• nomorebillboards@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    Currencies often unlock completely new content and the fact that you might not like a new game could cancel out the potential to have a slightly better time. Ultimately, how you spend gaming money is up to you.

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      4 hours ago

      I would say the vast majority of micro transactions are cosmetic or time unlocking. Not adding much novelty.

      Also the context of this post is about gifting kids on Christmas, so no, not necessarily “up to you”. I guess there’s an argument to just give kids whatever they want, but I don’t think think that leads to the best development outcomes. You can’t force kids to do anything either, but there does exist a middle ground.