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Dragon's Dogma 2 mods negate the need for microtransactions on PC (www.eurogamer.net)
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[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

if we just comply and accept all this shit, next step will be ramping up the things that make people want to buy these stupid microtransactions. In context of dragons dogma examples could be making rift crystal gain so awful you have to grind for them, making class changes cost rift crystals, making more items that you can only get with real money.

And most of all, this is SINGLE PLAYER, if someone isnt disgusted by these kinds of microtransactions in this game on principle, I dont even know anymore what to say.

But as silverlining for all this shit, at least greedy executives will see making games more challenging as profitable thing to do. Though unfortunately it will likely also mean challenge will come from having to do a lot of unfun stuff to get anywhere vs pay money so you dont have to because people who make these decisions only care about money and people will give it to them and defend them for it no matter what.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Did you buy the Resident Evil 4 remake?

[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I havent really played any resident evil games. Watched gameplay videos at most.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Just so you know, the scheme was worse and far more agressive in RE4. You could pay2win.

This is not a slippery slope, you're already at the bottom. We've been sliding for years if your analogy is to be followed.

Edit: Actually, to be completely accurate with the analogy, it's more like we've already reached the bottom and are actually coming back up the hill away from it.