It's no secret that 2024 hasn't been kind to live-service games, with recent months seeing games like XDefiant and Concord shut down—although not always without reason—so it's a bit refreshing to see the recently released Marvel Rivals hit what can only be described as a home run. Not only is the ga...
There is no such thing. Any form of taking money inside a video game is the same abuse.
Being gentle about it now isn’t even meaningful. They’ll make it hurt as hard they can get away with. The entire product exists to maximize that revenue.