Games should 'earn the right to monetise', says Helldivers 2 director

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When​ ​her friends​ ​were falling in love with soap stars, Vikki was falling in love with​ ​video games. She's a survival horror survivalist​ ​with a penchant for​ ​Yorkshire Tea, men dressed up as doctors and sweary words. She struggles to juggle a fair-to-middling Destiny/Halo addiction​ ​and her kill/death ratio is terrible.

Helldivers 2 creative director and Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt believes games should"earn the right to monetise", adding that whilst players are welcome to"support this title" by buying microtransactions, Arrowhead is"never forcing anyone to do so".

"You have to earn the right to monetize" - I truly believe that. If people want to support this title they have an option, but we are never forcing anyone to do so.Replying to a comment further down in the thread, Pilestedt added:"'You have to earn the right to monetise' – I truly believe that.

 

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