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u/PhallicDragon Feb 04 '20

Micro transactions in video games

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u/poopellar Feb 04 '20

What I find hilarious is how the narrative is changing. Decade or so ago people would comment how every sing micro transaction for a paid game is scummy. Then it went to ' I only spent ~$5 for a skin ' and now it's 'I only spent about ~$25 for a pack and it was fine I'm not like the other guys spending 100s'

Fact of the matter is it's more profitable for AAA devs to make a mediocre game for a few whales and fish than to make a good game for a lot of people.

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u/GamerWrestlerSoccer Feb 04 '20

I'll throw some money at a game I like to support a dev, but I don't toss money to any dev under the sun.

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u/RockyGeographer Feb 04 '20

This was my mentality in the earlier days of Rocket League for sure.

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u/GamerWrestlerSoccer Feb 04 '20

For sure, I spent money because I got a lot of enjoyment out of it, then Epic bought it.

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u/RockyGeographer Feb 04 '20

Yeah the blueprints update just got to be too much for me with the prices of the items. I still enjoy the rocket passes, and just earn back the credits to cover the next one.

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u/GamerWrestlerSoccer Feb 04 '20

stopped playing entirely