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Anonymous No.715228762 [Report] >>715228847 >>715229708 >>715233803 >>715235314 >>715235445
Have some self-respect
Monetization of video games can be
1) A box price
2) A subscription service
3) Microtransactions

Ideally, a game should only have one. I can understand holding your nose on some game that have two. But if you play a game that has all three, you have no self-respect (and judging by the typical game that has all three, the devs typically don't respect you either)

Of course, there is a fourth form of monetization in the form of some kind of gambling mechanic, with "gacha" systems being particularly popular. It should go without saying that this is the very lowest form of monetization, no self-respecting person plays games with gambling systems in them, and those that do have even less respect than the "all three" category mentioned above.

Video games would legitimately be so much better if people had just a modicum of self-respect and didn't allow themselves to be milked and conned.
Anonymous No.715228847 [Report] >>715228915
>>715228762 (OP)
whats an example of a game with all 3? Call of duty?
Anonymous No.715228915 [Report]
>>715228847
A lot of modern MMOs like World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV have all three.
Anonymous No.715229708 [Report] >>715230927
>>715228762 (OP)
>Video games would legitimately be so much better if people had just a modicum of self-respect
This could be said about anything. Everything would be better if the retarded masses had self respect. But they don't. It is what it is.
Anonymous No.715230927 [Report]
>>715229708
This is true. But I also feel like video games can be particularly bad with the nickle-and-diming and the degradation over time.
Anonymous No.715231054 [Report] >>715231740
YOU SPEND YOUR MONEY ON VIDEO GAMES
YOU HAVE NO SELF RESPECT
Anonymous No.715231740 [Report]
>>715231054
I smell a gachanigger
Anonymous No.715233803 [Report]
>>715228762 (OP)
I just wish people would just the fuck up about these shitty games. I don't care that the monetization is predatory or the gameplay is mediocre because I don't play it, but when all everyone talks about for weeks on end is how to build their waifus for their shitty autobattler it's so annoying.
Anonymous No.715235314 [Report]
>>715228762 (OP)
We're the frog from the boiling frog metaphor and we're past the boiling point already. Everyone is just used to these types of monetization schemes by now or are too young to know any better.
We should've made a bigger stink when the horse armor shit happened, or were people already used to getting parted of their cash by MMOs before that?
Maybe this problem needs some sort of anti double dipping legislation? 1 product, 1 monetization source.
Anonymous No.715235445 [Report]
>>715228762 (OP)
I played a Gacha game for the first time this year. I already threw away $200 bucks. Atleast the game is fun.