I avoid F2P games like the plague now. Even if it was paid before. It’s just not ever worth it. Even if it’s not predatory now, the only way they can make money is through season passes, P2W mechanics, or ads/data selling. All unsustainable imo.
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spudwart@spudwart.com 10 months ago
I’m ruining friendships by doing this, but idc. If a game is “Free to Play” but features a bunch of “Optional purchases.” That’s an immediate NO from me.
So many times this cycle has gone “Free to Play” but the game is only meaningfully playable and fun if you invest ??? money into it.
That’s a NO, and a BIG no.
Wahots@pawb.social 10 months ago
Statick@programming.dev 10 months ago
Only exception is Counter Strike. Went F2P but there are no P2W mechanics unless you count agent skins.
shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 10 months ago
That’s called pay to win. Obvs free to play has to make money somehow, reputable companies accomplish this through cosmetics, etc. a bad actor here is Blizzard, who are selling skins for $20, battle passes for $10 , and they used to be free in OW 1 which many people paid for.
Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Sometimes they switheroo on us, fucking fallguys, rocket league…
bosnia@lemmy.world 10 months ago
How a paid for game can just switch over like this is beyond me. Bonus points if they drop support for an OS as well like rocket league.
Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Honestly its fine(its not) just give me a full refund
GammaGames@beehaw.org 10 months ago
How is Fall Guys only meaningful if you pay? You can literally only buy cosmetics, which I guess could be upsetting if you’re into fashion
Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 10 months ago
I wasn’t really talking about that part