nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 months agoMultiVersus studio claims ability to purchase extra lives with real money was "a bug" that was "not an intended feature in the game"www.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down11
arrow-up1150arrow-down1external-linkMultiVersus studio claims ability to purchase extra lives with real money was "a bug" that was "not an intended feature in the game"www.gamesradar.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareRageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up159·7 months agoThat… is not how programming bugs work…
minus-squarejmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up82·7 months agoThey meant the feature flag should’ve stayed false until the player base was hooked on the game enough to make the pushback minimal.
minus-squaretourist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·7 months agoIntern slipped, fell and landed on the “monetize extra lives” button
That… is not how programming bugs work…
They meant the feature flag should’ve stayed
falseuntil the player base was hooked on the game enough to make the pushback minimal.Ah yes, stealth whale hunting.
Intern slipped, fell and landed on the “monetize extra lives” button