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[-] De_Narm@lemmy.world 34 points 8 months ago

It started with "It's just a silly horse armor DLC, just don't buy it!", continued with "It's just cosmetics bro, just don't get them!", then we got "The shop is fine though, you can get the currency ingame!" and got to "The timed battle pass is fine, you also get free stuff!". You can draw your own line for mtx, but slowly we're both approaching and crossing it if you accept anything before that.

The way I see things, "the least pressured to buy stuff" reads like "the least aggressive cancer". Sure, it could be worse, but like, you've still got cancer. There's still the ideal option of being healthy instead.

[-] barooboodoo@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

I'm actually not making any of those arguments and disagree with all of them myself. My issue with mtx is generally that they prey on people with psychological tactics that are proven to work on a lot of (generally vulnerable and younger) people. Helldivers does none of that, it's not "least pressured to buy stuff", you're not pressured at all.

And I know I'm being a little sensitive here but it really sucks to lose someone from cancer and see someone comparing it to a shop in a video game of all things.

[-] De_Narm@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

You know what, that's fair. I'm sorry for the comparison and will try to not use it again.

As for the least pressured thing, that's just from the title of the original article.

[-] barooboodoo@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

I appreciate the consideration and at the end of the day I really agree with you and it sucks to see the state of the industry as a whole right now and really hope we can get back to being respected as consumers some day.

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