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What the Hell Happened to Game Monetization?

1.3K views · Mar 8, 2025 · Gaming

Comments · 20

  • @GrassToucherTV · 1 year ago · pinned

    What's the most you've spent on in-game purchases?

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  • @wiredmaniateam · 1 year ago

    <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFayWI6klQk&amp;t=315">5:15</a> WWE Vince Mc Mahon Falling In Chair GIF

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  • @RamosPlaysGames · 1 year ago

    Came from the expedition 33 video, and stuck around for your editing and quality. Keep up the great work!

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  • @Lowlight23 · 1 year ago

    <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFayWI6klQk&amp;t=1749">29:09</a> great video! &nbsp;My only criticism of Final Fantasy XIV is if you get a player house (one of the most expensive and most competitive items to get in the game), then you have to make sure you log in on a regular basis to keep from that house being demolished and put up for sale for other players. &nbsp;I get why they do it, but when you take a long break from the game you end up having to stay subscribed to pay “rent” to keep your house.

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  • @mauriziovergendo · 1 year ago

    Great video!

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  • @bot-u4t · 1 year ago (edited)

    I have this thing where if I like a game I MUST buy every single (non cosmetic) DLC/Expansion, even if said DLC has bad reviews and it&apos;s hated by its community. The Dunwall City trials from Dishonored comes to mind. Half of Neverwinter Nights&apos; paid modules are awful too, and I knew it before I bought them. It&apos;s just that if a game is close to my heart it pains me to not have &quot;the complete experience&quot;, even if the complete experience sucks. Fortunately it doesn&apos;t happen a lot.

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  • @KindofBradAtThis · 1 year ago

    banger

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  • @wiredmaniateam · 1 year ago

    I rate balatro 10/10, 5 for perfect rules as it is the gameplay, 5 for perfect non monetization : )<br><br>Okay i know this just applies for triple A games,and i&apos;ve just been playing old games so right now I can&apos;t give an example

  • @vishizzy · 1 year ago

    I’ll buy the gta $200 package but ILL NEVER BUY A SINGLE MICROTRANSACTION

  • @Forge_YouTube · 1 year ago (edited)

    Yes! And players feel ok when they plays these games without paying but they pay by becoming the fun for whales so they are still supporting this model.

  • @imnotmike · 4 months ago

    Wait a minute. I&apos;m older than 45. Does my generation just not exist to you?

  • @imnotmike · 4 months ago

    Anyone who has ever spent even $1 for a cosmetic microtransaction in a video game is a certifiable moron, and they should be declared legally unfit to conduct their own business affairs and assigned a court mandated conservator to manage their money for them.

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