r/WWEGames • u/Ill-Score3794 • 16h ago
Discussion Missing Matt Hardy
Sorry if this comes across as a bit of a moan but I really think this is going to be my last WWE game and I wondered if others are feeling the same.
I’ve been thinking of skipping next year anyway because I don’t like the idea of having to start over with the locked personas. Apart from the exploitative practices, it just doesn’t seem like a particularly fun way to spend my time next year.
But this missing Matt Hardy ‘00 has really soured me on the whole thing even more. I’m not against 2K selling DLC and making money. I can even understand the premise of selling additional personas - even if I don’t particularly like that being through a gambling mini-game.
What I can’t support is them giving two-thirds of a piece of content (in this case Jeff and Lita) and then locking the rest (Matt) behind an extortionate paywall - which let’s be honest, it almost certainly will be. For me, that crosses over the line of being asked to pay for content I like into weird manipulative and deceptive practices.
I know people may say that I can just not buy it and I suppose they’re right but the bigger picture is that I think this just isn’t for me anymore as much as I’ve loved it in the past. I suspect 2K will probably get my money for Matt this time around but the real cost will be losing the future business of someone who has bought every game since War Zone.
I just feel a bit sad that this is where we’re at now. For me, a lot of the excitement I had for this DLC has been sucked out of the room. Is anyone else feeling this way?