Harder to ignore (Destiny)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 07:36 (2394 days ago) @ ManKitten

In a particular example, the junior player may wish to become an expert sniper in a game (e.g., as determined from the player profile)," according to the patent. "The microtransaction engine may match the junior player with a player that is a highly skilled sniper in the game. In this manner, the junior player may be encouraged to make game-related purchases such as a rifle or other item used by the marquee player. "

Honestly, I don't see this as a big deal. This is already the culture that surrounds the principle of micro transactions. Someone buys a perk thinking it will make them better. The person who would do this doesn't need to be led to that decisions because of a patented algorithm. This is one of those stories where, we all know how it works without it being said...this story is just saying it.

There’s just something so sleazy about it, IMO. Imagine if Destiny intentionally found PS4 players who hadn’t pre-ordered and matched them specifically with other players who were using Coldheart, just to rub their noses in it. “Looks cool, huh? Better pre-order next time!” Ugh.