Microtransactions or No Microtransactions?

No Microtransactions ever, in anything, or well if they are cosmetic and don't alter gameplay in any way i can accept it.

anything that gives an advantage to a player over another player? Nope.

Cosmetics? yes.

In singleplayer that is out of the question, but in multiplayer it's just a grind supplement (most of the time) so whatever.

I think the gaming community needs to accept the fact that microtransactions are a part of the industry nowadays. The question we should be asking ourselves is "how should microtransaction systems be executed?" I was totally fine if not happy with ME3's implementation. I never felt punished for not buying anything and we got loads of free content. I don't want to see micros in SP though. "Buy 1 skill point for $x" is ridiculous when modding, console commands, and save editing exist.

Meh, there is no co-opetition. There's just e-sports and the type of vitriolic bile that it involves spilling over into our game and then there's the people that think they are important because they can get a better score than someone else.

that would be called paying to win, and that should deffo be a no.  

"Microtransactions" (m$) is too broad and too narrow at the same time. You have to break the question down into the various sins of greater and lesser degree, whether in-game payment (m$) or external payment for DLC.

Pay-to-win (p2w) is the greatest mortal sin and is evil is all its forms. Not in SP, not in MP. Ever.

Pay-for-essential-content is also a mortal sin, particularly for SP. Should never be done. I'm hoping Bioware never pulls a Trespasser on us again.

Pay-for-optional-content, on the other hand, like the Witch Hunt DLC for DAO, is fine for SP.

Pay-to-level is a venal sin. Most of the time it's pure evil, akin to p2w, but sometimes, for MP systems that unlock "fun" (whether decent gear, decent maps, decent abilities, etc.) only when you level up, pay-to-level can be acceptable. Sure, grinding 50 hours to earn a fun loadout is a badge of honor, but for folks who don't have that much time to invest in a game, pay-to-level can be reasonable accommodation for them. It's a slipperly slope to p2w, though, particularly if some gear is OP.

Pay for purely cosmetic enhancements, like costumes and special visual effects -- Path of Exile is a good example -- in MP or SP seems fine, at best a minor sin. Spoils of the XXX DLC are an example of this in SP for DAI.

Pay to avoid annoyances, though, is a major sin. As noted earlier, it incentivizes devs to add annoying grinds just so there is something to pay to avoid.

So, overall, it's not black/white pay is good/pay is bad. It depends.

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My exact sentiment!

Of course there is.  It's the same as competition, except you're also working towards a common goal.  There are actually many games that are hybrids, where you're fighting against another team, but also trying to get the highest score (both on your team and your opponent's).

Whether or not you think achieving the highest score makes you more important is another issue entirely, and applies to both competition and coopetition. 

I feel the Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer micro-transactions were the best way to go for Bioware games in general. Single player-wise I wouldn't care if they were an option, but the way they worked in multiplayer should come back.

Microtransactions show a lack of confidence in the profitability of a game.