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New study suggests kids are now experiencing social pressures to buy in-game items (patrickklepek.substack.com)

submitted 8 months ago by ayla@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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Once you hit middle school, the pressure to "fit in" hits. Naturally, this includes games now.

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[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 62 points 8 months ago (3 children)

The real cool people rock vanilla skins.

[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 32 points 8 months ago (2 children)

In sea of thieves, the noob skins either mean you're a total day one noob, or a fucking superpirate who's flag means death.

[–] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 10 points 8 months ago

That goes for quite a few pvp games.

The best camouflage is noob skin, they'll never know what hit them.

[–] seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 8 months ago

Same for Yasuo skins

[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 17 points 8 months ago

I decided to never make an in game purchase for one of the games I play the most. Only once did some random call me a "poor", which made me laugh. One the stupider things I've heard someone say in that game.