[Discussion] Planet Zoo DLC Subscription Pass

[Sclurp]

I'm going to get a degree in marketing so my opinion is worthwhile

But, yes, I think if the sub pass came to PZ the reaction would be similar to PC's. Maybe not quite as frustrated what with PZ's support still ongoing.

Overall, I think people don't need more and more and more subscriptions to pay and I find it incredible that Frontier would be as cheeky to have an absolute disaster of a launch with Odyssey for Elite Dangerous, upset all of the F1 player base with their recent decision to end all support for that title in favour of making a sequel instead, and then deciding they had enough content to justify a subscription pass for PC (a game they've neglected on the platform on which the pass is exclusive).

I also don't think people will be swayed because a couple of people keep saying "No actually it's good and your response is wrong"

Frontier, just don't do this. The only way I can see value in a subscription model is if you bundled all of your DLC across multiple titles in one package and I really don't see that happening.

EDIT: There's also no flame war on Steam because 99% of people there are in agreement.

 

[KellyL]

Unfortunately there seems to be a trend where companies of every sort, especially software & app companies, try to rope people into this subscription model. After all, why sell a product outright for $60 when you can persuade them to pay "just" $5/month forever? $5 is a small amount by itself, but it adds up and up and up to where people will get in over their heads without recognizing the trap. Certainly adults should be able to subscribe to whatever they want. I just worry about so many people today with zero savings and loads of credit card debt that includes a long & growing list of $5 monthly subscriptions.