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From: Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Free Game of Thrones: Kingsroad!
Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 11:56:12 -0700
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On 5/27/2025 10:34 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Tue, 27 May 2025 08:38:44 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> On 5/22/2025 10:42 AM, Ant wrote:
>>> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 22 May 2025 13:20:28 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> https://store.steampowered.com/app/3183280/Game_of_Thrones_Kingsroad/, but its reviews are mixed. :/
>>>
>>>> Despite everything else about it, I was willing to give this game a
>>>> chance... until I read this in one review: "heavy reliance on
>>>> microtransactions". (and also, "the most aggressively unethically
>>>> monetized game I have ever seen")
>>>
>>>> Yeah, no. I don't need that SORT of game. And I pick up a lot of the
>>>> shovelware on Epic games!
>>>
>>> Damn it. Microtransactions? Argh. Too late. :(
>>
>> Free to Play tag, that means microtransactions.  Into the garbage it goes.
> 
> It doesn't ALWAYS mean microtransactions... but it definitely leans in
> that direction. I can't even argue against it; developers want to get
> paid, after all. But too often the gameplay suffers because of the
> microtransaction grind.
> 
> Free-to-play is a warning of potential issues, not an indicator that
> the game is bad. I'll happily play good free games. I'll even play
> free games that use microtransactions, if they aren't too obtrusive.
> But you do have to be wary.

I guess.  Actual PC games I've played FtP:

Warframe I liked, but without either knowledge on how to get stuff to 
sell to others for the in-game currency which isn't easy for a newbie, 
you're going to need to spend something on it or suffer quite a bit with 
low inventory slots.  Still I spent all of $20 on it over a grand total 
of about 9 months with a lot of play, and I consider it well worth it, 
actually I feel stingy having paid only that for the amount of play and 
enjoyment I got out of it.  This is the only game I feel like got it 
truly right, they just need something to tell/show newbies how to earn 
the platinum, or an in-game auction house and it'd be perfect.

SW: The Old Republic.  It's still painful without the sub (or it was) as 
you move at half the speed.

A number of mobile games, but you pay by watching ads.  I find that 
pretty annoying, but if I'm stuck somewhere without my computer waiting, 
it's better than nothing.  I found reading free stuff better now though, 
but that also has ads - at least they're just banner ads and haven't 
made the move to timed locked video ads like the games.

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