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If reception to Baldur’s Gate says anything, it’s that people hate microtransactions in their AAA games.

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[–] worfamerryman@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

I’m pretty excited for this game. Luckily, I haven’t played divinity original sin 2 and it’s available on the switch. After I finish Disco Elysium and Divinity Original Sin 2 I’ll pickup a steam deck and this game.

[–] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

the question developers and publishers should ask themselves is this: are we trying to make a video game to sell, or are we trying to make an onlyfans with more button clicking ?

Larian makes video games.

[–] InterSynth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do they, though? Companies have been raking billions out of microtransactions, so clearly not everyone hates them.

[–] Neato@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Food prices have skyrocketed and people still go out to eat. What you are proposing is austerity. People denying themselves things because of price point preference and principals will generally not work because people like having things, like having fun, etc. All it does it ensure companies can squeeze people that have very limited time for their limited cash.

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[–] loops@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago
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