• warm@kbin.earth
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    2 days ago

    Thanks to them (the people buying microtransactions) for helping ruin the industry!

    • TheOakTree@lemm.ee
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      2 days ago

      I don’t think microtransactions are inherently bad, they are just used in the most greedy, money-grabbing ways.

      There are some free-to-play games that don’t restrict your access to any gameplay at all as a free player, which can only be subsidized by microtransactions. If it’s just cosmetics, and they’re priced fairly, I wouldn’t feel any concern over it.

      I say this as someone who will put 100 hours into a f2p game and maybe spend $10-20 on a skin or two. I feel that it’s fair to spend that much after reaping so many hours of play.

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        2 days ago

        I’d be with you if I still got to keep the game and the skins I bought in perpetuity, but that’s basically unheard of.

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        2 days ago

        If it’s free to play, then some cosmetic mtx are fine, thats what I used to think, the problem is how egregious they have become. They are not designed as a way to support a game, they are designed to suck as much money as they can from you. Which is why I disagree with supporting them at all anymore.

        Games should be a one-off purchase, with no extra added bullshit.

    • Firipu@startrek.website
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      2 days ago

      Elaborate?

      It’s easy to just spout generic steam hate, but I’d love to hear what steam does worse than other pc storefronts.