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Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Black Desert
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On 06/07/2025 15:25, Mike S. wrote:
> To be clear, I do not mind supporting games I enjoy playing and I
> think LOTRO's monetization method is perfectly acceptable, but it
> sounds like from your post, that BDO's monetization is downright
> generous by comparison. Thank you for the heads-up.

I can't comment on LOTRO but my problems in general with MTX in games is 
that it has been shown that for a certain section of gamers there is a 
correlation, not causation, between problem gamblers and the likes of 
lootboxes but companies still sell them anyway. Next-up is that the game 
becomes focused not on what's good for the game experience but instead 
how do we get people to open their wallets yet again with the 
'psychological warfare' that entails.