• BolexForSoup@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    I don’t understand how that comparison fits because somebody else buying the portal has literally no impact on my game. Someone pissing in the pool is directly
    impacting you with their actions.

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      I think the analogy is that it sets a precedent. Now the other companies see how you can pee in the pool and folks are either cool with it (buy) or are on the other end (not buy but meh). Now the pool standard is piss filled pool and we will never have a chance to get into a clean pool anymore.

      If you want to take a swim you have to do it in a pissed soaked pool because we never complained or did anything about it.

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        But that’s assuming there’s only one pool. If everyone leaves for a pool without piss in it, the first will probably change their policies to not allow peeing in their pools because it drives away customers.

        The problem isn’t that there’s only one pool, the problem is that not enough people seem to care enough to try a different one. Instead, they just complain about the pool they’re at, perhaps because the pool is free or it gets a lot of advertising.

        So yeah, feel free to complain about it, but your time is probably better spent just going to a different pool.

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        Do you honestly believe that complaining on Lemmy counts as “doing something about it”?

        I only know about this thing because of this post. I’m not going to buy it, but do you see that what you’re doing is getting the word out and doing blizzards advertising for them?

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      It only affects you if they tell you. Otherwise it’s hidden to you, too, so the comparison is apt.

      Similarly, the company focuses on these mocrottansaction features, which does affect where they spend time developing and also how they design and develop the game.

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        No because regardless of my knowledge of it or lack thereof I am still swimming in urine, which is a health risk and just gross as hell. This is a bad analogy.

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          Yep, and just like that, those who don’t partake in mocrottansactions are participating in a game that is tailored to mocrottansactions. How it looks, plays and feels are all affected.

          Just like the pool, you can be blissfully unaware and knowing makes it decidedly worse, but it’s worse whether you know it or not.

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              Effective education affects us all. Now if only my spell check didn’t correct to mocrottansactions, whatever that is.

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            I would argue that’s far more indirect and it’s not a 100% evil act to include microtransactions/skins.

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              Someone peeing in the pool, however gross, is uncaring not evil. I find it odd that rather than reconsider how you thought about it, you double down on accepting it.

              I’m not sure if you’re aware, but every pool you’ve ever been in has pee. Every pool. Most people don’t even bother to wash their hands.

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                The smell people associate with a chlorine pool is actually the smell of the compound created by the chemical reaction of pool shock cleaner and human piss.

                If it smells like classic pool? Its probably piss.

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          Yes.

          And youre currently swimming in a urine filled game, because 1/4 of dev time, money, and company resources are spent on actual game content while the other 3/4 go towards the next round of store items.

          The pool is lower quality because of the piss. You can still swim just fine. So shut up and swim. Right?

          The game is lower quality because of the focus on microtransactions. You can still play just fine. So shut up and play. Right?