Will Microtransactions Ruin COD WW2?

[@haveitboi999]

video starts at around 7:00 he talks about some gay pizza shop for the 1st half

[@263malice]

eddy friday You have to listen to that part. It supports the analogy. Go to college.

[@corky3794]

Lol

[@maxruby4705]

that place is not gay

[@spikedmaceentertainment4722]

Extremely important context information.

[@DTaze]

Haha

[@Gbag34]

If anyone here actually thinks a World War 2 setting will fix CoDs problems, let me ask you a question first. How do you feel about M1 Garand weed camos?

[@J4MESOX4D]

Gbag34 they'll be pink and lime green weapon variants mark my words!

[@Gbag34]

God Of Madness1 But the weed camo will have a legendary variant that has explosive rounds for an extra $60.

[@rustyslug2943]

Better than a cod ww1 setting. Weed cannons

[@yoavmor9002]

Smoke weed everyday m8

[@ExodusHunter15]

It wont fix it. Changing the setting will have a fuck all impact on the game. Believe me. The problem with COD is that its so damn repetitive, the gameplay is so watered down and its lost that skill factor. Not to mention supply drops have ruined the immersion experience IMO. COD cannot be saved

[@iunnor]

I remember back in the day cosmetics were unlocked through challenges and achievements that you accomplished to show off your character to other people. Now of days with micro transactions you just buy the cosmetics. These micro transactions make the base game more of a generic experience and strip a little of extra content that could have been in the game and instead sold them to people. In Halo 3 remember finding the skulls and beating the campaign on legendary to get the Katana for your character and everyone in multiplayer and all your friends were like "how did you get that?" & "can you help me get it?" So you helped some of your friends and people get it and had tons of laughs on the way. Well if they had Halo 3 released today a Katana now of days would be probably be in a pack where you have a chance to get it that cost $2.99 and there would be no skulls or side adventure for you to go on for sweet gear.

[@lucas5620]

This is the high quality content I subscribed for

[@joshualammers3127]

that's what you on a shitpost

[@wyrmlight7446]

Bit of a huge post, but I hope you or somebody reads it. A lot of this reminds me of an old metaphor, the boiling frog, especially how you said publishers are taking baby steps so people are getting more 'use' too it slowly. "If you drop a frog in a pot of boiling water, it will of course frantically try to clamber out. But if you place it gently in a pot of tepid water and turn the heat on low, it will float there quite placidly. As the water gradually heats up, the frog will sink into a tranquil stupor, exactly like one of us in a hot bath, and before long, with a smile on its face, it will unresistingly allow itself to be boiled to death." I think we're already close to the point of the 'water boiling' so to speak especially in a world where even *Nintendo* is pushing microtransactions in their games. The usual defense you hear is "They're just cosmetic" or "They don't affect the core gameplay" or "Devs need the money to make post release content!" But I don't buy it. These things affect games in ways people don't appreciate Once upon a time you could earn things like skins through in game achievements, or goals. A perfect example is the gold weapon unlocks in CoD 4. I earned all of those things and it was a point of pride but nowadays you don't see anything like that, all cosmetics are gated behind microtransactions or even worse, gambling crate systems. You don't get anything for playing well anymore, or taking the time to complete challenges or the things you get are so shit compared to things you can simply buy that you wonder what the point of even earning them is. Once upon a time developers would release full fledged *expansions* to their games that gave almost entirely new gameplay experiences. Look at something like Bad Company 2: Vietnam which was a complete overhaul with new weapons, music, maps, gameplay, player models, completely new voice work and a bunch more awesome things. Nowadays you're lucky to get 4 weapons and 4 maps with nothing extra added on. Call of Duty 1 had an expansion, United Offensive which not only added new multiplayer maps and weapons, but an entire new singleplayer campaign. Grand Theft Auto V didn't release promised singleplayer expansions in favor of just churning out microtransactions for GTA: Online. When you consider that the 2 expansions for GTA 4 were fantastic experiences that had entire new vehicles, weapons, multiplayer content, characters and stories and even more it just makes me sad. Because it happens just a little bit more at a time you're completely right, people don't care and fanboys defend their favorite games while refusing to see the negative impact that microtransactions, and DLC has had on the entire industry. The days of games as a complete product are almost gone and we're teetering on the edge of full fledged games as a service now. Give it a few more years and people won't even react negatively to the idea of the xbox locking your games to your console, making it so you can't lend them like they did not long ago. A reaction so strong that Microsoft completely scrapped the idea. One day that will be the norm, one day you will have to drink the 'verification can'. Because we're already so close to boiling over in that pan and nobody even notices. Thanks if you took the time to read this.

