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Predatory as hell. Almost impressive how Valve manages to simultaneously be one of the best and one of the worst companies in gaming.
Best or worst, aim for No. 1!
Just goes to show the dire state the rest of the industry is in.
They shot themselves in the foot in my opinion. I just won’t play video games that have that gambling aspect to them. I already spend enough on trading cards for that thrill
“Best of the worst”.
Best of both Worsts.
Let the live service cattle subsidize the best platform for buying non-slop games. Easy math.
It's completely optional. They are about as predatory as gucci bags or other designer shit some people pay way too much for (IMO). You don't need any of it to be competitive or to continue enjoying the game.
I just personally don't have a problem with things that exploit people's vanity.
Based, but these are predatory.
For one, we shouldn't be lowering our standards so that a business can make more money. Whether you accept it or not, these vanity items do make the game more enjoyable for most players. If more of us had higher standards, we'd get the cosmetics without having to pay for a corporation's nicer campus or an executive's 9th property.
For two, whenever chance is involved it will always intrinsically prey upon those with gambling problems.