Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts Fans Unhappy with Multiplayer as Optional Paid DLC

As a dedicated fan who has spent countless hours navigating the high seas of Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts, I must express my profound disappointment with Game-Labs’ recent decision to lock multiplayer behind a $14.99 DLC paywall.


Typically, introducing a multiplayer feature to a highly-regarded naval strategy title like Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts would excite players. Regrettably, Game-Labs studio implemented this update in a manner that upset their fanbase instead.

As a long-time gamer with a limited budget, I can attest to the frustration of wanting to enjoy multiplayer games but being forced to shell out additional money for DLC just to have fun. It seems that game developers are taking advantage of their audience by charging exorbitant prices for content that should be included in the base game. This practice deters many potential players, including myself, from fully engaging with the game and ultimately impacts the overall gaming community. I believe that if games were more accessible to a wider range of people, the multiplayer aspect would thrive due to increased participation and engagement.

  1. Paying extra for multiplayer is unusual, and the high price of $34.99 for Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts makes it even more significant.
  2. The players clearly expressed their dissatisfaction. On Steam, the Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Multiplayer DLC has only 20% positive reviews, which the service categorizes as “mostly negative.”
  3. Fans also conducted a review bombing of Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts. Only 56% of recent reviews praise the game, with most negative ones being posted after yesterday’s DLC premiere with multiplayer.
The DLC with multiplayer wasn’t warmly received. Photo source: Game-Labs.

Including multiplayer as part of a paid DLC not only appears to be unfair to players but also seems like an unwise decision. Since Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts has a small player base, it’s odd to intentionally restrict the community of online battles by making multiplayer a premium feature.

  1. Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts on Steam

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2024-08-08 17:32