[@MrGameplayMakerHD]

Levi F Read all of it, good stuff dude! It's true, the gaming industry has been nearly been fully corrupt

[@Jozombies115]

In cod 4 remastered, the supply drops generally give you a lot of progress towards earning something. Yes, you can just pay for a gun, but the rate at which you earn a gun is actually solid. I get about 1 per prestige, and you can still get gold through challenges. I feel like it actually adds to the game. If anyone wants to step up and tell me I'm wrong, go ahead. I'm open to change my opinion.

[@Spencer-mb6qi]

Levi F A perfect explanation for why it feels like games these days produce less and shitty quality content. There will probably be a day where it will all be too much and video games would just restart again like and be like they used to be.

[@Jozombies115]

I get about one gun each prestige, I think that's pretty fair. You just have to focus on one kind of drop to maximize your duplicates, and makes sure that it's a rare.

[@Jozombies115]

After the first couple prestiges, you build up a lot of duplicates, at this point I tend to get 150-200 parts on average, and about one in every ten supply drops I get over 800 parts in one drop. If you want any gun in that game, you can obtain it after 2 prestiges of saving for sure.

[@OverMan]

The commentary was so dank I got to the end and realized you didn't really talk about COD WW2 LOL.

[@BDobbinsFTW]

shhhh

[@blo4078]

lmao

[@burningphoenix6679]

OverMan what's up overman?

[@mozuesolympian2988]

He talked about a almost indefinite problem to plague the game soon

[@radtrashmcradical8202]

watch his video on how to get views... basically clickbait ;)

[@definitelynotdaltondalt570]

Most intense music I've ever heard to a story about chucky cheese

[@definitelynotdaltondalt570]

🧀

[@colincraigo5793]

That song from MW2's soundtrack... :) I am pretty sure its mainly from the Spec Ops mission on the bridge. You also use a bunch of other songs from MW2's soundtrack.

[@RepsolParkour]

This is one issue plaguing Halo, the most fun I had in Halo 5 was unlocking the Helioskrill armor. Which to achieve outside of req packs isn't even in Halo 5, I had more fun doing the 4 weekend grind of the MCC campaigns solo legendary to unlock the armor than opening stupid gold req packs. Look at Reach and H3 there was actual progress and achievement to getting armor. For example in Reach when you saw someone with Inclement Weather in the early days you knew how much that person played to get the credits to purchase that. There was no micro transaction shortcut.

[@samwayne8961]

Cam The SpeedHunter halo 4 getting the green helmet visor by getting splatter master. matches upon matches of big team running over people with the ghost all game long. so worth it.

[@ecab992]

General CJG well you can't really buy gold camo in mwr so I guess it's still the same people just don't care as much

[@gramursowanfaborden5820]

the Vidmaster Challenges for the Recon armour set in Halo 3 was the epitome of my online gaming experience... and my social life...

[@thegrandduke8968]

Cam The SpeedHunter the. They just put em in packs

[@pokelantis9155]

Cam The SpeedHunter halo is trash not counting the req pac garbage

[@ericravenscroft8424]

Batman you should get Titanfall 2 it doesn't have any bad micro transactions that you described in the video and plus it has free DLC and no season pass

[@blazeman4731]

Eric Ravenscroft This guy says it right too . Not to mention that it is purchasable on the PS4 as well rather than sticking as a Microsoft IP .

[@Erebus_the_trustworthy]

Eric Ravenscroft plus the single player is the best in shooters since wolfenstien new order imo.

[@Hammer_Of_Olympia]

Eric Ravenscroft exactly, the game is so underrated , literally all you pay for is camos, emblems and titles. That's it. Everyone is on an even playing field , free DLC and no season pass. Also don't forget there's no stupid RNG bullshit, you pay for the skins or prime Titans which literally make your titans look abit different

[@Erebus_the_trustworthy]

Ryan Garnham and you know how you have to buy the maps for COD4 remaster. the newest update for titanfall2 just added the monarch titan (the one based on BT) and 3 of the best maps from titanfall 1 for free. seriously I think guildwars2, overwatch and titanfall 2 have the best examples of microtransactions done strictly with the consumer In mind.

