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Is Waven Pay to Win? Answered

Damian Gacek, 18 August 2023, 15:27

In this Waven guide we will tell you if the game is pay to win. Many players are worried about it. Should they?

Call of Duty Takes a Step Toward P2W; Gamers are Concerned

Marcin Przala, 14 April 2023, 15:00

With the launch of Season 3 of Modern Warfare II, a pay-to-win kit has appeared in the game's store, offering unique bonuses to one of the game's modules in addition to skins. A sizable portion of Call of Duty fans are dismayed to see that the game is heading towards pay-to-win.

Diablo Immortal Defended by Blizzard's Boss

Kamil Kleszyk, 07 July 2022, 12:17

Blizzard Entertainment CEO Mike Ybarra defends the controversial microtransactions in Diablo Immortal, claiming that it is possible to complete the game in 99.5% without any monetary contributions.

Diablo Immortal Too Predatory; Experts Withdraw Their Support

Miriam Moszczynska, 30 June 2022, 13:39

A website creating guides for Diablo Immortal stopped supporting the game. It happened because of the nature of the gameplay, which is focused on payments.

Diablo Immortal Earned Millions of Dollars; Biggest Revenue Comes From U.S

Kamil Kleszyk, 17 June 2022, 18:53

Despite the rather cold reception of Diablo Immortal by players, the free-to-play hack'n'slash provided Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase with abundant revenue within two weeks of its release.

Blizzard has Become a Parody of Itself

Miriam Moszczynska, 07 June 2022, 14:00

Blizzard once joked about pay-to-win, only to now bluntly pack Diablo Immortal with just such content. Gamers have unearthed one of StarCraft's commercials.

Microtransactions in Diablo Immortal Sparked Review Bombing

Przemyslaw Dygas, 06 June 2022, 21:26

Diablo Immortal is getting a ton of negative reviews on Metacritic. It is one of the lowest rated games in Blizzard's history.

Maxing Out a Diablo Immortal Character Costs Over $100K

Kamil Kleszyk, 05 June 2022, 22:13

Activision Blizzard's Diablo Immortal, which was released a few days ago, is still on the lips of many gamers around the world, mainly due to its microtransaction model.

Diablo Immortal Pisses People Off Enough to Uninstall the Game

Miriam Moszczynska, 03 June 2022, 13:03

More and more players are noticing how Diablo Immortal has gone overboard with microtransactions. Some are slowly turning away from a title that is the textbook definition of pay-to-win.

Blizzard Boss Invites to a 'Sales Run' and Sparks a Storm in WoW Community

Jacob Blazewicz, 21 October 2021, 17:39

WoW fans are once engaged in heated discussions about the so-called raid boosting. All because of one of the heads of Blizzard inviting players to a so-called sales run.

Pay2Win in CoD: Warzone? Scandal Surrounding Gun Skin

Milosz Szubert, 06 April 2020, 12:52

Another controversy in the Call of Duty: Warzone community. Players have noticed that one of the weapons is more effective when it is wearing a skin, which can only be obtained by buying a Battle Pass.