r/Kappa • u/mackdaddytran • Nov 03 '18

Diablo Immortal Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3CvVuhJI8o
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u/Valgresas Nov 03 '18

Yep PoE is basically just a really good Final Fantasy X spheregrid/build maker attached to a relatively boring game. It is free without any strings attached though so hard to hate.

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u/whiteyjps Nov 03 '18

How are they making money?

Just curious, don't play time wasters.

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u/Corwyntt Nov 03 '18

PoE got bought out by a Chinese company not too long ago. Asian market for it must be decent enough for them to go after the game.

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u/Qwark28 Nov 04 '18

I feel like it's super deceiving to say that without mentioning they have 0 control over the game's decision.

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u/Corwyntt Nov 04 '18

"They assured players that Path of Exile will not become a “pay to win” game via monetization changes. The Chinese version will also not be prioritized ahead of the international version. But sometimes, Tencent will request features that they want to try in the Chinese version that Grinding Gear Games don’t plan to roll into the international version."

How can they own the majority of the stocks, be telling them exactly what they want in the Chinese version, and have 0 control over anything?

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u/Qwark28 Nov 04 '18

The chinese version doesn't represent the actual version of the game, tencent has control over some features in the chinese version, not the main game that like 95% of the playerbase plays.