nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 months agoDiablo 4's latest microtransaction controversy is a $30 portal recolor: "You can get Palworld for this price"www.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down10
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkDiablo 4's latest microtransaction controversy is a $30 portal recolor: "You can get Palworld for this price"www.gamesradar.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squareDe_Narm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoThat may be true if you’re into some F2P/gacha stuff, but not in a full-price game. These people just encourage more enshitification. Diablo used to have no microtransactions and was arguably a lot better too.
minus-squarewildginger@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·7 months agoThey dont bother making full new expansions. They make half an expansion, and spend twice the time and money making in-game store items. Youre paying full price for less game and some pretty store windows to walk past. And with every expansion, less game and more store is made. At least the whales get more content, youre getting even less than that.
That may be true if you’re into some F2P/gacha stuff, but not in a full-price game. These people just encourage more enshitification. Diablo used to have no microtransactions and was arguably a lot better too.
How does this ruin the game?
They dont bother making full new expansions. They make half an expansion, and spend twice the time and money making in-game store items.
Youre paying full price for less game and some pretty store windows to walk past.
And with every expansion, less game and more store is made. At least the whales get more content, youre getting even less than that.