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Nearly 90% Of Developers Surveyed Say Premium Games Don't Need Microtransactions
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Yes, blame the victims, that always works well.
Microtransactions exploit the fact that some people have addictive tendencies. You won't "fix" that by making fun of those people.
Except the big money isn't coming from the whales. It's coming from the gamer equivalent of the little old lady at the casino with her bucket of quarters.
So the answer is neither.
Unfortunately, the biggest group of people buying mtx are those with mental health issues/addiction issues and kids who have no concept of fiscal responsibility. And as the saying goes, there's a sucker born every minute.
These companies have literally hired psychologists to tell them how to best exploit the human brain for maximum wallet extraction. They're doing the equivalent of casinos pumping extra oxygen into the room to keep you more awake and not having any windows so you don't realize how long you've been in there (plus the easy booze to loosen the purse strings).
Nothing's gonna change until we can hold these companies responsible for their actions. Ironically, I think review bombing on Steam actually helps since it can make people aware of the exploitative practices these companies are doing and make them avoid these games.
And there are plenty of irresponsible parents. There was a story about 5 years ago I remember of a young kid (like 6 years old) who literally emptied his parents' bank account on mtx in an iPhone game because they didn't know it had mtx in it.
And saying that people with mental health issues need to git gud is like saying that people in wheelchairs need to git gud and use stairs. What we need to do is replace the idiots with people who understand how bad this shit is so we can get something done about it.
Better than blaming addicts for being addicted.
As usual, vote local, vote often applies here, but personally, I'm in 100% agreement that the odds of it happening in our lifetime are slim to none.