Helldivers 2 is the least I've felt pressured to spend money on a game in years, so of course I'm buying everything in the store
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It's not perfect, but Helldivers 2's modest monetization is a breath of fresh air.
  • De_Narm@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    9 months ago

    Having the option to use real money is the problem. Nothing is stopping them from adding more and more expensive stuff until you cannot grind it anymore. That’s how we went free cosmetics to 60+ bucks for skins.

    • R0cket_M00se@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      9 months ago

      Nothing is stopping anyone from making something predatory from some angle at some time. You’re just slippery sloping this.

    • Nelots@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      Sure, and it’ll be unacceptable when that actually happens. Saying “X is unacceptable because think about what they might do in the future” isn’t really an amazing argument if they’re not doing it now.