tst123@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoEvery game developer company should be like thislemmy.worldimagemessage-square318fedilinkarrow-up14.32Karrow-down163
arrow-up14.26Karrow-down1imageEvery game developer company should be like thislemmy.worldtst123@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square318fedilink
minus-squareAlien Nathan EdwardlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year agoit kinda doesn’t though, unless you’re able to complete the transaction from within the game. I’m okay with paying $10 for what is essentially a digital t-shirt that says “I paid the $10” and has no effect on gameplay.
minus-squarebitsplease@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoSaying it doesn’t count if it’s not in-game feels pedantic - pretty sure you can’t buy shark cards inside GTA either And the DLC does include functional items that affect gameplay I’m not saying it’s an egregious example of it, but its not just cosmetic stuff, and it’s a lot more like a microtransaction than an actual DLC
it kinda doesn’t though, unless you’re able to complete the transaction from within the game. I’m okay with paying $10 for what is essentially a digital t-shirt that says “I paid the $10” and has no effect on gameplay.
Saying it doesn’t count if it’s not in-game feels pedantic - pretty sure you can’t buy shark cards inside GTA either
And the DLC does include functional items that affect gameplay
I’m not saying it’s an egregious example of it, but its not just cosmetic stuff, and it’s a lot more like a microtransaction than an actual DLC