I continue to be saddened by the shift to MTX and Skinner box mechanics in mobile gaming. The once-great #TinyTower from #Nimblebit is an instructive case. It started with a single, steep payment for a VIP pass, and that was it. It now has pushing a dozen different currencies, multiple tiers of daily, weekly, weekend offers, and has long-since pivoted to extract as much from the player/customer as possible.
So why do I continue to play? Sunk cost, I ponied up for the one-off $25 (1/x)