For me, the difference is crystal-clear and razor sharp. "Putting money in every time you play" leaves the play experience itself pristine. The cost of each ga

For me, the difference is crystal-clear and razor sharp. "Putting money in every time you play" leaves the play experience itself pristine. The cost of each game is consistent. "Microtransactions" pollute the gameplay experience itself. I don't know how much each game will cost. I might get hooked on the early stages of the game only to discover that accessing the rest of the game will require either impractical amounts of time, or some unpredictable and arbitrary amount of money. It also completely shatters the 4th wall for me, ruins the immersion.