Just saw some clown on Mastodon argue that capitalism isn't to blame for this.
this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2024
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This is what people really mean when they say Capitalism incentivizes innovation, lol
It does a stellar job of creating innovations that maximize profits, just look at enshitification! A masterpiece in shareholder value.
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If people stopped paying ridiculous prices for cosmetic shit like this maybe we could see reasonable prices like $1 recolours of things. There's absolutely no reason changing the colour of something should cost $30 other than the fact that people fucking pay for it, and it means other more sensible dollar-conscious players get priced out of the fun little things like that.
Uh... I don't think recoloring something in a game I already paid for should cost anything.
Oh well, the market clearly accepts paid cosmetics. It sucks for people who don't spend money on it like me but at the end of the day people will blow cash on it and that's why it keeps getting up charged.
If it didn't cost anything they wouldn't do it at all. You already paid for it, they have your money. They do the extra stuff to try and squeeze out more money.
Games used to come with free cosmetics lol
They couldn't charge for it, cause games were mostly offline. In this era of always-online stuff... People pay for it. Not the majority, but there are enough whales to cover for everyone, apparently... So companies do it. Gaming has become an industry. It's not run by passionate developers anymore, but by investors. Why would they not charge for it in this time and age? There is literally no incentive, from their perspective of "we're selling a product".
Addicted people with poor self-control are abused in these kind of microtransactions. This should be illegal.
Or you could get Last Epoch. And maybe start enjoy playing an ARPG again in the process.
I've been boycotting Blizzard since the bNetD lawsuit & haven't regretted my decision yet.
The level of contempt they have for their players is amazing.
For me it was when they banned Blitzchung from a Hearthstone tournament and took away his prize money for supporting Hong Kong freedom. I haven't regretted it since they don't make good games anymore like they did when I was growing up.
Who cares, the game is boring as fuck. Told myself I was never gonna get this garbage after they butchered Diablo 3 so bad. Saw it on sale for 50$ during the holidays, gave in and bought it. Fuck do I regret it. It's just slow, repetitive and uninteresting. Quit after I got to level 50, shit was mind numbing.
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You never know how other people value their money. Some people buy a $3500 AR headset. Some people buy a truck that costs more than they make in a year. Some people pay 30USD to make the portals a different color.
I have NEVER bough a cosmetic item in a game, I truly do not understand people who do. But, people love that shit so who am I to say it shouldn’t be available to them?
I'm someone who can't find a game without dollar signs in it anymore because these idiots are reinforcing shitty practices. Fuck them all.
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Simple solution, ditch diablo 4 and play last epoch instead. D4 is a fucking disgrace of a game.
Isn't that game in early access?
It releases on 2/21 this month.
People increasingly love getting fucked in the ass by corps and paying for the privilege. Trying to fight this trend is a lost cause.
It still cracks me up when I see quotes of reddit users in a random thread (taken as a newsworthy story, lol). It makes me wonder how far it can go with obscene usernames. Imagine having a good breakdown of a problem posted by someone called AnalNosferatu69 that you just can't quote.
Then you get “a reddit user”
Then you lose a fun of citing @ilikeboobies as an expert.
:(
I'd not be a coward to cite you if the chance arises.
You’re a good person Cyrillic fellow
(:
Always makes me laugh on here when I see SatansMaggotyCumFart or whaterever the name is lmao
There was a subreddit dedicated to that exact phenomenon. I forget what it was called.
I think you’re thinking about r/rimjobsteve
That's the one!
Have your own reddit account with an inoffensive name, copy the comment, paste it as a reply to another instance of the same question, quote your own reddit account in the article. Foolproof!
I think the bigger problem is their game is not fun in its current state.
Wish I could say I was shocked...
It's only controversial if you were misled. If it's just $30 for a different colored TP, then it's just bad business and if anyone bought it, foolish consumers.
God and people keep buying this shit.
You are not wrong. I wish you were. Alas, I was a Blizzard fanboy for decades but no more.
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