Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 天前EA invents new microtransaction nightmare as it breaks paywall promise on Skate: rent a playable area for 24 hours or buy a premium pass, buckowww.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square114fedilinkarrow-up1656arrow-down19file-text
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minus-squaretabris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up87·27 天前Yeah, that’s just to normalise rentable levels. Once it has been begrudgingly accepted, there’ll be one that requires premium currency. Never buy EA.
minus-squareyermaw@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down1·edit-227 天前You’ll still be able to buy them with ingame currency, but itll be days worth of farming or BEST VALUE 4.99. They’ll still be able to hide behind an ethical “no mtx required” label.
minus-squarepivot_root@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·27 天前Why days worth of farming? To help give the player a sense of “pride and accomplishment” of course.
Yeah, that’s just to normalise rentable levels. Once it has been begrudgingly accepted, there’ll be one that requires premium currency. Never buy EA.
You’ll still be able to buy them with ingame currency, but itll be days worth of farming or BEST VALUE 4.99.
They’ll still be able to hide behind an ethical “no mtx required” label.
Why days worth of farming? To help give the player a sense of “pride and accomplishment” of course.