Announcements - Tencent has Invested in Grinding Gear Games - Forum

"Will Path of Exile become Pay to Win? No. We will not make any changes to its monetisation on our international servers. " How the fuck is this so hard to understand? The Chinese server has been far different from the international servers for so long, and now it's going to be a little more different.... How will that affect us that don't live in China? NOT. AT. ALL. Sure, we can all concern about supporter packs and what not, but it is in complete ignorance that a lot of you are worried about "PoE dying" and/or becoming p2w. People have had problems with the Chinese server for over a year now, every streamer/youtuber hasn't had the slightest problem with it, but now suddenly PoE isn't worth playing anymore because some dudes in China play the game slightly differently?	Posted by NuahsIP#7304 on May 22, 2018, 10:09:51 AM Quote this Post
" Mihzai wrote: For now, I would say, it's a pretty bad move, but that´s based on the given info. At the end of the day, making profits is what corporations follow, so on a medium term, if we, players, will not buy supporter packs, how the corporation will act? Usually new management team will come in place of the old one. However, if Tencent did this move based on chinese PoE and is limiting it's influence only to the chinese version it would be more understandable.Extrapolating a bit, chinese market is by itself a global market, so with proper content, yes, I believe, Tencent can make a hefty profit on the chinese side. But, at this very moment everything is just pure speculation. Sorry for my english, not my language. Not for nothing but I wouldn't apologize for your English anymore it's near excellent and far beyond most native speakers. Now presenting! Venom ink; malice in the pen, poison on the paper, anger in the mind. Brought to you by Dat LLC, in partnership with Harassment Industries. Disclaimer No actual products are being sold, shipped or presented. End of disclaimer	Posted by DarkNRG#0841 on May 22, 2018, 10:10:07 AM Quote this Post
I´m sure there is a logic reason for this step. I think GGG have plans for a huge improvement/addition for PoE, which can´t be paid by supporter packs and "small deals" alone, or maybe additional games or even PoE 2! And I´m quite sure, that they expected this reactions by the community. I´m curious what comes after this step, don´t have to be a bad thing... But as a friendly warning: Don´t even think about P2W elements! Not on the international client! When I see something like that, I´m out!	Posted by Cowboy28#2353 on May 22, 2018, 10:19:14 AM Quote this Post
" NuahsIP wrote: "Will Path of Exile become Pay to Win? No. We will not make any changes to its monetisation on our international servers. " How the fuck is this so hard to understand? The Chinese server has been far different from the international servers for so long, and now it's going to be a little more different.... How will that affect us that don't live in China? NOT. AT. ALL. Sure, we can all concern about supporter packs and what not, but it is in complete ignorance that a lot of you are worried about "PoE dying" and/or becoming p2w. People have had problems with the Chinese server for over a year now, every streamer/youtuber hasn't had the slightest problem with it, but now suddenly PoE isn't worth playing anymore because some dudes in China play the game slightly differently? muh ethics (ssf btw XD) explains a lot of what's going on here and on reddit. 1337 21gn17ur3	Posted by ExiledToWraeclast#6661 on May 22, 2018, 10:21:13 AM Quote this Post
" DarkNRG wrote: Way off topic on my part but fuck Greust. It's where we all come back to. Fuck Greust.	Posted by erdelyii#5604 on May 22, 2018, 10:32:19 AM Quote this Post
Chris you couldn't negotiate a similar deal like Epic Games where Tancent only owns 40%? I hope you're enjoying your margaritas. Sincerely they are well deserved, but long term you really fucked your game and company. ✰CARD✰ The Survivalist I can’t buy any more big supporter packs because the forum only supports showing 7 legacy tags.	Posted by cgexile#1534 on May 22, 2018, 10:39:43 AM Quote this Post
"Tencent has invested" is putting it mildly, don't you think? In reply I must say, fuck tencent. Last edited by knolly#0864 on May 22, 2018, 10:42:10 AM	Posted by knolly#0864 on May 22, 2018, 10:41:54 AM Quote this Post
Diablo and poe, same owners now. XD Too much censorship that you never even see. Totally removed posts and silenced accounts across all communities. https://www.youtube.com/@Innomen	Posted by Innomen#6153 on May 22, 2018, 10:48:39 AM Quote this Post
" cgexile wrote: Chris you couldn't negotiate a similar deal like Epic Games where Tancent only owns 40%? Let's not pretend here that chris and the other founders were forced at gunpoint to sell their shares.	Posted by Pfedza#0074 on May 22, 2018, 11:00:06 AM Quote this Post
" cipher_nemo wrote: " opeth wrote: At the end of the day all I see are a bunch of kiddies who know absolutely jack about investing, Tencent, or how the process works in regards to Tencent's ownership based on other multinational games. But can you blame them? Most of the people here haven't invested in anything outside of food. Let the kids cry. These are the top four ways to sound like a jackass, just for reference: 1.) Name calling of those who hold opposing views. 2.) Make assumptions about those with opposing views. 3.) Belittle those with opposing views. 4.) Pretend you know more about a topic of debate than others. And on a personal note, I have a life: married, no kids, own and maintain a house, and PoE isn't the most important thing in my life. I liked your explanation, same situation so I stole the quote.	Posted by Xinglifehard#1038 on May 22, 2018, 11:06:06 AM Quote this Post