Age of Empire 4 Will Rely on DLCs, Expansions Instead of Microtransactions

Nov. 19, 2019

And the answer is no. Age of Empires 4 won’t rely on microtransactions, confirmed Adam Isgreen, Age of Empires creative directorin an interview at XO19in London. Instead, we will see DLC and expansion packs for the game being released down the road.“The idea of microtransactions in a real-time strategy game isn’t a thing, DLC, expansions – all of that is things that we’re going to be exploring for Age 4,”said Isgreen.

Isgreen further added that the decision shouldn’t come as a surprise to gamers. Mostreal-time strategy gamesdon’t feature microtransactions or in-game purchases, which is also how Microsoft plans to approach Age of Empires 4. The game will be monetized with DLC (downloadable content) and expansion packs, offering new content from time to time.

Now you must be thinking, what will an Age of Empires 4 expansion pack look like? Well, Isgreen said that it depends on the community. The game has enough civilizations as per pro’s (Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has 35 civilizations) and they now want to see other forms of upgrades being offered via expansion packs. This could include either be a new game or other forms of upgrades instead of more civilizations.

A conversation around microtransactions is important for gamers, who haverepeatedly rebuked EA’s money-making strategy. The studio relies heavily on microtransactions, which it terms as surprise mechanics but it takes the fun out of games. We all know what happened with the previous Star Wars game, don’t we?