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Why the Eververse hate? - A couple points (Destiny)

by Kermit @, Raleigh, NC, Thursday, January 04, 2018, 13:58 (2356 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

I guess I get the discomfort with being able to buy a chance to get something that gives you some kind of buff, but otherwise I can't relate. Do the people bothered by this live in a city? When they walk past shop windows and see things that they COULD BUY (if they chose to), is that traumatic for them?


I mean, the big difference here is the escapism factor. When we’re out in the real world, things cost money. Many people jump into a videogame (that they’ve already paid for) to escape from the day-to-day realities of life. I can totally understand why it grates on people so much to have their escapist-fantasy-downtime activity infiltrated by a real-money storefront.

Except it's not a real-money storefront or at least the content that can be bought with silver (still an abstraction but closer to real money) are loot boxes. The items that really tempt can be bought with currency earned in-game.


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