Caleb Hawn Review of Digital Extremes
Digital Extremes is seriously the best video game ...
Digital Extremes is seriously the best video game developer I have ever seen. They legitimately care about their players, and have proven this time and time again. Not only have they created many great games in the past, but their current game, Warframe, is such a great game. Not only is it great, but they have created a great community of so many great people. The community is an essential part of the company and Warframe. Some parts of the game aren't even known until you consult the community such as the wiki or forums. Digital Extremes promotes the community, directly speaks to the community during their live streams and events, and listens to their community, and even acts on community feedback. Instead of forcing their game to be what they envision it being, they shape it to be what they players want, as well as innovate towards unique mechanics and art styles never before seen anywhere else. They don't do this for the money. They could if they wanted to, but they've shown that they don't. They don't have "loot boxes" (they removed the "surprise mechanics" once they realized players were wasting money on them), and they have even once directly asked players what they thought a certain microtransaction should cost, something I've never seen ANY other company do. Asking the players how much something should cost? Who does that? Literally nobody does that! As Warframe is free-to-play, it has a very fair business model. At first glance, you may question it, but once you study how the game's economy and market works, you'll see why the community regard the free-to-play model developed to be fair between players willing to spend money and those who aren't, while being able to support the company at the same time. I could go on and on, but I recommend watching the great documentary by Noclip telling the history behind the company and its games. Digital Extremes is my personal favorite video game developer. I haven't seen any other company like them who simultaneously genuinely loves and cares for it's community AND really proves it, not just with words, but through constant actions. I really hope they will continue to do so. Thanks for reading my review on this great company!
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