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US kids want games subscriptions and virtual currency more than games this Christmas (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I totally get not wanting kids to play online games.

The main reason I wanted to bring these things up is because it seems you have more of a problem with live service games done poorly rather than with the principle of them on their own.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Just because there are a few decent live service games doesn't change the fact that the model is predatory, just like a few good mobile games existing doesn't change the fact that mobile gaming is a cesspool of predatory games.

I will always prefer games without MTX to games with them. For every good F2P game (i.e. games that respect the player's time, aren't pay-to-win, etc), I can point to several popular, predatory games. The ratio for popular paid games is much better.

So a handful of decent games doesn't mean the model isn't terrible, it just means there are some exceptions. And I'm absolutely willing to make exceptions to my rules.