And I thought english wasn't a good language for creating interesting curse words. That video was quite informative on that subject.
On topic: I'm fine with cosmetic microtransactions; however, I have mixed feelings for transactions affecting gameplay. Most of the time, they lead to bad gameplay and force you to make these transactions to have some fun. But they make so much money for some companies so they can make big games and support others. Take World of Warcraft for example. It had microtransactions even before microtransactions were a thing. Name, race, faction changes; in-game pets, mounts ect. Could Blizzard have made Diablo 3 and Starcraft 2 and still providing servers for its old games without this monetary support from WoW?
One can argue that they can just focus on making good games and make money from selling that game. But a good game (in the eyes of us) might not make enough money (Planescape: Torment, which is probably the best cRPG ever created, or Heroes of Might and Magic 4 for example) and may even lead to closure of the company.
Yes, companies exist to make money; because they can't do the job they are build for if they don't have money.
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On topic: I'm fine with cosmetic microtransactions; however, I have mixed feelings for transactions affecting gameplay. Most of the time, they lead to bad gameplay and force you to make these transactions to have some fun. But they make so much money for some companies so they can make big games and support others. Take World of Warcraft for example. It had microtransactions even before microtransactions were a thing. Name, race, faction changes; in-game pets, mounts ect. Could Blizzard have made Diablo 3 and Starcraft 2 and still providing servers for its old games without this monetary support from WoW?
One can argue that they can just focus on making good games and make money from selling that game. But a good game (in the eyes of us) might not make enough money (Planescape: Torment, which is probably the best cRPG ever created, or Heroes of Might and Magic 4 for example) and may even lead to closure of the company.
Yes, companies exist to make money; because they can't do the job they are build for if they don't have money.