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Highly anticipated deckbuilder The Bazaar faces backlash over new monetization
The long-awaited roguelike, deckbuilder, and card-based strategy game The Bazaar is finally available to play for free via its first-ever open beta. However, long-time fans of the could-be Teamfight Tactics and Slay The Spire rival have criticized its new in-game purchases and monetization methods, as they seemingly contradict descriptions of The Bazaar previously published by developer Tempo and its CEO and founder Andrey ‘Reynad’ Yanyuk. Replying to these criticisms, Yanyuk says that the in-game purchases do not create a pay-to-win dynamic, that some player feedback is “dramatized fearmongering,” and that the response to The Bazaar’s new monetization and patch is “a great exercise in showing why we [Tempo] should communicate less.” Continue reading Highly anticipated deckbuilder The Bazaar faces backlash over new monetization MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best strategy games, Best card games, Best multiplayer games
The long-awaited roguelike, deckbuilder, and card-based strategy game The Bazaar is finally available to play for free via its first-ever open beta. However, long-time fans of the could-be Teamfight Tactics and Slay The Spire rival have criticized its new in-game purchases and monetization methods, as they seemingly contradict descriptions of The Bazaar previously published by developer Tempo and its CEO and founder Andrey ‘Reynad’ Yanyuk. Replying to these criticisms, Yanyuk says that the in-game purchases do not create a pay-to-win dynamic, that some player feedback is “dramatized fearmongering,” and that the response to The Bazaar’s new monetization and patch is “a great exercise in showing why we [Tempo] should communicate less.”
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