Saturday, July 7, 2018

monetization - Why are microtransactions more or less universally hated?




In many games nowadays we see micro-transactions in the form of in-game purchases. The benefits of these purchases can be anything from disabling ads, cosmetic unlocks, or in-game currency. Here's an example:


microtransaction example


That is of course an extreme example of pricey micro-transactions. But it seems that even more "reasonable" in-game purchases are more or less despised by the community as a whole, even though they are there to help monetize the game and without them the game wouldn't exist.


So why are micro-transactions so despised?




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