• nac82@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Having limited access to a resource to then hook you on microtransactions is from mobile game design. It’s literally a freemium mechanic being put into an already upscaled price game.

    It’s one of the most abusive and addictive ways to develop a game, and you want to portray that positively.

    I fucking hate gamers. We’ve been having this conversation since the horse Armor DLC for Oblivion yet here we fucking are.

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      8 months ago

      Correct, it’s part of their design, you create a problem then You sell the solution.

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      8 months ago

      Oh I don’t want to portray it positively. I agree it’s shit. It just seemed to me that it’s possible (personally at least) to play the game and ignore the microtransactions. But no doubt that’s not the case for everyone