[@zombiebot5041]

There is some RNG but only with camos but can be bought with in game currency

[@danielkane5291]

See you in 6 months

[@thomasbaird7004]

Daniel Kane its a year because of 2 uploads

[@rat_nuts_]

No, he might have one video left before he goes back to hibernating

[@Tallmedicbro]

Daniel Kane this weekend...

[@grantguse8835]

Daniel Kane he stop posting because trump won not joking

[@matthewc9947]

Pro Baller how you know that?

[@Pretani_chieftain]

It wont surprise me that within the next few CODs you could just pay for all the campaign missions and the Xbox achievements and trophies to get them early.

[@jaden6211]

It would certainly surprise me. I would think that they would just be in supply drops.

[@Jozombies115]

In bo3, there is literally an option to instantly unlock every campaign mission for free.

[@anepicflyingbrick_4872]

Bdobbins does not post videos often, but when he does, he drops 2 videos.

[@benzblack7354]

General CJG he is

[@Tallmedicbro]

Anepicflyingbrick _ 3 more this weekend he says

[@radtrashmcradical8202]

You should have to watch all of Bdobbins's videos before you can legally buy a video game. That would fix the entire market

[@silviogrijalva8801]

RadTrash McRadical nah

[@MasterJazz09]

lol um no i dont need to worship him i have common sense

[@radtrashmcradical8202]

I'm not being serious. I don't believe you should have to watch anything before buying any entertainment product, let alone something as opinionated as this. But it would actually drastically improve the market if people were a little more educated and thought through their purchases. Most CoD kids do not have common sense.

[@MasterJazz09]

well first ff stop insulting millions of ppl just cause they like something you dont and enjoy something you dont get the fuck over it ppl will spend there money on what they want

[@radtrashmcradical8202]

MasterJazz09. Feeling a little defensive, buddy? They're supporting evil companies that abuse the shit out of them and ruin the market. I can insult whoever I want. The fact is, if you pay a company year after year for the same game, support them even with season passes and micro transactions, etc, you lack common sense.

[@goodstuffbuddy5697]

In GTA V I worked my ass off to get a yacht. I sold all of the shit I worked to get for 2 years, and grinded the shit out of the game for a month straight. Every time I look at that yacht I feel the sense of accomplishment every time I log in to GTA V. My friend brought a shark card for £60, brought the yacht and a week later was fucking bored of it.

[@ID_Shadowz]

GoodStuffBuddy same dawg same, I played since day,I'm currently at level 543 with $42 million and whenever I see fake people with their high levels and billions of dollars with low ganerscore I'm glad that I won't get banned for cheating unlike those dumb fuckers.

[@Ryan_Duckworth]

I like GTA V, I'm over level 350.. everything i've earned is legit but I find the game so damn boring, grind for HOURS AND HOURS just to buy one fucking car and barely drive it/house I never will go in/Pegasus Vehicle with no purpose/ etc

[@gramursowanfaborden5820]

the stuff in GTA is really overpriced too to incentivise people to buy the microtransactions, you know it's gone too far when some mid-90s style hatchback costs GTA$400,000.

[@stevenglansburg856]

get a real joblol

[@ID_Shadowz]

Phillip5432 fuck off

[@roberthipolito1351]

People forget how the original Halo and Counter Strike had no progression system and no microtransactions, all weapons were there for the take. They were just about the fun gameplay and skill to get the weapons, enjoying it with friends.

[@justinreid7459]

this is why my mp game is titanfall 2.

[@goufr3540]

TF2 is so fun, and its microtransactions are 100% visible and helps pay for free DLC. That is how you do it right.

[@justinreid7459]

CWDTrixie 100%. I have zero problems with microtransactions that actually make sense. tf2 makes absolute sense and you get real content for free. compare to the free "content" You get in say gta5. That's not real content and the micros are idiotically over priced. any time you need to buy game money with real money is always bad. 2k games all do this terrible practice and red dead online will too. Activision prefers the gambling micro method.

[@cuddlecakes7153]

Yep, makes me feel good when I buy something in that game instead of asking myself if it was spent well.

