Gaming Currency

[Leisher]

The UK is going to force gaming companies to show real world costs instead of the bullshit in game currency cost of items.

This, this, and this again. I am bewildered by the cost of items in the casual games I play on my phone. The most I'll ever spend on anything is $.99 and that's once in a blue moon. The people who are paying through the nose to "get ahead" on mobile games are the worst gaming consumers right now. They're just below the scumbags who spend money in the Epic store.

Seriously though, no consumer is stupider than those spending big dollars on mobile games. They are absolutely destroying the market for quality games by showing developers that people are willing to fork over big money for essentially nothing.

[TheCatt]

Typically, those games have figured out that whales are how you make money, so the things are expensive. From a margin perspective, it certainly makes sense. Why get $1 from 1M people if 100k people will give you $10?

[Leisher]

Typically, those games have figured out that whales are how you make money, so the things are expensive. From a margin perspective, it certainly makes sense. Why get $1 from 1M people if 100k people will give you $10?

Truth.

I play Archero and you can absolutely play for free, which I do, but there are characters that are $25.99. It's just a character and based on reviews I read some of the paid characters are way worse than the free ones.

$25.99 for what is essentially just different graphics for your character only. Do you know how many awesome games are on Steam for $25.99 or less?

I really wish people weren't so stupid.

[TheCatt]

Do you know how many awesome games are on Steam for $25.99 or less?

Srsly.

[Leisher]

Lawsuit against Take-Two and 2K Games over non-transferrable currency.

Go consumer!