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ComputerBase<p>Zu viele Mikrotransaktionen: Runescape will neuen Weg finden <a href="https://www.computerbase.de/news/gaming/zu-viele-mikrotransaktionen-runescape-will-neuen-weg-finden.93292/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">computerbase.de/news/gaming/zu</span><span class="invisible">-viele-mikrotransaktionen-runescape-will-neuen-weg-finden.93292/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microtransactions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/runescape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runescape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming_news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming_news</span></a></p>
Caleb Faruki<p>I love the way the Balatro creator LocalThunk thinks 🤣</p><p>"Balatro doesn't have microtransactions for a very good reason: 'It makes me want to put my computer in the dishwasher and set it to pots and pans"</p><p><a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/games/card-games/balatro-doesnt-have-microtransactions-for-a-very-good-reason-it-makes-me-want-to-put-my-computer-in-the-dishwasher-and-set-it-to-pots-and-pans-localthunk-says/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pcgamer.com/games/card-games/b</span><span class="invisible">alatro-doesnt-have-microtransactions-for-a-very-good-reason-it-makes-me-want-to-put-my-computer-in-the-dishwasher-and-set-it-to-pots-and-pans-localthunk-says/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microtransactions</span></a> <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/liveservicegames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>liveservicegames</span></a></p>
Wauln<p>[ Would You Pay $140 For Skins ]</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wauln" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wauln</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nba2k25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nba2k25</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nba2k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nba2k</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2kcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2kcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/splitgate2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>splitgate2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1047studio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1047studio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/summergamefest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>summergamefest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gachagame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gachagame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microtransactions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupportSmallStreamers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupportSmallStreamers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmallStreamersConnect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallStreamersConnect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmallStreamersCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallStreamersCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drinkpoggers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drinkpoggers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dubbyenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dubbyenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/variety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>variety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/storytime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storytime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/interactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fyp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fyp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foryou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foryou</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/explore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>explore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/explorepage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>explorepage</span></a></p>
Sahhak<p>Früher hat man Geld ausgegeben, um ein Computerspiel zu spielen.</p><p>Dann hat man monatlich Geld ausgegeben, um Online Spiele zu spielen. </p><p>Heute spielt man Handyspiele um kontinuierlich Geld auszugeben.</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/pay2win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pay2win</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microtransactions</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>I think the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LightPhone3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LightPhone3</span></a> is better <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdTCDxX-UnQ" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">than</a> a shitty <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ProducedEwaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProducedEwaste</span></a>"</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> 8.1 brick from China but I don't consider it worth the premium asked [U$D 799 MSRP, U$D 599 preorder] for it.</p><ul><li>Plus their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Website" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Website</span></a> <a href="https://www.thelightphone.com/lightiii" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">being built to mandate</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JavaScript</span></a> isn't very <em>"respecting"</em> of me as a potential user.</li></ul><p>I think people can get a better experience buying a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/degoogled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>degoogled</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fairphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fairphone</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eOS</span></a> and just put <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RelaunchX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RelaunchX</span></a> as an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eInk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eInk</span></a>-optimized <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/launcher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launcher</span></a> on it and have a better option.</p><ul><li>But I guess given <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ForProfitHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForProfitHealthcare</span></a> in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> is expensive I can see why a lot of people would rather buy such a device and sell their old one than seek therapy if they are susceptible to shitty patterns that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/developers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>developers</span></a> harness to maximize <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/screentime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>screentime</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/revenue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>revenue</span></a>.</li></ul><p>Can't have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/doomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doomscrolling</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microtransactions</span></a> if it doesn't support <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSAbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSAbook</span></a>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> or shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayToLoose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PayToLoose</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a>...</p><ul><li>I do however acknowledge that there is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/market" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>market</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/smol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smol</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sleek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sleek</span></a> <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/StupidPhones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StupidPhones</span></a>"</em> or rather compact <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Smartphones</span></a> and I do want to see more competition for it.