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Iām just surprised it took them this long to make an āelephant on shipā icon.
I hope such DLCs bring features well beyond cool/funny icons - which events provide aplenty. But itās noteworthy thereās a long time since the last event. Maybe they will be paid now?
I donāt see myself buying cosmetic/aesthetic stuff, unless it goes full regionalizing - monks, vills, military that donāt look solely European.
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If this was my dream, I guessā¦ I guess I like being pestered, so Iād have La Hire pestering me to sell me animated icons. Iād decline, naturally. Iād say āno, I donāt want any of your blasted animated iconsā.
(Apologies to David Firth.)
Maybe Iām misjudging the playerbase, but I canāt really see these selling well enough to justify being made in the first place.
Iād rather have architecture or campaign DLCs but I donāt care about icon packs, they are completely optional and if they help financing the game, then they are fine.
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Agreed. Campaigns, Architecture sets, even unit skins I could selling. But icons? Might as well sell NFTs then. Maybe weāre both wrong and theyāll sell hot cakes, but I wouldnāt hold my breath.
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game just updated and there are now 3 dlcs for animated icons
Me too. They could theoretically add a hundred or more campaigns over time. I am happy to pay for them all.
Architecture and unit skins too. Maybe even different voice lines (Iām sure they could āspruce it upā a little).
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These icons are very beautifulļ¼but I more like the DLC of regionalizing units model pack,Iām Willing to buy units model pack for both AOE1 and AOE2.
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Paying for an animated picture? That is kinda strange.
Seems to add very little to no value to the game.
But a DLC, next month there is an event with a cooler picture, money wasted.
You can also only have 1 profile picture.
The AoE3 Explorer/Hero DLC had a not more value:
- Itās 3D models (plus 2D icons) instead of just gif
- Changes the appearance of one of the most important units that you interact with every match
- Even changes voice clips in some cases
- You get one for every civilisation
- There are not many free ones you can choose from
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Itās not a gif, its a sprite-sheet in game files, like this:
It did take some effort from my side to convert these to gif to show you guys in forum in a presentable manner. 11
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It would be awful if they would actually use gifs.
Gif is a file format that should not exist.
It has been outdated for over 20 years and it should never be used for anything today.
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I already bought it. They are also avalailable as a bundle, by the way.
You are paying to support the development of the game 
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āThese are for those who want to freshen up their presence and wish to support the development of the game.ā
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This is intriguing and got me thinking maybe AOE2 is on a budget and needs some sort of crowdfunding?
I will buy this icons DLC since some icons look really cool (I like especially the codex and the Mangudai ones) and I love everything AOE2 related. Plus, itās as cheap as a Burger King sandwich in my country.
Anyway, hereās a suggestion: making the events content paid after the initial period. So people who couldnāt beat the challenges or simply missed them out entirely could get it for a small fee. Itās a content marketing tactic that works well.
But they could make some real money by selling challenge scenarios DLC. I would love to play Mongol Raiders again.
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this is addictive game design, monetizing fear of missing out. some european countries have been cracking down on these kinds of game mechanics
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All reviews have got Jester award. 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2672800/Age_of_Empires_II_Definitive_Edition__La_Hires_Dry_Humor_Animated_Icons/
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I was thinking of making this kind of content available for purchasing whenever people want to, just like a regular DLC. To sell it for a limited time, however, would be wrong indeed.
Moreover, at least based on playerās opinions in this forum, icons and exotic reskins - like replacing units for Minecraft critters - arenāt the kind of stuff people crave to the point of lamenting if they miss out.
The tasks are boring and the vast majority of the rewards are dull. Itās almost a parallel experience to the regular game and one that is just too vanilla to make people addicted.
I see it more as collectibles you can earn for free througout the event. Then, if you couldnāt achieve it, you can purchase it whenever you want to.
I donāt say this often, but EU based.