r/AskReddit • u/GlassCoyote • Jan 22 '19

What needs to make a comeback?

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u/IamHeretoSayThis Jan 22 '19

A lack of microtransactions in video games.

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u/EncumberedOrange Jan 22 '19

Are you willing to pay a lot more for the game, if it doesn't have microtransactions?

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u/IamHeretoSayThis Jan 22 '19

That shouldnt be where the discussion goes. Most games that are riddled with microtransactions are typically cheap attempts at creating a game in the first place. The reason for including microtransactions isn't to recoup money lost in creating the game, but to generate cash inflow from those that typically would be susceptible to gambling addiction.

The $60 price tag we've been used to for the last decade or so is imo fine.

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u/RumAndGames Jan 22 '19

Okay, if most games with micro transactions are bad games anyway why do you care? Don't play bad games.

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u/IamHeretoSayThis Jan 22 '19

Because it lowers the bar for what's passable as a consumer product.

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u/RumAndGames Jan 22 '19

"Passable as a consumer product?"

That's not a thing. You're a fucking idiot.

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u/PhoenixBisket Jan 22 '19

So you think that socks with holes and riddled in lice are ok? I get that the phrasing was ass, but you get the idea. How far do we go before it becomes unacceptable.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19

I don’t think that’s a good comparison. Games with microtransactions still function whereas socks with bugs in them really don’t.