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Wowfunhappy
on March 28, 2022
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I hate what video games have become
Right, I've been playing
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
for the past hour. No microtransactions to speak of.
pmarreck
on March 28, 2022
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I have 424 Steam games and not a single one is a freemium game, funny how that works
Wowfunhappy
on March 28, 2022
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^ I can’t speak for which 424 games you have in your library, but careful with the terminology—there are (sadly) lots of paid games with microtransactions and dark patterns.
pmarreck
on March 28, 2022
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I get that. I detect it and I consciously don't participate in it. If you understand and recognize the dark pattern, you can opt-out.
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