I don't know about you, but I've been pretty successful at it. I don't buy predatory games, and I _do_ buy non-predatory games. There are tons of non-predatory games, so I have a fantastic selection. Some people will buy these games regardless, in fact many will. It doesn't mean you have to.

Systemic problems aren't about you.

Wow, that's quite the 180.

Its not, I said quite plainly that I dont like what Capcom is doing here. I also said I feel no sympathy for anyone buying it. I would prefer editing to not be locked behind money. It is a monster hunting game, however. If you paid $70 to play dressup you *might* have bought the wrong game. Not saying it cant be fun and not bashing peoples enjoyment.

> if you cant get your character right after 2 tries and you pay to edit again, i dont exactly have sympathy It's this that I found to be ironic. You say in the first post you don't have sympathy, but then later that pointless monetization is bad. So it sound like you're defending Capcom and attacking them at the same time.

> If you buy this stupid shit youre a dumbass Better? Its not a hard concept to read

Can't wait for Square to charge money to swap materia from weapons in FF7.

Ok, but that has absolutely nothing to do with the game. If someone rerolls a dozen times, yeah, maybe they're dumb, but that doesn't mean they should have to pay a "dumb tax." Either make it a proper feature, or take it out entirely, charging for it doesn't benefit customers in any way.

I think it makes sense in a multiplayer context, where you want to encourage more "organic" builds instead of people chasing the meta. I don't think they should paywall them though, just ban it and force people to start over, or have it be limited (i.e. lose a level to be able to move half of the stats over), so you're punishing with a bit of time instead of a completely restart. Paying for any form of reroll is stupid though. Either allow it or don't, and account for it in mechanics so you reward the behavior you're going for.

Sure, and I can't control systemic problems. I _can_ control my individual purchasing choices, and my point is that _you can too_. And what do we call large scale individual choice that results in systemic change? A systemic solution! Buy good games and avoid bad games. That's the most effective thing you can do to combat predatory practices. Maybe it won't solve the problem for _everyone_, but it'll solve the problem for _you_.

I bought it the night before it released so I could download it and have it ready to play. At that point, I had played hours of the betas, had seen interviews with the developers, and had read various reviews that were overall very favorable. And just from playing it one day I'm very happy with my purchase. I understand people disagreeing with it being a worthwhile purchase but calling it "shameful", "disgusting", or "disturbing" is actually really disappointing for me to see. It's just buying a video game when it releases. You can have a complaint about a product without being so judgemental about people who find it valuable enough to buy even with its faults. Let people enjoy things.

Well, that and all the people buying the game full price day one. Even here on Lemmy I've seen comments unapologetically saying they bought it minute one, day one. It's kind of disgusting to see, tbh.

Capcom regularly puts out certified bangers. I’ll keep buying their games for as long as those games are high quality experiences are worth the money. They can learn about microtransactions by me not buying those lol.

Buying games with MTX in is supporting the inclusion of them, whether you buy the MTX or not.

Your choice doesn't change this system. The people who fall for this shit matter more than your nonparticipation, by an order of magnitude. Only a slim fraction of them need to pony up five actual dollars per imaginary hat, to make this widespread abuse worth spreading wider. Which is why it's fucking everywhere - and not going away - despite people like you, chiding others 'just don't buy it!' I'm already not doing it. It's still a problem, and it demands fixing, and me not doing it plainly will not suffice.

Right. One person's choice can't. But one person's choice turns into recommendations to others, which turns into more and more people making those choices. That won't kill predatory games, but it will preserve non predatory games. As long as options exist, I'm satisfied satisfied.

Yeah, you've made clear you don't care if people besides you get tricked into throwing away money. What does a systemic problem matter, so long as you, the protagonist of reality, are safe?

they have been doing this for a while. at least since dragons dogma online. In monster hunter worlds I used cheats to give myself the cosmetic edit currency item but no idea if that works in any others.

Capcom regularly puts out certified bangers. I’ll keep buying their games for as long as those games are high quality experiences are worth the money. They can learn about microtransactions by me not buying those lol.