A RPG Removed All Microtransactions For Their Fans and I Respect That - Inkbound 

there's a bit more to the story from what I heard... Originally, they had to implement something, no matter how bad it was due to a wish from a third party publisher that thanks to both community outcry against the microtransactions as well as the overwhelming financial support they got from people buying the game, they were able to kick the publisher so they could listen to their community and drop the microtransactions because from my understanding they didn't even truly want to add them to begin with.

Glad to see them do this. Their previous product Monster Train was totally worth the money for time played. Kudos for giving good dev behavior some positive reinforcement.

This game keeps getting better nowadays, our crew is playing again

Inkbounds combat system reminds me of an old ps1 game called Vagrant Story. Really cool to see a more modern take on that kind of seamless combat. Aren't that many games that share a similar style. The ps1 definitely couldn't handle the depth of all the stats/ abilities though. This game took it to another level! Transistor is another cool one worth checkin out as well. It's a little short but build variety is sweet!

Oohhhh my god, 3 minutes of solid information before gameplay... thanks for the context! 😉

Fantastic game, and great devs! They are active with their community all the time, and 100% listen to the feedback.

Thanks for covering this, for your comments, and fancy edits. ;) Also purchased the supporter pack!

I saw the title name and came here to check it out...Devs like this need to be supported.

I appreciate your introductory explaination and it did not stop me from seeing the gameplay :P

I'm personal friends with the VFX artist of Inkbound! I'm such a huge fan of the game and it's so cool to see you do a video on them!

Not to be that guy, but Shadow of War also removed all Microtransactions 8 months after launch.

now picturing splatt standing on a soapbox shouting FIGHT THE POWER!!! while playing this game.

I remember being excited for the next game from the Monster Train devs. But man I haven't been wowed in the least by what I've seen so far.

10:00 I've actually been playing a lot of inkbound recently, and can confirm and clarify a few things: 1: splat is 100% right about solo being fine. I've actually maxed the season rank completely solo. 2: the auto attack arrows go to whoever hit them last (only important if an a group, obviously) 3: the "land mines" are actually markers to let you know where the next monster spawns are... though they then immediately move so the only real thing about them is you can't move into them. 4: "maxing out abilities to ascend them" means you start with 3 of 5 abilities, once you get all 5, any you get after will ascend one of your current abilities. I hope this helps! edit: actually forgot an important one: default alt key switches to a "full info" mode that will give more info depending on context. for example: holding alt while no ability is selected will show you how much hp enemies will have left after dps debuffs like poison and bleed. not well pointed out but really useful to know.

Please put the name of the video game on the title of the video

Oh my god! 3 minutes of jabbering on, just get to the gameplay for the love of god!

There is actually one game that removed all microtransactions too; Lord Of the Rings: Shadow Of War. The game became immensely better once they were all gone! Love it when Developers realize players aren't into microtransactions.

Splattercat, you should check out a game called Desecrators, it's a Roguelike Descent "clone" which is basically better than the real thing. Dude needs LOVE.

From the devs who made monster train

I was just watching a panel show where people were giving cosmetic micro-transactions a pass and it feels so good to hear Splattercat call them out.

another video without the actual game's name in the title...

Kudos to them. The devs from Last Epoch did the same thing last year as well. Gotta love devs that respect their community.

Im hoping this gets seen so I can add some clarity to the situation, as I was there for the Dev broadcast when they announced the change and I was very VERY curious as to why because I am very anti Microtransactions. Theres also some misinformation in the comments I want to clear up. I adore this game, and have put nearly 100 hours into it. So for context - The game had a Battlepass system and it orirginally put me off it (Even though I loved Monster Train dearly) as I HATE FOMO systems in games. However, they did implement the best version of the Battlepass I had ever seen - There was no FOMO. You could purchase the previous seasons BP and progress it whenever you wanted and actively could switch progress on different BP's with a click of a button. I actually liked that, anything non-FOMO is better than any other microtransaction ive seen so I was "okay" with this, as it was the best implementation i've ever seen. The reason the Devs removed the Microtransactions however, and im more than willing to go find the clip of the twitch vlog for proof if needed, was the fact that just by dint of having Microtransactions was a huge barrier to entry for people not trying the game. Their stats and feedback had showed there was a lot of wishlisting but people automatically heard "Battlepass" and "Microtransactions" And were put off by it instantly. What the Devs have found since removing the microtransactions is a big uptick in sales, and they plan to support ongoing development with DLC Cosmetic packs. It had nothing to do with kicking any publisher away or anything of the sort. Overall it was a huge, amazing change for the game and one that has only made the game -better- (Lots of cool cosmetics to unlock ingame now.) The game is incredible fun and im still having a blast with it. Huge recommend.