[@justinreid7459]

AwesomeGoldenGamers I also love that with the second series of skins and all, they added a way to purchase with the in game currency. So that means you don't even have to pay money for some of it. People complain about free content saying it isn't significant or enough. Uh ok... jeep talking that shit while you buy your shark cards right in front of me. No one will admit that greedy companies are not ruining gaming. Gamers are ruining it. Companies will do whatever makes them money. That's capitalism which isn't evil. It's simple. Pay money for the right shit and don't pay money for cod, battlefield, rockstar and 2k games. Once, ea, and activision realize that their greedy dlc policies aren't lucrative, they'll abandon them. If tf2 continued and did extremely well like a damn near perfectly balanced fps mp shooter should, it would prove that the free content and the fairly priced skins etc works. But no... the idiotic and sheep like gamer community will continue to pre order the shit out if cod, battlefield, and 2k games regardless of how many times they are burned by them. It's why I feel humanity is doomed because most people are legitimately just that stupid.

[@MegaMRCHURRO]

I'm fine with microtransactions as long as it's not instant unlocks or RNG. Titanfall doesn't have either and that's why I play it to this day.

[@cdrxghostx]

This is why i love the zombies mode, you still have an incentive, you cant pay for high rounds or ranks

[@viktor-cx1qp]

This is the reason I didn't buy the seasone pass for rainbow six siege because I love the grinding it feels so good the finaly reach 25k to buy a operator.

[@HexCypherr]

viktor 44444 exactly you feel much better using something when you earn it.... and I play so much I can get them day 1 since Im a no life

[@viktor-cx1qp]

yeah my friends bought the seasone pass and they always ask my why I didn't but I just don't see the fun buying them

[@ExodusHunter15]

Yea but dude its such a fucking absurd amount. They should seriously lower the amount of renown IMO to like 10k, as well as MASSIVELY buff the amount of renown you get from the daily challenges

[@th1anonly309]

Though you have ranked mode in that which is what people normally would play(though it is still in beta) so the incentive is getting a higher rank and maintaining it

[@cmdr_kai2492]

Badass MW2 music in the background. I approve.

[@fcporto7portugal]

CoD 4

[@drewdawg2687]

nice to see Batman returns!!!!!!

[@briangarner3761]

Batman rises?

[@THEK1NGSCLAN]

DrewDawg Batman Forever!!!

[@beestplayer4444]

A watchful guardian, A silent protector The Dark Knight

[@CrispySenpai]

I can once again feel joy in my life. Don't go dark again batman! There's so much for you to talk about now!!! Destiny 2, PUBG, COD WW2, idk, so much!

[@Guerrilla727]

Never clicked a vid so quick... The gaming savior had returned!

[@Guerrilla727]

I've been waiting so long to hear you shit talk cod lol

[@tyreecec4649]

Guerrilla Gaming lol right

[@Oban2006]

he has done nothing

[@seventeen52]

Guerrilla Gaming was going to say something like this but you nailed it my friend!

[@jiffbombastic3694]

Guerrilla Gaming I think Overwatch's loot boxes are the worst. Most of the items you get from them are not only unwanted, but also can be duplicates. Sometimes there are limited time events making you feel more obligated to buy boxes when your last 10 didn't give you that sentai genji skin you've been wanting. It's bullshit and ruins my enjoyment at the end of the day knowing all my effort to "earn" my gear was in vain. Triple A companies will continue to rob us of our money and time. Woe to you triple A companies.

[@LakersDynasty100]

I'd love to hear this guys opinion on Titanfall 2. They seem to be doing everything right and get no love

[@Spencer-mb6qi]

The Storm Wraith The channel downward thrust explains it perfectly

[@mackermicker2064]

That was a dark ass chuck e cheese story

[@JexticJunior]

It's just amazing how much quality is in Bdobbins videos. Keep up the good work!

[@sheevinit1490]

The Dark Knight Returns

[@phantomphade3101]

It brings me so much joy that you're still uploading. Your content is so well thought out, intellectual, and I LOVE how we're growing the rebellion for companies to get their junk together. Love you Batman, and this community.

[@ZeGermanFox]

Tfw Black Ops 3 has more Supply Drop guns and content than in the Vanilla game

[@Zuri_SM]

if you dont count melee weapons, which aren't any different from a default knife, than that isn't true.

[@yimpyoi9808]

the melee weapons aren't all the same the taser baton thing hits faster than the default knife

[@ZyphLegend]

Flamin Gator how much faster?

