Shots have been fired over on the Temtem Discord over its new monetization mannequin. When the monster-taming MMORPG formally transitioned from early entry to full launch earlier this month, Crema Games launched each free and premium battle go tracks in addition to two sorts of premium foreign money that can be utilized to purchase a rotating set of cosmetics from the money store.

Unfortunately, some gamers didn’t take too properly to each the battle go and microtransactions since they already paid for the sport within the first place, a number of of whom resorted to quitting and even review-bombing the sport.

Community Manager Tsukki promptly launched a press release on Discord saying that, “We want to clarify that this wasn’t a sudden decision made to trample new players, and that it has always been in our plans and communicated properly. It was officially talked about as early as 2020, and had been mentioned in passing before that.”

“Our intention has always been to avoid p2w, and to make any premium item as optional as possible. Anything and everything paid in Temtem is cosmetic only,” the neighborhood supervisor continued. “We have made it so purchasing one battle pass will give you enough currency to purchase the next one for free, and that’s an endless loop of battle passes. We have always tried to make it as optional and little invasive as possible, and we offer it as an extra way to support us further if you really like the game.”

“Our intention with monetization is not to be greedy, but rather ensure Temtem has a long life and is well-sustained. If you don’t want to buy the battle pass, or Temtem, or support Crema anymore, we’ll respect that. But we’d like to ask you to please not harass or attack our team, or the rest of the community over this. At the end of the day, we’ve tried to make a great monster-taming online adventure, and we’d like for it to be evaluated on its ability to deliver that,” Tsukki concluded.

More lately, the dev crew is as soon as once more beneath hearth over the worth of money store dyes, which has once more divided the MMO’s neighborhood. Some urged shopping for different gadgets whereas others suggested to gamers to easily not purchase something and anticipate the following rotation. As you’d anticipate, there are additionally those that are calling to cease supporting Crema and the sport in any approach and those that imagine that buying the sport is assist sufficient.

The state of affairs was additional aggravated by Game Director Guillermo Andrades’ passive-aggressive response to the difficulty. “I prefer to not [dyes again] in the cash shop than to make them cheaper, if that answers your doubts,” he posted on Discord. “With the game purchase you have already supported us enough. If you don’t like any items or you think everything is overpriced then don’t support us XD.”

Either approach, the talk on whether or not microtransactions are obligatory in buy-to-play video games has been a scorching matter for years now and can undoubtedly stay one for years to return.