barooboodoo (he/him)

I’m not disagreeing with any of that, just saying their opening salvo is funny because it’s pretty clear they’re not a basketball fan.

Ok but that wasn’t the point the person I was responding to was making.

Their seasons don’t really overlap tho, you’re not missing LeBron by watching Caitlin Clark.

So to your first point, what are NBA fans watching when it’s off season?

Holy shit, I’ve got some googling to do!

I dunno if I would consider the band that launched gackt as niche but I might be living in a bubble of my own making haha

I’m not so sure about that, it often comes on the side with a big milksteak boiled over hard.

And so are you apparently?

Wait a sec, now I’m confused. Aren’t people in black face imitating black people? I thought that was the highest form of flattery? Hold on, could that maybe be a form of cultural appropriation?

So you’re cool with black face?

I’m confused by your helpful demeanor but by all accounts pcsx4 is a scam and you’re being extremely misleading.

Supposedly steam is allowing returns no matter the playtime.

I guarantee your illiterate ass didn’t read a word of this article.

I appreciate the consideration and at the end of the day I really agree with you and it sucks to see the state of the industry as a whole right now and really hope we can get back to being respected as consumers some day.

I’m actually not making any of those arguments and disagree with all of them myself. My issue with mtx is generally that they prey on people with psychological tactics that are proven to work on a lot of (generally vulnerable and younger) people. Helldivers does none of that, it’s not “least pressured to buy stuff”, you’re not pressured at all.

And I know I’m being a little sensitive here but it really sucks to lose someone from cancer and see someone comparing it to a shop in a video game of all things.

I agree if those things leverage fomo to get people to pay. In helldivers you can earn that currency just playing the game so if you have less time to play you have the option of purchasing the currency and their versions of battle passes are always available to buy and work on at your leisure.

Lmao, talk about being asleep, literal Nazis marching in the street and Trump saying this to Christians, “If I get in, you’re going to be using that power at a level that you’ve never used before.” But let’s all worry about some random imam in Miami. You’re a racist joke of a person.

Damn dude, good on you for the self reflection and adding to the discussion. In my opinion, helldivers 2 is a good example of monetization done right in so many ways. $40 price tag, “battle passes” are always available and don’t prey on fomo, and you can find the premium currency just playing the game.

Why don’t you just post your IQ and get it over with 🤷‍♂️