Don't comment often, but when I hear of a company doing the right thing; Really gives me hope for games in the future. Def going to check this out now!

Goes to show that listening to player feedback works. It's worth calling out when developers do pro-user moves, even if a little late. This is also the kind of thing that Early Access is designed for I would think.

Inkbound is my new favorite lately. Its gameplay has such a nice flow, and the developer and community are fantastic. It runs perfectly with my MacBook using Crossover, and the game is also on Geforce Now. A must-buy.

This has become one of my favorite games. Weaver is rad

Oh my god, three minutes of jabbering! Thank you so much for boosting this game, now, and providing context for why youre doing it. (You talking about stuff is the main reason why I watch/listen to your content, though I guess that probably isnt a universal thing)

your shnanananana after the edit was tight

splat, your integrity makes me happy.

As one of the folks who used to comment saying "aw man video doesn't start until 3 minutes in", I'd like to clarify something: for me at least, it's 100% okay for you to talk through the intro of the game, the only thing that bothers me is when there's nothing but a menu screen visible while you talk. In this video I am able to look at the game, examine the UI myself, see what you're doing etc *while* you talk, and that's what I'm here for. Watching just a menu screen while you talk for 3 minutes just isn't in the cards for me though, even though I always find your commentary great there's just an insatiable caveman itch in my brain that's screaming "youtube no for audio only! youtube promise video!", lol.

I'm not interested in this game at all. But I watched the vid to support you supporting the devs. Micro transactions are cancer.

2 Fuckin' ads to watch My guy Splatters 30 min video... Well worth it nonetheless

Gotta respect the good ones. Microtransactions hopefully will go away permanently sometime soon.

"Oh my god, three minutes of jabbering on, just get to the gameplay already." Happy?

I wrote this game off because of the monetization, but now I will buy it.

'Oh my God, three minutes of jabbering, just get to the gameplay!' - joke. Actually I've already got this game but haven't really played it yet, so appreciate the coverage!

its true i gave up watching you because you jabber way to much instead of focusing on reviewing the game

Great move on theirs and your part

This game is immensly satisfying both solo or with friends full of tight "we're going to lose" battles that somehow still turn into overwhelming victories

Holy moly! To a game, removing micro-transactions is like surviving a cancer; bravo!

That's rare because that's Leadership - Good to see actual humans out there! Great call splat!

Hope everyone is doing well and is having a good day. Thanks for the great content splat. Crazy to see a game removing microtransactions, I'll be checking it out for sure. Microtransactions kill games for me

The art style looks a lot like Torchlight: Infinite.

Not really my type of game, but I am going to buy it just to support the developer in this decision. Thanks for bringing it to my attention and thanks to rhe developers for doing something good contrary to much of the rest of the industry.

the sky is up

Why have you stopped adding the game name in the title?

totalbiscuit would have been proud

I was playing this with a friend until bg3 took over, very fun and pretty original battle system. will have to play again to see the new systems they've added since then

You may have missed that using a ability without damaging a enemy resets your heat. You had plenty of opportunity to get 5+ Heat and thus shielding, had you not interrupted a combo of attacks with Invigorate.

Respect to any company that boycotts these parasitical Microtransactions. I want to sponsor it just for that!

For the love of God, please jabber more, dear sir. This is why we watch your vids :D

an RPG* Abbreviations have their own prefixes and sufixes and do not call out the actual word or group of words that is abbreviated

I'm hoping this actually SETS the precedent in removing microtransactions. Despicable practice. I refuse to even entertain the IDEA of any game if it has microtransactions.

Might have to go buy the game now

I'll never understand people who refuse to play a game because the game has microtransactions. Thats like a vegan refusing to shop at a Grocery store that sells meat. Spending extra money is an choice,...if you dont care for FOMO then literally dont buy the extra stuff. There are some games I could careless about what cosmetics they have that are paid...I dont care so I ignore. Actively avoiding FOMO shows you actually do care about missing out. I will support any microtransactions in games because I want my games to continue to be developed. Times have changed. we no longer release games and move on to the next project...these devs sometimes continue working on the game and developing new content for the game even after release and yall expect that to just be done for free. insanity. A single player game is the only kind of game I will not support Microtransactions in.

I'm here for the gibbering

Makes me want to buy this game even if I don't play it.

thats awesome. I will probably go back to it now since i hate Micro transactions.

Thanks ♥

I'm 100% going to check this out. Thank for another great video Splat.

I loved the edit.

The microtransactions in the game weren't thought through and the devs admitted as much and improved things shortly after release. Essentially they just copied popular game monetization and admitted they didn't think of their implications like FOMO and apologized for it. The lengths they went to afterwards to rectify that were just incredible. I personally believed their first steps were good enough and the way microtransactions were before their removal was okay, but the change is still a very welcome and appreciated improvement.

