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Nothing inside a video game should cost real money.
There is no ethical form of that business model. Games convince you to value arbitrary worthless rewards. That is what makes them games. That fiction can never be the same form of value as US dollars. You might as well try buying a hamburger with soccer goals.
Loot boxes barely even exist anymore, because people finally acknowledged they’re awful and abusive. Every alternative people rush to defend is that same abuse. Surprise - game developers made their manipulation more effective and less noticeable.
If we allow this to continue, there will be nothing else. It is in $70 single-player games. It has been added to games people already bought. The skeeze factor does not matter, because of how much money this abuse makes. It’s now half the industry’s revenue. Only legislation will fix this.
Nothing inside a video game should cost real money.
There is no ethical form of that business model. Games convince you to value arbitrary worthless rewards. That is what makes them games. That fiction can never be the same form of value as US dollars. You might as well try buying a hamburger with soccer goals.
Loot boxes barely even exist anymore, because people finally acknowledged they’re awful and abusive. Every alternative people rush to defend is that same abuse. Surprise - game developers made their manipulation more effective and less noticeable.
If we allow this to continue, there will be nothing else. It is in $70 single-player games. It has been added to games people already bought. The skeeze factor does not matter, because of how much money this abuse makes. It’s now half the industry’s revenue. Only legislation will fix this.