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It's like buying a tiara for your fetus, before you even buy a crib.

ALSO, MICROTRANSACTIONS = DLC.

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[–] WhiteHawk 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

noun - a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation

If you design a game with psychologists to maximize serotonin hits instead of gameplay and then charge money to keep getting a hit is, by definition, a deceptive act, and ergo -- scam.

[–] WhiteHawk 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Using that line of reasoning, any form of advertising can be considered a scam as well.

There is no real deception involved here, it's pretty clear what people are paying for.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

any form of advertising can be considered a scam as well.

Oh baby now you're getting on my wavelength and the depths I'll go to avoid being advertised at.

[–] WhiteHawk 0 points 10 months ago

Yeah, advertising sucks, but you can't just change the definition of a scam to fit your purposes.