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You are aware the Gabe was there when Hats and Karambits were added to TF2 and CS:GO?
Newell isn't some saint, he's running an obscenely profitable business. The games Valve are actually maintaining, CS2 and DOTA2, both have a lot of microtransactions. I really don't understand why you're making out that Valve would never add MTX until some evil corpo suit takes over after Gabe's death.
I'm not saying it's perfect. I'm saying it could get much much worse. That's all. Valve is a breath of fresh air in comparison to other corporations and publishers at the moment. Steam deck, valve index, the steam platform in general.
Steam is why they don't make games anymore.
They're retailers now.
I was okay with hats and cosmetics in TF2. Didn't play CS:GO, but I'd be okay with that as well. It's just cosmetics and you can unlock every single one of them through playing or crafting. It had zero effect on the game play. When different weapons were added I found them to be refreshing and a new lease on life for the old game. It's stupid and silly but it was fun.
CS:GO cosmetics appear to be obtained by gambling with real money.
I put a few thousand hours into Dota 2 and never spent any money on it, didn't feel much pressure or any desire to since idc about cosmetics. I think it's great though, if a game is free and other people who care about visual skins subsidize it for you.