What's the over/under that CP2077 multiplayer essentially ends up being GTA Online complete with mxt and "Eddie Cards"?
My jaded, veteran gamer prediction is that it's all but confirmed.
I don't think it'll get quite that bad, but some variant of it, certainly. MTX are almost an inevitability. But CDPR will not under any circumstances do pay-to-win, that much I'm certain of. If there are MTX, they will be cosmetic-only, and they will NOT be loot boxes. I'm betting on straight-up cosmetic purchases like Heroes of the Storm used to have (as well as tons of other games).
They do have a reputation to keep, and while they know ANY sort of "service based" game or game mode will get scrutiny from fans, they will do their best to keep it fair. And rest assured they will offer "freeloaders" (I.E., those who have paid $60 for the game but not bought any MTX) a great value as well.
Those are my predictions. Let's see who ends up being right.
multiplayer will literally released likely 1-2 years after launch, why are people assuming this is going to effect the singleplayer of this game, AT ALL?
Just because they are hoping to do a multiplayer iteration of this wonderful IP after already so much planned stuff (singleplayer content (probably something along the lines of Blood and Wine, which released a full year after release)), it is now all of a sudden going to leak all over the singleplayer game that is coming out likely 2 years prior?
Some of you are really reaching in order to be upset, it's honestly impressive what lengths you go
Who is assuming it will impact singleplayer? I mostly just saw people say the standard "As long as it doesn't impact SP, it's fine by me." Which it won't, thus it's fine by them.
Some people will reach to find upset people to be upset by, incidentally, even if the overwhelming majority of people are optimistic, cautiously optimistic, or neutral.