David Vondehaar svarer på loot box-kritik af Black Ops 4

Som det ofte er tilfældet med loot boxe, har deres ankomst i Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 med opdateringen, "the Grand Heist", været under skarp kritik.

Som det blev forklaret i Treyarchs overblik over opdateringen: "cases containing Blackjack Reserves can be earned by playing Multiplayer or Blackout, or they can be acquired in the Black Market." I Blackjack Rerserves kan du få items, som eksempelvis Blackout karakterer - altså i bund og grund kosmetiske items.

Umiddelbart efter denne nyhed, påpegede reddit bruger lagmademedoit blandt andre, at Studio Design Director David Vondehaar havde sagt i et interview med Game Informer før udgivelsen af Black Ops 4, at karakterer ville blive unlocket ved at klare missioner. Det har Vondehaar nu selv svaret på.

"At the time this interview was conducted, which was previous to shipping the game, that's precisely and exactly how it worked. If I went back in time and re-did this interview, I'd have to answer it the same way I did then," siger Vonderhaar før han tilføjer, at andre ting også ændrede sig undervejs. Eksempelvis kan Specialists nu blive unlocket af alle uden, at de skal lave quests og mere indhold er blevet tilføjet til ejere af Season Passes. Han fortsatte:

"Those two things were not exactly in the design plans at the time. It's a chicken and egg problem. I can tell you what we have done and what we plan on doing, but things change that I can not predict or I didn't know about. Doubly true with the business side of things which have little insight into and even less control over."

Vondehaar fortalte også, at han overvejede at lade vær med at give interviews på grund af situationen, han forklarer sit dilemma sådan her:

"I answer the questions as best I can with the information I have at the time I am asked. If time passes and things have since changed... you could accuse me of not being clairvoyant, but a liar is someone who is purposefully trying to deceive you. That's just not the case."

Har du noget imod loot boxe, når de kun er kosmetiske?