Forum Overview :: Rants :: Am I the only one who hates unlockables?

[quote name="Mischief Maker"]I'm beta-testing Gratuitous Space Battles and the designer is looking to overhaul what people are calling the "Metagame," essentially unlockables and how you go about unlocking them. I have always been of the opinion that unlockables serve two purposes: 1. They provide an incentive for people renting console games to purchase their own copy. 2. They extend the life of, and provide a false air of depth to <A HREF="http://www.popcap.com/games/pvz/" TARGET="new">shitty, shallow games</A>. Much to my surprise, when I came down hard on the concept of unlockables, the forum erupted with people saying they love buying a crippled game and complained that it was <U>too easy</U> to unlock all the ship components. Have my ears gone mad?[/quote]