Originally Posted by
Minifie
The irony is “think for yourself” crowd seem to always be trying to say, “think like I do not like that!” Think like myself would be more adequate. My issue with all this is how people defend this blatant gambling skinner-box confusopoly. Some arguments I’ve seen, edited somewhat for comedic effect:
“People can spend their money how they wish” - yep, still doesn’t make D:I or the other shithole immoral crapfests any less terrible.
“But I’m having fun” - cool, stop dressing up that straw-man, gambling with bells and whistles is fun for a lot if people, not the argument though.
“This is no worse than other mobile games!” - doesn’t make it better or even good. They are rapacious as well, whataboutisms make for poor discourse hats.
“”Ha ha u just mad you don’t have the cash to spend on games like this” - sure don’t, still wouldn’t if I did. How is that relevant to Blizzard and specifically Cheng being a dishonest charlatan for saying gear wouldn’t be purchasable, instead TECHNICALLY selling player power through not-gear.
“It’s a good game, you’d have to buy it instead and this way you get it for free!” - no, that would be a game kickstarted and then given away on steam or such for free. I would rather pay 19.99 for a complete experience, paying nothing for a rancid husk of a game is… fucking wasteful.
“Lmao blizz making money hand over fist” - the big corporation can defend themselves darling, they won’t send you an autographed cum-sock for your duty of protecting then on a forum.
“Just have more self control 5head” - some people just don’t, instead of chastising them instead look at how to help people. I understand it’s hard to think outwardly to humans unless they are soulless mega-corps but give it a red hot go mates.
“Tl:dr lmao” - too bad, reading is good for you.Gambling bad, it is regulated for good reasons, smoking is bad, also regulated. If they want uncapped earning potential, the companies involved in these profane shell-games should also be required to make sure people don’t overspend, have fixed pay-limits, ensure a duty of care to their customers and ensure they aren’t spending outside their means, much like problem gamblers do.
Glad I haven’t spent a cent on actiblizz for years, what an absolute stain on what was once a titan of gaming. But it’s okay, at least they have plenty of breastmilk on hand.