• sanpo@sopuli.xyz
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      8 months ago

      That’s kinda how it used to be.
      But I guess there’s enough idiots now defending microtransactions with such clever takes like “nobody forces you to buy those!”

    • Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      8 months ago

      Fortnite probably has the fairest monitization in all games with the fairest battle pass you can unlock for free after a couple seasons or buy once and then get enough currency to always be able to buy the new battle pass with it.

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        Or you can just sell the game and release modding tool like they use to with Unreal Tournament.

        I wouldn’t know anything about the specifics of how the microtransactions work. I never touch any game with them.

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      I’m an adult and my nephew called me a “default” a couple years back because I had downloaded fortnite to give it a shot and had the default skin.

      I still haven’t recovered.

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    8 months ago

    Off topic I know, but the kid in the thumbnail has such beautiful hair! Even I want blue hair like that lol

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      Non-story. When I was a kid I got bullied for not have Izods, and later, Polos. I didn’t have a Swatch or Vans until long after it was cool.

      Kids are going to find any reason they can to bully others who are perceived to be on a lower socioeconomic level. My Silent Gen parents were far from poor, probably worth more than 90% of the other families, but we didn’t spend money on status symbols, so I was perceived as poor.

      And BTW kids, bullying in my day meant an ass beating in the hall, in front of teachers. Not someone saying a mean thing on social media. (I admit, I can see many ways that would actually be worse.)