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Games really are just microtransaction trap from buying a console
| Not sure if I understand what you wrote... But if you are playing AAA games, then yes, all they want is for you to buy their skinner boxes and gamble your money away on them. Just stick to smaller and indie games.
| What she means isla that, when you buy a console you have to pay (here comes the transaction) to play. So basicaly you make the "micro"transactions to really use the console. Am i rait?
| Except that I buy a PC, and I can use it for other stuff than playing game
| Are you sure the reason is consoles? Couldn't possibly be piracy?
| >>309887
Oh fuck off, time and time again piracy has been disproved as having a negative impact on these companies, they just want your fucking money.
| >>309887
It's business. People spend more on micros than the full cost of the game. Eventually consumers will get sick of it and the industry will crash like Atari, but until then, profit!
| >>310307 it has a negative impact on how they interact with the consumer though
You hurt the buyers, not the companies.
It's like those spoiled kids who shoplift to "stick it to the man" when all they hurt is employee payroll
| Companies are scummy, sure. Let's not give them the exist to get away with it
| Excuse
| I think of it more like milking pro gamers who have to stay competitive. They have to get everything as soon as it's available just to keep up.
| That's definitely a Hearthstone thing and probably in other games too but most of the time I just see optional cosmetics that give no advantage.
Like a cringey dance emote in Fortnite. Or a skin that makes you look like a thot in LoL or some exclusive item that makes you look cool.
It's just usually to encourage a popularity beauty pageant about how can have the most visually appealing pixels.
I always thought it was stupid but it's still very successful for business
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