Controversy Surrounding Dying Light 2: Stay Human’s Summer Update and Microtransactions – Techland’s Partnership with Tencent Under Fire

2023-09-08 16:18:34
Yesterday, the Polish company Techland released a “summer update” for Dying Light 2: Stay Human. Its major innovation, in addition to the collaboration with Payday 2, was the appearance of a premium currency: Dying Light points. And today, players have made every effort to destroy the game’s rating on Steam. The positive rating for Dying Light 2 Stay Human quickly turned into mixed. And dissatisfied players not only protest against the suddenly announced microtransactions, but also associate the new policy with the fact that Tencent recently became the main shareholder of Techland. Techland players accuse the company of “selling its soul” to Tencent, and the Chinese company, in their opinion, has long eclipsed the sad glory of Electronic Arts. They see the influence of the investor primarily in the fact that the sets that go on sale include amounts of currency that do not coincide with the prices of the sets in the store. For example, 1100 DL can be purchased for $9.99, and popular clothing sets cost 600 points. So those who want to buy something have to spend money on two or even three sets of currency. In addition, all players were given 500 DL as a gift. But you can’t buy a single new outfit with them – the cheapest of them is priced at 550 DL. The gift is only enough for old costumes that could be obtained in free events. The players’ complaints don’t stop there. The most attentive noticed that Techland, without any announcement or mention, weakened some of the armor and weapons. Players immediately assumed that they were being pushed to buy more powerful equipment in the game store. Dying Light 2 has been criticized by players before. They complained about Denuvo protection, which increases loading times, the lack of voice acting in a number of languages, “damage” to favorite accessories, and unsuccessful paid add-ons.
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