Thread 718453334

Why did it suddenly become impossible to have an online multiplayer game without microtransactions and obnoxious cosmetics? How did online multiplayer games stay alive before all of this? Did they unbuyed the technology or something?

>>718453334 (OP)
Capybussy

>>718453361
Anon it's a non-humanoid rodent.

>>718453334 (OP)
late stage capitalism is ruining the world

>>718453679
This. Unfortunately communism isnt the answer either and we seem to go in long cycles that switch between the two and when one runs it's course into oblivion the next starts the cycle over.

Back in the day game studios didn't have 6-12 subcontractors churning out nothing but assets. Gamedev used to be about system design and programming and probably still is if you're an indie but AAA is like 90% assets. That's where all the money goes. And old games had mod tools so people could make their own cosmetics and extra content.

>>718453427
Not rage baiting. It just seemed funny to say.

>>718453334 (OP)
Because they sell.

>IM A BUSY GAMER DAD WHO WORKS 90 HOURS A DAY AND ONLY HAVE 12 ATTOSEONDS A MILLENIA TO PLAY VIDEO GAMES. LEMME JUST BUY MY WAY TO PLAY AT THE TOP TIER

>>718453906
It was the only other capybara picture I had and I thought it was funny and relevant

>>718453857
Properly regulated capitalism is the best. The US was at its height when the top tax bracket was 90%. But then lobbyists and political donations result in politicians eroding said regulation.

>>718453935
But busy dadgamers were nolifing everquest in 2001 or whatever and only paid for the subscription, so mentally something changed in the new generation of gamers

>>718453334 (OP)
Oldschool Runescape is thriving

That's it though...

>>718454032
psychologists hired by gaming companies became standard practice after EQ

also you're an idiot if you don't think Gamer Dad wasn't buying fat stacks of plat from ChinPin YinPin, the lvl 3 who somehow never logs off and always does the same routine for months on end

>>718454105
I don't know who the fuck any of the ecelebs you're talking about are

>>718453998
>he US was at its height when the top tax bracket was 90%.
But that's communism

>Dogfags
>Foxfags
>Wolffags
>Coyotefags
>Horsefags
>Capybarafags
Funny. /v/ is always posting the reddit animals.

>>718453334 (OP)
>How did online multiplayer games stay alive before all of this?
by giving players the power to create

>>718454067
That's what you faggots said when I asked this last year
Turns out they sell gold too (and also the game sucks ass)

>>718453334 (OP)
Because they realized that makes tons of money

>>718453334 (OP)
Microtransactions exist because gamers desperately want them. If they didn't, they wouldn't make money and would cease to exist as a model.

>>718455674
Cats are more reddit than all of those combined