[@Zuri_SM]

so one melee weapon out of over 20 melees a bit faster than the default? doesn't seem significant at all. even if the baton is counted as a new weapon, it still doesn't bring the supply drop weapon count over the vanilla weapon count.

[@yimpyoi9808]

don't know exactly how much faster but it's noticeable i'd say it's about 15-25 percent faster

[@juhabakapeci4108]

the music is far more noticeable in this vid. When you're talking about shit getting worse and when you give a beacon of hope at the end the music matches. Nice touch.

[@sandyw1848]

Can I have your enemies, mine keep shooting back

[@thekittenofwar4421]

This might be one of your best commentaries you have ever put out. You've been gone four fucking months, but hell it was worth it. Keep it up.

[@ChanceTM]

14:07 Epic. xD

[@TENNOM]

14:07 nostalgic mw2 music and speech 👌

[@amirzaidi]

MATE Why are you still not playing Titanfall 2!?

[@Idle_Equation]

Man am I glad I can now watch these new videos over and over again and not go back to old ones(until I'm ready)

[@HowlitzerPaul]

Its not just micro transactions that is a bad idea, but to fully play these games you will spend upwards of 120$.

[@ThirtyVirus]

As a future game dev I hear you loud and clear. I now realize why I stopped playing COD

[@dylanrobson3802]

I really do recommend Titanfall 2 if you really hate this microtransaction stuff. If everybody supported it, it could change the industry.

[@SirAutismo]

Microtransactions are the main reason why i switched prodominantly to indie developers as they will care for their game and even provide free content

[@dempsy40]

Shady Giraffe yeah I saw once a indie developer who didn't get the sales he wanted so instead of giving up he started giving codes away just so people who play his game

[@kevinglazier8950]

Shady Giraffe I often have more fun on those smaller indie games than AAA games

[@SirAutismo]

Kevin Glazier Same, most of them are more immersive too

[@DonMcGlass]

Recent years have shown us that even indie developers can and will introduce microtransactions to their games, some even going as far as to charge you more money for DLC in the early access phase. It all "prodominantly" comes down to what makes them the most money.

[@dempsy40]

Charlie Dont Surf some games lock content away behind these micro transactions and the games where these are "optional" make the way of doing the things that the micro transactions do much harder

[@WutTheDeuceGaming]

the Bat Signal flashing for a second day in a row? The caped crusader is a busy man, which is a good thing

[@TheLastArbiter]

Microtransactions are a disease that has infected so many great franchises. I like the feeling of earning things. You are right, they absolutely ruin games.

[@1ElBarbero]

i watch bdobs vids usually 3 times: 1st time to admire the sick ass gameplay, a 2nd time to internalize the deep commentary, and a 3rd to just enjoy it all over again because its entertainment at its finest.

[@larry4707]

2 uploads in less than a week? What the fuck?

[@Tallmedicbro]

Cupofteanation his point is that this is odd

[@skhighglitch4217]

Us Cga there was a reference there. From 2009.

[@skhighglitch4217]

Us Cga the joke is that his name is Richard Nixon. In black ops 1, a cutscene would have Dick saying "sounds like someone's breaking in!" to which Kennedy says "Just a storm Dick, sit down."

[@SmogFTW]

Cupofteanation Damn... I feel old now!

[@addisongagne2486]

Amazing video. No click-bait and you still enticed me. The way you perceived your experiences and explained how they relate to the biggest plague in gaming. Bravo to you, I've subscribed.

[@qt2ez548]

Yeah, miocrotransactions are bad... But, what if you stooped so slow, if you were so pathetic, that you paid someone to carry you through a game mode instead of enjoying the satisfaction of doing it yourself? Yes, I'm, talking about Destiny's Trials of Osiris. If you paid for a trials carry, you are the most pathetic of gamers...

[@Xtrendence]

I have a friend who does carries and he makes a shit ton of money off of it. Goes to show just how many retards there are. I'm proud of him for capitalizing off of other people's idiocy though, smart move.

[@qt2ez548]

Yeah, I used to think of those people as scummy. But, then I realized why should you hold the hands of so many idiots? If they want to not only waste their money, but also make the game less fun by simplifying it to just a pay-wall, then it's better that some individual gets the earnings rather than a corporation.

[@qt2ez548]

Yeah, and Destiny did the same. Anything that could have a price tag on it you can be sure has it in Destiny. Destiny 2 will be no different.

