Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agoEA 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-square88linkfedilinkarrow-up1517arrow-down17file-text
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minus-squareBaroqueW@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up83·22 hours agoAn important detail is that this rental option is paid for in grind currency, not paid currency. Yes, “for now”.
minus-squaretabris@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up80·22 hours agoYeah, 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-up28arrow-down1·20 hours agoYou’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-up15·19 hours agoWhy days worth of farming? To help give the player a sense of “pride and accomplishment” of course.
An important detail is that this rental option is paid for in grind currency, not paid currency. Yes, “for now”.
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.