bozo@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago[PCGamer] Helldivers 2 is the least I've felt pressured to spend money on a game in years, so of course I'm buying everything in the storewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1308arrow-down183
arrow-up1225arrow-down1external-link[PCGamer] Helldivers 2 is the least I've felt pressured to spend money on a game in years, so of course I'm buying everything in the storewww.pcgamer.combozo@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square94fedilink
minus-squareyamanii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·6 months agoDiablo 4, a full priced game, has microtransactions that are as expensive as the game itself, and skins that cost as much as 30 USD, when a game doesn’t fuck the people as hard it draws attention.
minus-squareWoht24@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·6 months agoThat’s such victim mentality. That’s like saying you like Guard A over Guard B because Guard A doesn’t beat you as severely.
minus-squareAndrenikous@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoYeah that’s unfortunately how the industry has been headed for games from major developers and publishers.
Diablo 4, a full priced game, has microtransactions that are as expensive as the game itself, and skins that cost as much as 30 USD, when a game doesn’t fuck the people as hard it draws attention.
That’s such victim mentality. That’s like saying you like Guard A over Guard B because Guard A doesn’t beat you as severely.
Yeah that’s unfortunately how the industry has been headed for games from major developers and publishers.