[@wytzeb8933]

qt2ez i carry my friends. If i do not like you, know you, or you're willing to pay me for it, i won't do it. And that's how gaming should be. I completely support your opinion. The satisfaction of a flawless ticket has never been there for me, unfortunately. In the first week of it's launch i went flawless three times, and had all my characters light lvl 34. House of Wolves was a time where i took a very long brake from destiny, because those three flawless runs just ruined it for me in a way. Still proceeded to have fun, though. Reaching the lighthouse with friends and hearing their reaction will be gaming moments i'll never forget.

[@benzblack7354]

qt2ez lmao many games have that. League of legends. Both Dotas. Starcraft

[@jackalmarine5063]

You talk about people going straight to finish line is true. Used to be with music you listen to a whole album start to finish. I now see people listening to just the 'best bit' of the song and then skipping to another songs 'best bit'

[@NovumZero]

Thoughts on Destiny 2?

[@SideStrafed]

NovumZero trash

[@PyraJord]

RageRiguez Like your comment

[@5atch22]

remain highly skeptical and don't preorder is all I and probs bdob would say

[@pL_TheTerrorMaster]

Never bought a single micro-transaction in Destiny. Never will. I prefer just to play the game, see where I can venture on. But I'm not gonna lie, I almost felt the need to buy some. Stay strong and enjoy the game. You can use that money to buy other games and stuff.

[@kinnijones1213]

NovumZero same crap...

[@Inkslasher]

"Have you ever eaten sugar free cake? Eat ass it tastes better" AHAHAHA best line ever!!!

[@Mars30999]

i agree with you except for when it comes to skins. Microtransactions that have minimal impact on the gameplay (and quite honestly microtransactions in general) are the life blood that allows us to have these living and breathing games that can continually add content. Titanfall 2 is a perfect example. Sure thats one less skin to work for but as a trade off i get new maps, guns, and even entire titans to learn and master. when its all said and done microtransactions are good when they dont heavily effect gameplay and when that money is being cycled back into the game as free content.

[@liam_2803]

however what they should do is make say, prime titans something to work towards so it could be you need 500 kills with ronin plus 100 kills with his core and then 50 assassinations and take down 100 ronins. this would then make the prime ronin a status symbol. people would see a prime ronin and think "wow he's really good with ronin!" rather than he spent 5 dollars on that

[@edwinGiraldo]

Welcome back man, nice to hear you again! I really hope this time it doesn't take so long for a follow-up upload!

[@joshualammers3127]

two uploads in two days, what is this? christmas?

[@lightspeedgamer1723]

Matsui [雪] ikr

[@joshualammers3127]

i ain't complainin

[@milkiestcookie8359]

I love how you play the betrayal music when you talk about the Chuck-E-Cheese incident.

[@barryallan8329]

Damn this dude smart af

[@Pouncingpuma7]

yo im glad youre back, I thought about you the other day like "where is bdobnins FTW", good video, you are truly the master of analogy.

[@potion7410]

anyone else notice the cod4 background music? lol

[@ghostirq]

Cod4 and MW2

[@wirednetworktechnologies3995]

ghostirq what's the song called?

[@homp8695]

WiredNetwork Technologies ski mask - take a step back

[@wirednetworktechnologies3995]

Itz_Justin FTW k

[@homp8695]

WiredNetwork Technologies you're welcome

[@landryflip3200]

Love you bro This soundtrack compliments your commentary soooo well. Love it when you pause then continue. Your words have some flow to them 🔥💪🏾

[@TheAdamKaragoshi]

Stop playing COD, it's shit. Pick up Titanfall 2.

[@Ithinkso11]

Ali Mazraani ew

[@yeaiAm97]

Ali Mazraani RAINBOW SIX SIEGE

[@dawsoncat6252]

"StOp enJoYiNG WHaT i dON't"

[@ortuignis3782]

Don't play CoD, it sucks. Don't play Titanfall 2, it had no content. Play Rainbow Six: Siege. Growing every day.

[@nathanmstroud]

Bdobbins, you help me focus. On things that aren't even your videos

[@non-belligerentvibes593]

I remember the days back during MW2, MW3, Bo1 and 2 when you had to work to get that special weapon and the level up system actually meant something.

[@pvtmarcos]

This is 100% constructive criticism..... Keep making videos man you're content is such quality.

