Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮I find it *really* weird people actually like and defend paid cosmetics in full price games. When did this become accepted to the point that gamers will argue for it?
Noah Campbell@gamingonlinux to a lot of people, that's just how video games are. You would have to have grown up in the early 2000s before online gaming was a big thing to really appreciate how it used to be. Think of people who only play sports games. Sports games cost $70 yet are filled with microtransactions. For a lot of people, unfortunately those are the only games they play, and most sports games have no competition. Madden is the only NFL game. NBA 2K is the only NBA game.
@noahcampbell i grew up with the Amiga… 😅, I’m not actually completely against paid for extras but I do find it odd for full price games to have paid cosmetics
@gamingonlinux I should have specified the early 2000s or earlier lol. Obviously those who grew up in the 80s or 90s would be in the same boat.
And I agree with you. In a game like Fortnite it's fine because it's free and doesn't affect gameplay. In a game like Madden or COD, these microtransactions have no place in my opinion.
Oblomov@gamingonlinux @noahcampbell but honestly, if the choice is between paying for cosmetics, and paying for content, or worse gambling mechanics, I'd say cosmetics are preferable
LadyUnicornEJG@noahcampbell @gamingonlinux I do very much miss games being complete at launch and not dependant on a dozen patches in the first week for huge bugs. Even local/single player games do this crap now.
But we are in a different world of gaming. One where they get to largely control what you do once you buy, and everything is expected to be online and multiplayer in some way.