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grblmrbl
13y ago
Not unaware, so I very well may be a shill. I get the psychology behind all of this, I just don't find it particularly problematic, at least the bits that I interact with. As I've said, the model I support within F2P games is mo
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grblmrbl
13y ago
Times change. Converting demos into premium purchases used to be a viable business model, but it's not anymore. Selling premium games on the app store used to be viable. It's not anymore. You've got access to balance sheets -
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grblmrbl
13y ago
How is offering a few extra lives, extra moves, a powerup, or another set of levels for a buck or two apiece at all fraudulent? Do you think users don't understand what they're buying? Or is your issue just with the fact that some
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grblmrbl
13y ago
When I think how much money I spent sinking quarters into Galaga at the local diner as a child, I just can't feel that bad when people complain about Candy Crush charging $0.99 for another 5 lives to people that are too impatient to wa