</li></ul><p>What I do have to say is that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MKBHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MKBHD</span></a> acknowledges that <em>he isn't the target audience and "that's fine"</em>...</p><ul><li>I just think that requiring people to sign up to some account just to be able to add/remove <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apps</span></a> is a major <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/nope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nope</span></a> in my book.</li></ul><p>I stayed off <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GooglePlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GooglePlay</span></a> for longer than it's being called like that and their <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/lightOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lightOS</span></a>"</em> is most likely some tightly locked-down Android...</p><ul><li>It's just an insultingly high pricetag for &lt; $200 internals and the best feature they have isn't even the phone but offering <a href="https://www.thelightphone.com/plans" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">a <em>"no frills"</em> plan</a> which seems <em>okay (by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> standards!)</em> but still...</li></ul><p>I think people would be more accepting if it was a $299 or even $399 device, but at a price of <a href="https://store.monocles.eu/shop/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">a</a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phone</span></a> whilst being way less versatile it's just not worth it.</p><ul><li>Cuz it's not even a <em>super "secure"</em> device or offers something like a <em>"concierge service"</em> where the device price is artifically high to filter out <em>average <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WageWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WageWorkers</span></a></em> without much disposable income...</li></ul>
शून्यता<p>Yes. <a href="https://dresden.network/tags/Microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microtransactions</span></a> <a href="https://dresden.network/tags/CPCN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPCN</span></a> <a href="https://dresden.network/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.thegamer.com/european-union-guidelines-combat-predatory-microtransactions-virtual-currencies/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thegamer.com/european-union-gu</span><span class="invisible">idelines-combat-predatory-microtransactions-virtual-currencies/</span></a></p>
Linknation<p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPC</span></a> critics of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <br> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microtransactions</span></a> are <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://www.mmorpg.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">mmorpg.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/lol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/fun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fun</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/comedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comedy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/rpc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rpc</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MMORPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMORPG</span></a></p>
.:\dGh/:.<p>I want to live in Europe.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZU6cqxCShc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=SZU6cqxCShc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Asmongold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asmongold</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Monetization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monetization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microtransactions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microtransaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microtransaction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MTX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RiotPoints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RiotPoints</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RiotPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RiotPoint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Primogem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Primogem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Primogems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Primogems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laws</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Legal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lagality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lagality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advertising</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Finances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finances</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Money</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Euro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Euro</span></a></p>
Thor A. Hopland<p>When it comes to <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>, could you tf not with all that <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/scraping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scraping</span></a>? Pay-per-packet could be the future now if some people can't control themselves.</p><p>The more you <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/scrape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scrape</span></a>, the more <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/developers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>developers</span></a> have to pay, which should yield better and improved infrastructure to decrease the cost, but instead: it could turn the internet into a true "transactional" network.</p><p>Suddenly the <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> is run on <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microtransactions</span></a>... hell hath arrived. Granted, this fringe scenario is a bit hyperbolic, but still.</p>
Jon Snow<p>Games can no longer use virtual currencies to disguise the price of in-game purchases in the Europeean Union</p><p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_831" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ec.europa.eu/commission/pressc</span><span class="invisible">orner/detail/en/ip_25_831</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microtransactions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/eu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a></p>
IsThereAnyDeal<p>Because of course you will… <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/youll-need-to-pay-to-edit-your-monster-hunter-wilds-character-beyond-the-first-free-redo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rockpapershotgun.com/youll-nee</span><span class="invisible">d-to-pay-to-edit-your-monster-hunter-wilds-character-beyond-the-first-free-redo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterhunter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monsterhunter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microtransactions</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>🎉 Hooray! Electronic Arts heroically releases some aging Command &amp; Conquer games as open source, because who doesn't love a blast from the past... when everything else is a microtransaction nightmare? 🚀 GitHub jumps in with a buffet of irrelevant buzzwords and features, but hey, at least we can now command and conquer our <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nostalgia</span></a>. 😜<br><a href="https://github.com/electronicarts" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/electronicarts</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectronicArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectronicArts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommandAndConquer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommandAndConquer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GamingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GamingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microtransactions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
