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For those who grew up without DLCs and microtransactions and games went unchanged after launch. How has the adjustment been to current day monetization and game updates? (kbin.social)

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Has there been changes to what games you choose to buy and play?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

The adjustment? What adjustment 🤣

That is to say, I basically just didn't. Sometimes I'll grab a DLC that adds something I particularly want but usually I play the game first and then it's a waste because I don't actually go back through to play the DLC stuff :| :-\ And microtransactions... ugh. So often they're not micro, and never are they actually independent of the game itself when they have any mechanical effect. It's never "Here's the game, but if you wanna skip a bit you can pay for that" but rather "Here's the game, slowed down by 30%. If you want that 30% back then pay up!" Gross. Fair cosmetics (that is, it's still possible to play the dressup minigame without paying (/more) for it) to support an indie or free-to-play thing are fair, though, I think.