Your intro, that you think offputs people, was the main thing that made me continue to watch and that made me check out the game. Impatient children (adult or otherwise) can go watch other youtubers if they are in a hurry.

Game goes well.

I can't believe they removed micro transactions... that is crazy. And the game always looked good, just not necessarily up my alley exactly. Going to check it out though now, simply because of how they treated their customers.

Great video. High 5 my guy.

Warframe did something similar. They had a system that was somewhat of a gamble, people used it too much so they devs removed it. This was years ago so im a bit foggy on the details.

Aha, I was wondering why I'd ignored this game on Steam when I went back to check it out. There's just way too much FOMO and negative-pyscho MTX going on in the industry, I've had to cut out franchises I've loved my entire life and promising future games.

Respect!

Warframe also removed specific microtransactions when they found some players dumping $1000 into it.

no views 40 second club lets go!

"perfectly balanced..." I wonder what The Spiffing Britt would have to say about that?

Yeah cause all the pay 2 win and mini transactions just to be able to customize a character really makes a game shitty well unless they use a game's good reputation to make a crap pay 2 win filled knock off that every idiot will buy *cough cough COD Mobile*😐

I know at least one other game that was originally planned to be a free-to-play game with heavy use of microtransactions that pivoted away from that. It's a game that rhymes with "porchlight spree". :cough:

While I like to think of myself as a gamer of more refined tastes, I guess we'll have to say goodbye to the vanishing card huntria in our own ways; and while I remember wanting to show off my fancy designer zombie slaying base to my weeker willed brother in that fps game he didn't wanna play awhile ago; the blue manchu people? should still come to my house so we can all play our competitive dice game I designed though, lol?

I appreciate the rambling. What producer do you know that has removed all microtransactions. I probably buy this on principle alone.

17:47 It sounds good, but I don't fully understand what's goings on. So you sacrificed a relic to gain some other buff? What is the point in that? It would make sense if you were trying to free up a spot to make room for a relic that fit into your build more, but you had free slots open. So why throw away a relic when you don't need the space? Was it counter productive towards your build or something? Can anybody explain that system to me a little bit more?

Love the game and the act of removing the microtransaction, but 9:23 - it is not very easy to figure out what is happening. Its very colorful and at times there is just too much on the screen. You can figure it out, but it is not very easy.

Who cares if the intro was big? Removing microtransactions should be heavily celebrated.

24 minutes in to learn it didn't get rid of mtx and will still be balanced to drive the cash shop. All this praise for a dev _allowing_ mind numbing grind instead of the store. Whoop de doo. I was nearly convinced to buy it too.

Lol, wont play a game because it has micro transactions. Ive played a crap ton of games with micro transactions an have had a blast an you know what? Didnt buy anything. I guess gone are the days of playing a game because it looks fun. I guess its like those people that no matter how much a movie looks good to watch you wont because of the actor lol

Just got done with the video and went and picked it up. Whether I play it or not doesn't matter, I want to support this type of behavior in developers as well.

Oh my God! Three minutes of jabbering on just get to the game play for the love of God! 🤣

This should be a normality, not something to praise for. Its bare fuckimg minimum, I dont give a damn if its made by AAA company or one person. Microtransactions should not be in single player game.

Awesome game, can really reccomend it and the devs should be prasied. Go support them

OMG! Three minutes of jabbering on, just get to the game play now. 😛

This game deserves this publicity. The developers have made the right choice here and deserve Splatts attention and our time to look at what they have done.

hurraa?.. for un-doing something that shoulndt have been a thing to begin with.. naw man.

It's not respect for the community, it's acknowledgement of their failure to convince people to buy micro-transactions. If the ploy to abuse their player-base was working, they would not be making a change. Respect belongs with those who don't do these anti-consumer practices from the start.

Anyone who doesn't want to hear splat jabber on is on the wrong channel. I'm here for it.

Good move developer, I instantly bought this on steam 😉

Wish the name of the game was in the title of the video, would make it easier to remember the game to look it up later.

I wasnt even interested in the game, but I will buy it now, maybe I will play it when Im bored

Too much gender ambiguity in this game, refunded.

Those three minutes of jabbering is why I gave this a chance.

I enjoyed your explanation and think it's important. Thanks for originally taking a stand against that kinda microtransactions and then for supporting it now that they removed them. Your videos are always super interesting and informative.

Not my style of game, but mad props for pulling out the pay to play

I won't pay for this sort of thing either, but there's a reason developers do this. It works. Plenty of people are happy to pay.

hey dude its your channel not ours. Just do the videos the way you want. Peace