Wuwa Is Predatory (And Thats Okay)

Summary

The video script expresses frustration with the WUA community's tendency to ignore the game's flaws while overly criticizing other Hoyo games. The creator highlights issues such as the decreasing poll count, predatory signature weapons, and niche supports designed only for specific DPS characters. While acknowledging WUA's greatness, especially in its open-world design, the creator calls out the hypocrisy of toxic positivity and the unfair comparisons made by the community. Ultimately, the message is that all gacha games, including WUA and Hoyo games, have flaws, and fans should be more realistic in their critiques.

Takeaways

• 😀 WUA's free-to-play pull count has been steadily decreasing since launch, with the latest patch offering the lowest number of free pulls in the history of the game.
• 😀 Signature weapons in WUA, like Prolova's, are becoming increasingly predatory, offering substantial power increases that create significant gaps between characters and their alternatives.
• 😀 WUA's reliance on niche best-in-slot supports for specific DPS units is causing power creep, which makes older supports less viable and creates a more pay-to-win environment.
• 😀 The WUA community tends to ignore or downplay the game's flaws, while critiquing other Hoyo games harshly for similar issues.
• 😀 The lack of new four-star characters in WUA, especially after the delay of Buing's release, is causing frustration, with players going nearly an entire year without any new four-star units.
• 😀 WUA is pushing players to use three-team content in the upcoming 2.6 update, requiring more stamina and resources, which may be seen as a predatory practice.
• 😀 The WUA community's toxic positivity is driven by content creators and influencers building tribalism, fostering a 'my game is better than yours' mentality to attract views and engagement.
• 😀 There is a need for more fair comparisons between WUA and other Hoyo games, instead of blindly defending WUA and critiquing other games for their flaws.
• 😀 The speaker believes that all Hoyo games, including WUA, have their flaws, but they are still enjoyable in their own right, and it's important to acknowledge both strengths and weaknesses.
• 😀 WUA's open-world mechanics, graphics, and fluidity are still considered some of the best in the industry, but the game’s overall design choices are being overshadowed by its fanbase's refusal to acknowledge its issues.

Q & A

What was the purpose of the community poll mentioned in the video?

The purpose of the community poll was to ask the viewers whether they wanted the creator to make a controversial video discussing the Wua community and its flaws or to just create a more chill video.

What issue does the creator have with how the Wua community handles critiques of their game?

The creator criticizes the Wua community for selectively nitpicking the worst aspects of other Hoyo games while ignoring similar flaws in Wua, especially when it comes to predatory practices in gacha mechanics.

What does the creator say about the poll count in Wua?

The creator points out that the number of free-to-play polls in Wua has been continuously decreasing, with each major patch offering fewer pulls than the last. The current patch has the lowest number of pulls in the game's history.

How does the creator feel about the signature weapons in Wua?

The creator feels that the signature weapons in Wua are becoming increasingly predatory, especially with Prolova's signature weapon offering a significant power boost (40% higher than the standard five-star weapons), which is unprecedented in other Hoyo games.

What is the creator’s perspective on the issue of niche teams in Wua?

The creator criticizes Wua for creating niche best-in-slot supports that are only useful for specific DPS characters, while in other Hoyo games, support characters tend to be more versatile and usable across multiple teams.

How does the creator compare the four-star character issue in Wua with other Hoyo games?

The creator points out that Wua has been lacking new four-star characters for a significant period, with the next four-star character release being delayed from version 2.5 to 2.8, which means a year will pass without any new four-star characters.

What does the creator say about the growing predatory practices in Wua?

The creator suggests that as Wua’s fan base grows more dedicated, the game’s developers are becoming more openly predatory, offering increasingly aggressive gacha mechanics to capitalize on the sunk cost fallacy of players who have invested a lot of time and money into the game.

What upcoming content in Wua does the creator mention, and why is it a concern?

The creator mentions upcoming three-team endgame content in Wua, where players will need three teams to clear new content. This is seen as a push for more stamina usage and a move toward more grind-heavy content, which the creator finds concerning.

How does the creator feel about comparing Wua to other Hoyo games?

The creator is frustrated by the unfair comparisons between Wua and other Hoyo games, particularly in terms of tribalism. They believe that some content creators intentionally pit games against each other to generate views, while ignoring flaws in Wua.

Does the creator enjoy playing Wua despite the issues mentioned in the video?

Yes, the creator still enjoys playing Wua, especially for its open-world experience, graphics, and fluid animations. However, they also acknowledge that they are starting to phase out of open-world games as they value convenience more with age.