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Quote: Originally Posted by jfsolo

This seems like the crux of the issue. The scope of the game allowed the sales and revenue to increase over the last few years probably beyond their wildest dreams, and because of that it's possible that "back to basics" may no longer be considered a viable design pitch by high level executives in the organization.

I think this is simplifying things a bit. The industry has changed DRASTICALLY over the last decade.

MTX are a staple of gaming and companies (particularly those reliant on it) aren't going to change their models until the federal government regulates it.