nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agoThe wild successes of Helldivers 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 send a clear message: Let devs cookwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1753arrow-down119cross-posted to: games@lemmy.worldpcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1734arrow-down1external-linkThe wild successes of Helldivers 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 send a clear message: Let devs cookwww.pcgamer.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square111fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.worldpcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squareWolfLinklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·8 months agoYeah that’s typically how microtransaction driven games work. See also: League of Legends Genshin Impact and other “gacha” games Fortnite digital TCGs (Also all of those are free to play, so minus points to helldivers for double dipping)
minus-squareMaalus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·8 months agoWe are not talking about “microtransactions in a game”. We are talking about pay to win. There is a huge difference, and Helldivers isn’t pay to win.
Yeah that’s typically how microtransaction driven games work.
See also:
(Also all of those are free to play, so minus points to helldivers for double dipping)
We are not talking about “microtransactions in a game”. We are talking about pay to win. There is a huge difference, and Helldivers isn’t pay to win.