Paradachshund @ Paradachshund @lemmy.today

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There are many many examples of predatory uses of in game currencies, but here are some big reasons devs use them besides being scummy.

• Giving currency for free: giving people real money isn't something any dev wants to deal with, so giving in game currency allows this to happen. This also applies to games where you can convert free currency to premium currency.
• Local currencies: currency packages can be set to local prices without having to localize the in-game economy itself. This simplifies development a lot.
• Weak promotion support on distributor platforms: believe it or not, iOS and android have incredibly weak promotion and sale support. By giving in-game currency, it gets around that failing of the platforms because the game can do whatever it wants with the in-game currency.

Transparency is good, but let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater.

I didn't know there were other care-creatures besides bears

I have no problem with short form video but I don't know why every video player for them is terrible

Why do the French only eat one egg for breakfast?

Because one egg is un œuf

• this joke courtesy of my college French teacher.

OK good to hear!

I actually really have enjoyed the game itself but you aren't fucking kidding about the rest of it. It's truly insane how much friction there is between deciding to play and getting into a lobby.

I known I'll like the game (the franchise is one of my all time favorites), it just had a lot of technical problems on launch so that's what I've been waiting to see improved. Sounds like it might still be kinda rough based on the first part of your comment.

How's the game state these days? I've been waiting to play until it got fixed up.

I read this thinking a piece of game meant like a board game piece for the whole thing and was so baffled 😅 finally got it

Maybe if you work as a pot shop buyer

For real. I had a project to make two full since player campaigns and it was waaaaaay too ambitious. I've always been hopelessly ambitious with game dev stuff and I still am honestly 😅

So fun to hear everyone chiming about doing this back then.

That's so cool sounding too! I made so many half baked ideas honestly. Tower defenses, single player campaigns (way too ambitious ones), and so many more. It really taught me a lot about proper game dev honestly.

That's cool! I made tons of stuff but most of it never got finished or released cause I just kept starting the next thing. Probably the wildest thing I ever made was a prototype for a sidescrolling platformer in wc3. It had keyboard movement and ability usage, jumping, a heart counter in the top left, enemies, powerups... It was kind of janky but it worked surprisingly well considering what I built it in.

That all sounds awesome. We definitely don't have that in NW US yet. Hope we get it eventually.

Hey another kid who grew up wc3 modding! I did a ton of that too.

I think they have this in a Thai cookbook I have. The guy called it 'strip club fried rice" iirc

Do they make it easy to put something back if you change your mind?

My wife and I are both horrible photo takers so I guess our lives will just be a big mystery once we're gone.

They look like a nice couple

With honey the youtuber was actually the victim, so I wouldn't judge them too harshly for that one. Small channels don't have the flexibility to pick whatever sponsor they like. They're just trying to get by.