It’s like buying a tiara for your fetus, before you even buy a crib.

ALSO, MICROTRANSACTIONS = DLC.

  • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.eeEnglish
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    10 months ago

    noun - a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation

    If you design a game with psychologists to maximize serotonin hits instead of gameplay and then charge money to keep getting a hit is, by definition, a deceptive act, and ergo – scam.

    • WhiteHawk@lemmy.world
      1·
      10 months ago

      Using that line of reasoning, any form of advertising can be considered a scam as well.

      There is no real deception involved here, it’s pretty clear what people are paying for.

      • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        any form of advertising can be considered a scam as well.

        Oh baby now you’re getting on my wavelength and the depths I’ll go to avoid being advertised at.

        • WhiteHawk@lemmy.world
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          10 months ago

          Yeah, advertising sucks, but you can’t just change the definition of a scam to fit your purposes.