Honestly, I was talking about the industry as a whole. EA has a lot of paid games that performed poorly compared to their own free-to-play games for example.
Why do you think games like Clash of Clans, Brawl Stars, Stumble/Fall Guys, Roblox, Fortnite (which I absolutely hate) are so big?
They are big because:
- Its free to play
- Its not pay to win
- Free players can obtain anything a paid player has. (Equal footing)
All 3 of these things are very important in game development and although The Hive is technically not a game it can still be seen as a portal to them.
Not everyone has money to buy cosmetics like the mounts which is exactly why I think they should be obtainable for free. (For example in Clash Royale it takes 6 months of daily grinding for a free evolution or around 10$ USD… they have recently reduced it down to 3 months of constant grinding which aligns nicely with the 100 days)
Personally, I would never buy a booster because I’m the type of player that wants to grind. You can check out the topic regarding On/Off Hive rank to see there are more players in the same boat as me linked below.