• BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    it’s not that hyperbolic you’re just on a hate train 😂😂😂

    or do you really think not all games have paid content? especially the ones i mentioned?

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      5 months ago

      I think there’s a very clear and distinctive difference between an upfront, honest cost for a content pack; and breaking that content pack into itty bitty bits and charging for each.

      The latter has an obvious goal of obfuscating the total cost of the content pack, so as to inflate it past what their market research indicates people would normally be willing to pay.

      It’s dishonest and anti-consumer, and it’s foolish as the consumer not to push back against this practice before it becomes normal.

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        5 months ago

        @natecox @starfield We are new gamers (over 50s) with an XBox. We love Starfield as we can play at our pace. We are new to mods and getting content like this.

        I agree with you post. We were only saying last night, these packs should have been quests. Something that last more than 30 minutes. Something you can get your teeth into.

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        5 months ago

        i can see that definitely. but i also look at it at the way nearly every other game is already selling content like that but without the quest attached to it. i dont think its worth 7 bucks. too expensive. but i also dont think its a total outrage personally. then again i didnt even have to pay for it because i got 1000 free credit things. if i didnt get those, i wouldnt have bothered buying it