Techland has released Update 1.12 for Dying Light 2: Stay Human which adds microtransactions to the game. Dying Light 2 came out in February 2022, meaning that it took Techland over a year in order to add microtransactions to it. This is a huge disappointment for a lot of Dying Light fans.
Tencent acquired Techland recently, so we don’t know if this has anything to do with this predatory monetization tactic.
Right now, the game has Mixed Reviews on Steam (though its overall status still remains Mostly Positive). And yeah, this sucks since a lot of PC gamers supported both Dying Light games.
Techland currently gives away free 500 DL Points that players need to redeem by October 7th. However, it appears that most of the stuff that you can purchase via the in-game store cost more than 500 DL Points. So basically, you won’t be able to get anything useful with these free points.
Moreover, the switch to DL Points meant that transactions weren’t as simple since gear bundles weren’t being sold at the exact values of the DL Point bundles. For example, if players want to buy the Firedevil Bundle on the store for 750 DL Points right now, they’d have to spend $9.99 to get 1,100 DL Points. And while it does offer discounts for those who buy the bigger DL Point bundles, this system means that players will usually have leftover points and might even have to overspend to get the bundle they want.
To remedy this, Techland noted it is working on solutions suggested by the community. One of these suggestions is letting users buy individual parts of existing bundles. This means that, while there will still probably be leftover points, players can at least pick and choose smaller items to use up their remaining balance.
Tencent acquired Techland recently, so we don’t know if this has anything to do with this predatory monetization tactic.
Right now, the game has Mixed Reviews on Steam (though its overall status still remains Mostly Positive). And yeah, this sucks since a lot of PC gamers supported both Dying Light games.
Techland currently gives away free 500 DL Points that players need to redeem by October 7th. However, it appears that most of the stuff that you can purchase via the in-game store cost more than 500 DL Points. So basically, you won’t be able to get anything useful with these free points.
Moreover, the switch to DL Points meant that transactions weren’t as simple since gear bundles weren’t being sold at the exact values of the DL Point bundles. For example, if players want to buy the Firedevil Bundle on the store for 750 DL Points right now, they’d have to spend $9.99 to get 1,100 DL Points. And while it does offer discounts for those who buy the bigger DL Point bundles, this system means that players will usually have leftover points and might even have to overspend to get the bundle they want.
To remedy this, Techland noted it is working on solutions suggested by the community. One of these suggestions is letting users buy individual parts of existing bundles. This means that, while there will still probably be leftover points, players can at least pick and choose smaller items to use up their remaining balance.
