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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] 1 points 1 year ago

I find it shapes how I choose games. I like to be a completionist. I choose not to play games that have tons of dlc that is part of the core game.

Examples: I skipped out on the new soul calibur. Unlocks are a huge part of the appeal of mastering tourney games.

I skipped out on Stellaris and don't really play cities and skylines. It feels incomplete when you play it.

I do play some games and buy dlc because the xpacs feel like it's renewing and changing the game: Xenoblade 2, sims 4 (actual xpacs), crusader kings, grim dawn

And some games I'm just lucky enough that the devs just keep giving me thousands of hours of work for free: terraria, Stardew, Starbound, Subnautica, monster sanctuary, anything by larian studios, etc

I love it when a game is well thought out and complete but I wholeheartedly understand the need for patches and dlc to extend sales of an IP for the stability of small gaming companies.