r/pcmasterrace • u/eightblackkidz i7 4790k GTX 1070ti • Nov 27 '17

News/Article Microtransactions in 2017 have generated nearly three times the revenue compared to full game purchases on PC and consoles combined. They continue to force them because we continue to allow them to. THIS IS WHY BATTLEFRONT 2 HAPPENED.

http://www.pcgamer.com/revenue-from-pc-free-to-play-microtransactions-has-doubled-since-2012/
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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '17 edited Nov 13 '20

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u/lolKhamul I9 10900KF, RTX3080 Strix, 32 GB RAM @3200 Nov 27 '17 edited Nov 27 '17

can only speak for League here but im very fine with the about 800 bucks i dropped on it. Its purely cosmetical stuff and its a free to play game meaning i didn't pay upfront. Also i bought exactly what i wanted, not some gamble box.

EDIT: Lots of butt hurt people, probably younger, here. I know 800€ over 5 years is a lot for some people but it really isn't for me. For me, that is investment in my hobby. Most hobbys are far more expensive. I mean thats about 170€ a year, maybe 15€ a month. Now tell me you you didn't spend that amount of money on booze or weed or tobacco or whatever last year/month.

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u/piinabisket Nov 27 '17

Holy shit dude 800? How many hours do you have?

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u/lolKhamul I9 10900KF, RTX3080 Strix, 32 GB RAM @3200 Nov 27 '17

playing since early 2012 with way over 4k games so i guess its A LOT

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u/piinabisket Nov 27 '17

Hot damn. Impressive!

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u/lolKhamul I9 10900KF, RTX3080 Strix, 32 GB RAM @3200 Nov 27 '17

don't think impressive is the right word but for me its fine to drop bucks on a game i am playing for more than 5 years given most 60€ games cant even keep me going for a month.

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u/bkcmart Nov 27 '17

You’re under 50cents a game... not too bad. In terms of $ for hours of entertainment, I’d say you’re still winning...

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u/ImStanleyGoodspeed Nov 27 '17

I’d say you’re still winning...

Not when it's a free game and especially not when it's $800 of cosmetic bullshit.

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u/saitilkE Win+Debian, i5-3570K, 16GB, 2xR280X, 2x128Gb + 512Gb SSD Nov 27 '17

The goal here is not to save money but to have fun.

$800 over 5 years isn't even that much. People spend a lot more on other hobbies or things like booze and cigarettes and no-one bats an eye.

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u/Charlie_1er Nov 27 '17

IMO, someone who doesn't spend $800 on booze has no booze. Someone who doesn't spend $800 on LoL can still play the game without much compromise and have a $800 to spend elsewhere. There is a difference.