[@callofdutyfreak10123]

Micro Transactions were implemented and raked in more profit that expected.... they will stay forever. It will be like custom classes in FPS games. They were implemented as an experiment, and now they have become the standard....

[@botnapoleon_slavedition_1204]

hey

[@UNL3ASHEDCJ]

Pwnysmash hey

[@SmogFTW]

UNL3ASHEDCJ sup

[@generalskywalker1995]

Pwnysmash What up?

[@SmogFTW]

Jordan Corrigan sup

[@ChaoticEnergyGaming]

I showed my friends this video, you changed there way of thinking about micro transactions.

[@kingbucketz182]

The cost of making games has gone way up, but they still retail at $60. they don't want to raise the retail price because it'll push buyers away (people complain about the $60 price tag). I believe this is why micro transactions are becoming a big issue IMO.

[@DanIsJustDan]

I'm surprised that people still buy games at $60 a pop. With Amazon Prime or Best Buys Gamers Unlocked, games are only cost $48.

[@aduarte8057]

Dan Is Just Dan what I have Amazon prime I have never noticed that..... hmmm I need to look into this maybe they are fucking me over.

[@DanIsJustDan]

A Duarte805 On Amazon Prime, it's 20% off when you pre-order (which you can usually still do on launch day) games. However, it usually doesn't apply for digital or pc version. With Best Buy Gamers Unlocked, you always get the 20% off all video games.

[@WushuKnight19]

Then decrease the budget for god sake. Look at Hellblade, one of the most beautiful games ever made, and it's an indie title.

[@TheMet306]

stop hiring celebrity voice actors because i don't give a shit stop focusing on advertising because i don't give a shit and most people don't give a shit dark souls is an 80+ hour rpg which is one of the greatest games of all time that managed to make a profit with only 1 million sales also dark souls has no microtransactions and one $20 DLC that adds hours of content so no, companies don't need microtransactions to make a profit

[@Jacksonavenue00]

Uploads from batman are a little cherry on top of life when it's already good

[@jonwoodall881]

Bdobbins we need more videos! This man is speaking the truth

[@BrockLee3]

@ 2:25 - "If you're not familiar with Chuck E Cheeses, it's basically Five Nights at Freddy's without the murderous animatronics. They still had animatronics, just not the haunted kind filled with dead children...or at least none that we knew of..."

[@BrockLee3]

Zyph - KMS? Y?

[@BrockLee3]

+Zyph - Oh hoh ho?

[@ajavier38]

Love your videos man. So glad you're back. I would love to see another video on Destiny. Those are always nice. But, you have a way with words that just makes your videos so interesting. I always find myself watching the whole thing.

[@daffydukeofleon2832]

dude you are making SO much sense right now. holy shit man you're a hero

[@Severe-Serenity]

Mr. BDobbins, it always seems like you rip all the thoughts right outta' my damn dome with these videos. Love ya.

[@knightofrose115]

Good vid!!! I have had a similar experience as you but not at Chucky cheese. Mine was at a place that had a bowling alley, pizza, soda, and an arcade that gave you tickets. The fun part about that though is you couldn't buy the prize with real money.

[@Turretguy]

the mood of this video seems like a mystery-solving TV show. like, unsolved mysteries of the universe, where there isnt an actual resolution at the end of the show, but more questions. but you're talking about chucky cheese lmfao

[@madzmedia2]

I almost spat out the drink I was drinking when I saw a new BDobbins vid on my home page.

[@michaelcc7190]

Thank you so much! I've been getting burned out on BF4 after 1500 hours, and I couldn't figure out why. I was kicking ass and had a high KD with like half of the weapons mastered, but it just wasn't as fun as when I was still working for the level cap. Now, after watching this, I realized that it isn't me or the game that's the issue. It's the fact that I've done everything to do in the game and there isn't anything left to complete.

[@eliotclarke6243]

Awesome vid Batman. I agree with you 100% , you're my favourite game critic and your commentary is flawless. I just watched your Battle Watch video and noticed how much you like competitive games and for this reason, I would really like you to do some vids on Rainbow Six Siege, it's a really competitive skill based game and I think you would like it. I'm addicted to it as I was so disappointed with BF1 I needed a new game to play and Siege is awesome. Really hope you play it if you haven't already and would love a review of it from you mate. Also loved the little speech at the end! Great vid man. Keep it up!

