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[–] De_Narm@lemmy.world 118 points 6 months ago (26 children)

It can be the least predatory mtx system ever, being in a paid game is still not acceptable and I'll die on that hill. Never bought anything with a shop or battle pass and won't start now.

[–] Sanguine@lemmy.world 31 points 6 months ago (5 children)

You can literally earn all the credits you need to buy out the store just from playing.

[–] De_Narm@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago (4 children)

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 6 months ago (1 children)

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 6 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.

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