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[-] De_Narm@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago

Having the option to use real money is the problem. Nothing is stopping them from adding more and more expensive stuff until you cannot grind it anymore. That's how we went free cosmetics to 60+ bucks for skins.

[-] Arcane_Trixster@lemm.ee 14 points 4 months ago

Oh, they can add content not included in the original purchase? And they ask me to buy those things they worked on if I want to play with them? Fucking monsters... someone needs to stop them.

[-] De_Narm@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

You know, drip feeding stuff is no fun. Paying for trivial things is no fun either. We used to get full-blown expansions for the price some companies want for a single skin.

Instead of adding stuff to a shop, games could get actual new content. Instead of buying every asset separately, they could all be thrown in with said new content. Like, yeah, they should get paid for their continued work, but that does not mean the consumer should be milked for every penny.

[-] Nelots@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

Sure, and it'll be unacceptable when that actually happens. Saying "X is unacceptable because think about what they might do in the future" isn't really an amazing argument if they're not doing it now.

[-] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

Nothing is stopping anyone from making something predatory from some angle at some time. You're just slippery sloping this.

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