransactions packs in order to build their ultimate team were not receiving the packs they had purchased, and as far as I know EA didn’t bother fixing this.

5: Evolve

Could have been something special however when you let slimy 2K games get a hold of it you know you are in trouble this $60 or £40 game not that you can call it a game with so much of it being locked away behind microtransactions. Of course the game has the obligatory season pass N4G worked out the value of the season pass at $29.96 for a price of $24.99.

You can of course buy the four playable characters that come in the season pass separately for $7.49 each which Is just short of another $30 on top of the $60 you paid for the game plus another $15 dollars for the fourth monster the The Behemoth, plus a whole hell of a lot more microtransactions as well but this is giving me a headache so we will move on.

6: Train Simulator 15

A game who’s DLC content has been priced at between $2000 and $4000 to buy it all with individual pieced of DLC frequently priced at $20 go to the Train Simulator Steam page and currently you will find over 400 pieces of DLC which now reach a staggering $4500.

7: Star Wars Battlefront 2

Yes EA are back after a brief trip to several other cesspit's we return to the king of them all EA with Star Wars Battlefront 2 the highly anticipated follow up to the underwhelming Stars Wars Battlefront from 2015, you know the follow up that EA said they were listening to the criticisms and were going to give us the Battlefront we wanted. Never believe a word out of someone that even looks at an EA building never mind someone who works for them.

8: Middle Earth Shadow of War

I love The Lord of the Rings universe and I loved the original Shadow of Mordor with its nemesis system which brought something fresh and exciting to the open world genre of games sadly what made Shadow of Mordor new and interesting has been perverted by Warner Bros making the nemesis system pretty much surplus to requirements with orc now being available in Loot Boxes and don’t get me started on that god damn orc merchant nothing has annoyed me this much since Tony Blair dragged Britain into a pointless war.

9: Fifa

Not ruined as you can enjoy the main game of Fifa it is on this list for the sheer amount of money it makes EA through the microtransactions for its Ultimate Team mode where you get pack of cards to build up your ultimate team with EA raking in an estimated $650 million from the Ultimate Team microtransactions.

10: Forza 7

Of course Microsoft have to get in on the action with the XBOX flagship motorsport game Forza 7 now containing loot boxes and taking one of the key features of the game in which the player could modify various effect in order to gain more credits which were then used to unlock various cars in game with absolutely no microtransactions to interfere.

That system worked well but not well enough for publishing vermin who have changed that system to mod cards which are now randomized in loot boxes while at the moment these look boxes are not microtransaction based, there have been many rumours and hints that this is the plan.

Unhonourable Mentions

Staring with Candy Crush and the buying of new lives after your daily limit has been used up and in general most mobile games, Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain and its base insurance and also to get a Fuckonami in as well, and Finally Overwatch which made the whole loot boxes and microtransactions the norm, and to Team Fortress 2 which is credited with starting the whole loot box crap.