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At some point in my life I realized that some games were worth spending money on, especially given the amount of time spent in them. I can understand your point
by Konnstann 7y ago
At some point in my life I realized that some games were worth spending money on, especially given the amount of time spent in them. I can understand your point of view, and I totally agree in the context of children/teens but I try not to play games that heavily incentivize spending, so when I put 100+ hours into a game, I don't consider buying some microtransactions "losing".
- mcv 7y agoI totally agree. You wouldn't want to know how much money I spent on Europa Universalis and Crusader Kings. But I know what I'm buying and why, and it's a conscious decision, not succumbing to pressure or temptation. I think it's healthy to recognise when a system, game or otherwise, tries to manipulate you into spending money, and I try to teach my son to recognise that. It's fine to spend money, but spend it on something that's worth it, something you want, not something you're pressured into.
- Konnstann 7y agoF2P games unfortunately fall into the dichotomy where the target market is usually the people with the least amount of money to spend, but also with the least amount of willpower/experience to resist spending it. I'm glad that when I was growing up the closest thing I had to the microtransaction hell that is F2P were MMOs that I couldn't run, and all my games came on CDs.
- vorpalhex 7y agoI've definitely found those games where I've sunk amazing amounts of time into them (Stormworks Search and Rescue is a current one, Path of Exile in the past) and have debated buying a few extra copies just to try and encourage the devs...