Isn't the server cost almost negligible since there isn't any real "online" in the online mode? (So no need for high capacity and no need for high performance like you'd need it for online games that need to handle a lot of realtime player input)iovic wrote: ↑Sat, 22. May 21, 00:03Egosoft will have to be extremely careful with how they choose to monetise it. There's a lot of negative optics surrounding online monetization these days because of certain infamous publishers. Looking at you, EA, Ubisoft, Activision-Blizzard, 2K, etc.
I do understand that they'll need to recoup development and server costs, but I also understand that monetization will annoy a lot of players.
Also not even sure what they'd monetize. Game is highly moddable and we're also talking buy 2 play type of game here.
I guess I'd pay a SMALL sum if they released some sort of permanent paintjob dlc based off of the consumable ones from ventures. Elite Dangerous has something like it I think. 2-4.99 for a handful of permanent version paintjobs that'll still be available as consumables from ventures.
But that'd only happen because I like them as a Dev studio and not because I particularly want the skins.