[@exoticsheep4323]

This video earned my sub bro. Thank you for enlightening me. I never really thought about it that way until now and the story's and cake metaphor was great bro

[@Hokiebird428]

This is the same concept as using modded gear in the Borderlands and Diablo games. Invincibility and the ability to one-shot any enemy is fun for like...20-30 minutes. Fortunately for those games, the fun isn't _permanently_ ruined and returns once you unequip (or sell) that stuff.

[@GAMMA_AF]

Batman your videos are a breath of fresh fucking air. I missed you and your advanced commentary on problems people bitch about, but don't have any real solution. It would be amazing if you had time to do videos on mrw, maybe even after it releases as a standalone. Anyway love your videos and hope you post more often!

[@russelld6716]

I don't even play video games that much you just make such good content

[@danielmaxfield4368]

Just made it to the end of the video and realized.. this man did not mention anything about cod ww2 and I literally enjoyed a story about this dudes childhood. You sir have a gift of storytelling lmao.

[@JOHNsotiriadis98]

Thats how i felt when playing borderlands 2.I was spending hours everyday farming bosses for legendary weapons but then i found that there is a program where you can give your player whatever you want.

[@seangplays4473]

I remember me and my friend pocketing thousands of tickets from chucky cheeses on one day. We combined our tokens and played games with bigger rewards, but high risk. Like you said it took a lot of planning and math to figure out how to strike it rich. Pocketing all of those tickets in one day was so fun, I miss Chucky Cheeses. I'll never forget the childhood memories.

[@cameronkarus9602]

you are right, however battlefield 1 only lets u buy cosmetic skins for weapons and vehicles

[@Self_Supremacy]

Feels lile it's been years since your last vid man glad to see you active again. Great video.

[@Joegriffiths507]

damn Dobbins hardly ever uploads... but when he does im always informed and entertained thanx for another gr8 vid!

[@Triggerhappy4480]

*Hears COD4 menu theme* *Gets an instant rush of nostalgia and goosebumps*

[@DrTurdsley]

Just when you're starting to think BDobbins is dead (again) he uploads a new video.

[@blackilluzionz]

You never disappoint Batman. You drop more truth in a single video than most channels entire video library.

[@MorbidRexx]

"back in 2002 when i was 7 years old", i thought batman was a number of years older than me but i turned 6 in 2002.

[@davidmorton3659]

Its the frog in boiling water example. Its they slowly change things so that we rarely notice it. Then when we reach the end we say "wow it is so different now than it was in the past, how did we not notice it"?

[@RBickersjr]

I played the very first Call of Duty for two years without any microtransactions, without any level progression, and without any additional purchases. My reason to continually play was the friendships I made with the server players that I had come across who lived in the Netherlands (shout out to the XLR servers from Twente University). My best friend to this day is the same man I played with at the very beginning. That is back when the incentive to keep playing was to do good in individual matches, get better over time play with people you like, and other things such as that. Those were the days when the modding community extended the life of the game exponentially because they added new content for the love of the game. That is the one thing that the games today, at least Call of Duty, is missing.

[@263malice]

Flashback to high school: Pokémon. EV training. Natures. Then comes the prick with the Action Replay. Nothing was ever the same.

[@Nem1606]

I personally have no issues if the Micro-Transactions in games like ESO, you can get cool pets, and outfits, and little items like good poisons, and or consumables that temporarily increase overall stats, but a majority of items I'd assume 95% do not effect gameplay.

[@ismaeldah6512]

I love your videos man. They actually make sense and you have so many good points. I was thinking of buying COD points for supply drops but nah I think I'll grind it out because in the end, I'll be more satisfied that I worked for it

[@pwj86772]

PLEASE, PLEASEEEEEE start uploading more regularly....I can't wait another 6 months for a new video.

[@jackalmarine5063]

Ohhh, that would be perfect. If destiny two was a resin of one with pay to win micro transitions Imagine the videos we would get.

[@Cokedlr]

Skipping to the end is like the worst thing ever. To be honest, that happened to me on MW2, i was in a game and i knifed a player and it unlocked EVERYTHING all titles and banners and challenges, my game was ruined my account was ruined. It was all tainted. I have not gone back since.

[@kykiskye]

so glad you're making videos again.

[@saltinesavior8229]

That Chuck E. Cheese story/analogy was brilliant. You never fail to get your points across in the most eloquent ways Batman. This is the most powerful video about the negative effects of micro transactions I've ever seen. God bless.