this post was submitted on 02 Oct 2023
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Classic cash grab, not too surprised.
Yet people keep buying these games.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Despite some of the players complaining, a lot of the audience likes the pay-to-win mechanic. It's not a game funded purely by whales; a lot of average players will spend money on the loot boxes. "I like that it means I don't have to grind for ages, I don't have time for that" and "it feels like the sports trading cards I had when I was a kid" are a couple of the reasons I hear somewhat regularly. The idea that it could be designed to not be grindy in the first place doesn't even occur to them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very true.
It's also kinda sad.

The idea that it could be designed to not be grindy in the first place doesn’t even occur to them.

Orphan crushing machine vibes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

There's also still a sizable chunk of the audience who doesn't even engage with Ultimate Team, and just wants to play all of the other game modes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I am trying to convince my best friend to not buy the same cashgrab game every year but my mans just can't stop himself. At least he doesn't partake in any microtransactions.