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I'd never really seen it all laid out nearly like the author does int hair article.

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[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Aren't most of those games propped up by the absolute scummiest predatory monetisation practices

[–] lil_tank@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Depends if it's designed to be a game in the first place or just a cash grab. Not saying that the "hardcore" F2P games (Dota, CS, OW, LoL etc) don't have a absurdly priced skins and gambling mechanics but at least they weren't built specifically for maximising dark patterns and sometimes their community fights back over monetisation practices

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago

Most but there's some good f2p games.