LawBreakers, the upcoming game from Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski's new studio, is no longer free-to-play.
The news comes out of GDC 2016. At a presentation called "Surrounded by 800lb Gorillas! Standing Up to the Competition" Bleszinski explained that the business model simply "wasn't the right fit" for the game.
He described certain free-to-play mechanics, like a limited energy system, as "sleazy," and the sort of thing that might make players "think they'll get ripped off." As for selling characters, Bleszinski described the number of classes as similar to Team Fortress. Adding more just to sell would have limited their depth. Boss Key Productions did reveal several new LawBreakers characters last year.
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The news comes out of GDC 2016. At a presentation called "Surrounded by 800lb Gorillas! Standing Up to the Competition" Bleszinski explained that the business model simply "wasn't the right fit" for the game.
He described certain free-to-play mechanics, like a limited energy system, as "sleazy," and the sort of thing that might make players "think they'll get ripped off." As for selling characters, Bleszinski described the number of classes as similar to Team Fortress. Adding more just to sell would have limited their depth. Boss Key Productions did reveal several new LawBreakers characters last year.
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