I mean for sure these games are bad for the industry but I don't think it's a moral failing for people to play them. The reality is that companies have learned how to manipulate and ease worse practices into games over time. It sucks that a notable number of people have fallen for it but accusing individuals of being at fault (especially here) isn't going to change the industry.
for sure these games are bad for the industry
Yes. I'm glad you agree.
I don’t think it’s a moral failing for people to play them.
No, it DEFINITELY is. Willingly helping to pervert and destroy a formerly constructive industry is immoral. Players and developers will all suffer, if this shit isn't stopped.
Also, the industry is already changing. You haven't noticed the price of traditional non-free-to-pay games rising, recently? You think that's entirely unrelated to this shit? The dollars that are going into the gacha hole are being sucked out of the traditional model. That's pressuring the traditional publishers to raise unit prices.
thanks. Ive never played but ill give em a go.
What about people that pre order games? Or people that buy each version of Madden or Fifa? Or people that buy games regardless of rootkits like Denuvo? Are you going to call them all evil for supporting companies with dubious practices? For daring to buy games they like? You don’t get to tell people what they should do with their money or time to be “moral”. In fact, I could just as well argue that to spend any money whatsoever on computer games is evil while there are people starving out there.
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