.:\dGh/:.<p>Will be <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarvelRivals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarvelRivals</span></a> free and fair forever?</p><p>No. Once there is no more growth possible, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NetEase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetEase</span></a> will turn the monetization up to eleven. Premium Battlepass, $20 Skins, Paywalled Heroes, you name it.</p><p>Hopefully they come with a better alternative than predatory microtransactions. Look at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Warframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Warframe</span></a> for example.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Marvel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Marvel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Multiplayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Multiplayer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Online" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Online</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HeroShooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeroShooter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Xbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Xbox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlayStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlayStation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlayStation5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlayStation5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PS5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PS5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/F2P" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>F2P</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeToPlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeToPlay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microtransactions</span></a></p>
16 Bit Curry<p>I just wanna talk...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microtransactions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/halo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>halo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doometernal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doometernal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mememachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mememachine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fyp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fyp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/explore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>explore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a></p>
:blahaj: Why Not Zoidberg? 🦑<p>Worst idea for an MMO ever just dropped:</p><p><a href="https://www.pcgamesn.com/eve-frontier/survival-game-announcement" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pcgamesn.com/eve-frontier/surv</span><span class="invisible">ival-game-announcement</span></a></p><p><a href="https://topspicy.social/tags/EveOnline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EveOnline</span></a> <a href="https://topspicy.social/tags/Crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crypto</span></a> <a href="https://topspicy.social/tags/Microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microtransactions</span></a> <a href="https://topspicy.social/tags/MMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MMO</span></a> <a href="https://topspicy.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a></p>
Rock Paper Shotgun<p>A European consumer watchdog wants you to be able to buy exactly as much in-game currency as you need, not fixed chunks - <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-european-consumer-watchdog-wants-you-to-be-able-to-buy-exactly-as-much-in-game-currency-as-you-need-not-fixed-chunks" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rockpapershotgun.com/a-europea</span><span class="invisible">n-consumer-watchdog-wants-you-to-be-able-to-buy-exactly-as-much-in-game-currency-as-you-need-not-fixed-chunks</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microtransactions</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/EpicGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EpicGames</span></a> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a></p>
Exotaur<p>a good argument for open source games right here. at the very least put your time &amp; energy into games with official free modding tools. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bethesda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bethesda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BGS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BGS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mods</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Modding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Modding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microtransactions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Skyrim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skyrim</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fallout4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fallout4</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Starfield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starfield</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biggie_boss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biggie_boss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Games</span></a> </p><p>Beginning of the End of Free Modding as We Know It<br><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=lzT8gPD-CmI&amp;si=jyfOOCP2Kgd20xFG" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=lzT8gPD-Cm</span><span class="invisible">I&amp;si=jyfOOCP2Kgd20xFG</span></a></p>
esa<p>Har blitt eksponert for den her, og tror kanskje flere kan finne det interessant å se en del av logikken bak hvorfor mobilspill (og andre spill) er som de er når det kommer til <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microtransactions</span></a>, <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/lootboxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lootboxes</span></a>, <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/gacha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gacha</span></a> og så videre.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNjI03CGkb4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=xNjI03CGkb</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p>
:blahaj: Why Not Zoidberg? 🦑<p>Ooh I didn't realize they're a Chinese subsidiary directly owned by China. So... Servers might have enough financial backing to stay up, but I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole.</p><p><a href="https://topspicy.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://topspicy.social/tags/GamingAsAService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GamingAsAService</span></a> <a href="https://topspicy.social/tags/OnlineMultiplayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineMultiplayer</span></a> <a href="https://topspicy.social/tags/Microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microtransactions</span></a> <a href="https://topspicy.social/tags/OnceHuman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnceHuman</span></a> <a href="https://topspicy.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a></p>
:blahaj: Why Not Zoidberg? 🦑<p>Oh look another massive online experience. Will it take more than a year before the servers are shut down?</p><p><a href="https://topspicy.social/tags/GamingAsAService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GamingAsAService</span></a> <a href="https://topspicy.social/tags/OnlineMultiplayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineMultiplayer</span></a> <a href="https://topspicy.social/tags/Microtransactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microtransactions</span></a> <a href="https://topspicy.social/tags/OnceHuman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnceHuman</span></a> <a href="https://topspicy.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a></p>