Skate players were explicitly told map areas would not be "locked behind a paywall"

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[–] 87 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Indies are where its at. Or classic games, especially with mods

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  • [–] 57 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Games are a modern media and I think suffer from a lot of modern engagement mechanics.

    We need to stop viewing them as a constant stream of "new content" and more as an established library.

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  • [–] 60 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Absolutely the problem. They've stopped trying to make fun and started trying to exploit psychological weaknesses and hijack our internal reward systems to rinse us of both time and money.

    Fun is no longer the driving factor, and it makes me feel not quite angry or nauseous, but somewhere around those emotions.

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  • [–] 16 points 8 months ago

    They've stopped trying to make fun and started trying to exploit psychological weaknesses and hijack our internal reward systems to rinse us of both time and money

    Exactly, and the fact that Jeffrey Epstein was pro microtransactions really tells you the kind of scum we're dealing with here

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    I shifted to that view a long time ago. I have a selection of "classics" I play on rotation and I add a few indies or modern ports every now and then.

    The multiplay scene went in a direction I don't intend to follow. Some old friends are thinking about hosting a retro lan party, but I'm going to make it clear that I'm walking if they try sneaking in any modern shit.

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