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RANT - Diablo IV : consumerism is a manufactured disorder (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by lil_tank@lemmygrad.ml to c/games@lemmygrad.ml
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This is plain irrational, people are buying this game at a faster pace than ever despite this shit costing 70$, but still charging up to 28$ for one single cosmetic set exclusive to a fucking cash shop, plus a fucking battle-pass. I've never been a fan of the series in fact I never played Diablo III so I can't relate but still, Blizzard got into the brain of their clients with this shit it's just fucked up. It's not rational, consumerism at this level can't just be a trick that is played on their brains by clever marketing teams, it's deeper than that. People are being broken, their wits have been altered. There is something about impulse control that was removed from their abilities. No ableism intended, people with disorders need respect and care. I think that capitalism is responsible for damaging people mentally, those people are victims and need help.

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[–] reverendphil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I ran into friends online who were playing, and I complained. $70? Cash shop? Battle pass? Ignore everything but the $70. The battle pass and cash shop shit is all cosmetic, so if you're like me and can't stomach paying for horse armor.. just play the game. One time $70, and if you're into this kind of game, you can get years of enjoyment. Or at least a few months. What really irked me though was having to install battle.net again, and the month it took to install that fucking client. The game moved faster (once I found the settings to uncap download speeds).

[–] lil_tank@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Actually I find cosmetics to be a pretty important part of the experience. Getting cool looking is valuable and in a 70$ game I expect to be able to personalize my character with everything the developers put in for that purpose. I understand your argument because not everyone cares but for the people who do it just feels insulting to get frustrated by a cash shop when you paid the full entry price