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

ALSO, MICROTRANSACTIONS = DLC.

  • Chill Dude 69@lemmynsfw.comOP
    55·
    11 months ago

    Did I mention the fact that you can pay thousands of real-world dollars for a not-real spaceship?

    Do you need any other fucking definition of a scam?

    • WhiteHawk@lemmy.world
      53·
      11 months ago

      That’s what’s called a microtransaction. Sure, the prices are insane, but that doesn’t make it a scam.

          • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.eeEnglish
            13·
            11 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
              11·
              11 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
                12·
                11 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
                  11·
                  11 months ago

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