Hidden 2 x Escape Character XP behind double boost paywall

I’m not quite sure how they thought they would be able to avoid a serious backlash from what’s left of their rapidly diminishing player base.
Unless something drastically changes with their business model then there won’t be a Gears 6. They are killing the franchise by alienating one of the most dedicated fan bases in the gaming community.

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very disappointing, no wonder this game is hemorrhaging players. Treating a AAA $60 game like a free-to-play mobile app

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It finally happened.

It’s really crappy. Not to mention that double stars should apply whether or not you have boost. That’s also wack.

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Double star weekends don’t apply unless you have boost active?

Yes
You have to have boost to get double stars.

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Yes this is the gift from TC… Extra salt to everyone.

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Sounds like boosts are going up before Christmas! They have to buy Christmas presents!

Don’t play this game people. Let it die. Show them that you won’t put up with any of this bs.

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Damn, I was just coming on here to see why there was no bonus stars…

Thankfully I got a few Pringle codes saved up, but still…

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ow thats it i placed a topic why i didnt got 2xp
well thats a bummer i ony got 250xp well being mvp with lahni in the trap
over 15 escape since Friday and it looks i am getting less xp

It wasn’t hidden, we knew before it launched that it was tied to boost.

But yeah, really bad and greedy move on their part

Alright listen gears 5 maps free and so are the characters but everything docs you can pretty much get as long as you play the game. TC need to make money for resources to make the game. I’m tired of gears fans complaint that’s all people have done since gow1. Man up and grind the game. Yeah so what that’s pay to lvl up faster but who cares it’s ur level it doesn’t mean anything. TC is trying hard this is the first gears game where you don’t have to pay for anything.

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Didn’t play gears4 then? Maps were also free for everyone, which yes is a great thing, i personally care not for overall xp and player level, and I totally support MTX as a way of supporting games I love getting future content/sequels

But THIS isn’t THAT to me, it’s all about the stars for challenges, I’ve been ‘grinding’ the game every minute of my available play time since launch EVERY DAY, and it’s still not enough. I would probably need to buy boosts or pay to reroll challenges to hit General for that part of the achievement, and I find that particular element of it all VERY distasteful

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Yeah I thought this was a shady move by TC and Microsoft.

Although on the flip side if you tend to buy boost on a weekend which I’m sure people do then you will get more value for your buck.

Instead of having boost would it be better to just buy XP / scrap/ stars ? Say £5 for 20000 XP, or £5 for 20000 scrap, £5 for 100 stars?

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Is this serious?

Why not jus hire a hobo off the streets to come play it for you?

Paying to advance in games you’ve payed to play is asinine, play the friggen game

The problem here is timed experiences, if I bought this game in 5years time I should have access to ALL the ToD challenges, all the rewards, all the achievements, ALL THE GAME to play at my own pace PERIOD

Anything less is a p*$$ take

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Previous post deleted, was a lil aggressive maybe? Referenced an external source? Either way the last part was constructive so I’ll reiterate without the negativity, my apologies community flagger

If they want so sell ‘boosts’ remove the artificial timer and leave all the ToD challenges accessible forever, no timegating, only then will they actually be ‘boosts’, something to speed something up, as they stand they’re there for those running out of an artificial timer and nothing more, this feel manipulative and as such has no place in video games

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Let’s not forget this event was originally planned for when nearly everyone had boost and was cancelled last minute. Like I said, they should have given everyone boost because it was their fault the event didn’t occur when most people had boost, but of course they won’t because it won’t make them money.

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I’m not familiar with micro transactions and the like, but how do Destiny and Warframe do these types of double xp events ?