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There's already price inflation. Let's do a 1 cent to 1 Bullshit Buck scenario. You want to buy that sweet thing that costs 1600 Bullshit Bucks? Too bad, you

There's already price inflation. Let's do a 1 cent to 1 Bullshit Buck scenario. You want to buy that sweet thing that costs 1600 Bullshit Bucks? Too bad, you can only buy 2000 Bullshit Bucks at a time. Now you have 400 Bullshit Bucks that you can't do anything with, because nothing in the game store is that cheap. So you either have to buy MORE currency and hope that you can purchase something that will even things out, or you basically just handed the company $4.

Dalewyn 2y ago
As a whale who buys probably far too much in Fate/Grand Order, Princess Connect! Re:Dive, and Fire Emblem Heroes I just write it off as a discount for future me because I'll just buy more later anyway. :V
- eska 2y ago
  I say this with love, but that sounds like addiction and I hope you will seek out therapy in the future, or at least consider resources such as healthygamer_gg
  - Dalewyn 2y ago
    I keep a journal of my spending there since I know it can be addicting. I usually spend somewhere in the neighbourhood of $2000~$2500 annually on them overall, which sounds like a lot but actually isn't when averaged out. As hobbies go I feel it's on the cheap side; I spend more just on groceries and gas each month. The spending comes strictly from my entertainment budget, for obvious reasons. The "leftovers" from my purchases truly don't bother me since I'll use them later anyway as I buy more.
    - immibis 2y ago
      ok but that whole amount of money is a scam you're paying to scammers
      - Dalewyn 2y ago
        A scam implies an element of deception and malice, which is not the case. The games are clear in what they sell (particularly Fire Emblem Heroes after they got burned once by the players). I am acutely aware what I am buying, and what I can get with them. I am happy with the experience the games provide me as a whole, else I wouldn't be playing them for the better part of a decade straight and paying them my money. So no, the games I cited aren't scammers. You are welcome to not like the business model, but calling them scammers is unwarranted.
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Dalewyn 2y ago

As a whale who buys probably far too much in Fate/Grand Order, Princess Connect! Re:Dive, and Fire Emblem Heroes I just write it off as a discount for future me because I'll just buy more later anyway. :V

eska 2y ago
I say this with love, but that sounds like addiction and I hope you will seek out therapy in the future, or at least consider resources such as healthygamer_gg
- Dalewyn 2y ago
  I keep a journal of my spending there since I know it can be addicting. I usually spend somewhere in the neighbourhood of $2000~$2500 annually on them overall, which sounds like a lot but actually isn't when averaged out. As hobbies go I feel it's on the cheap side; I spend more just on groceries and gas each month. The spending comes strictly from my entertainment budget, for obvious reasons. The "leftovers" from my purchases truly don't bother me since I'll use them later anyway as I buy more.
  - immibis 2y ago
    ok but that whole amount of money is a scam you're paying to scammers
    - Dalewyn 2y ago
      A scam implies an element of deception and malice, which is not the case. The games are clear in what they sell (particularly Fire Emblem Heroes after they got burned once by the players). I am acutely aware what I am buying, and what I can get with them. I am happy with the experience the games provide me as a whole, else I wouldn't be playing them for the better part of a decade straight and paying them my money. So no, the games I cited aren't scammers. You are welcome to not like the business model, but calling them scammers is unwarranted.
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