What makes something a “real” experience to you? When people buy cosmetics in the game, they’re not (generally) doing it just to own those “bits on a PC”; they’re doing it for the experience that comes with the cosmetics. Maybe their character looks pretty now and it makes them happy, maybe they can build a cool castle now and it makes them happy.
that money could be spent on having real experiences instead of some bits on a PC that you’ll lose access to within a decade
Paying for DLC and extra content is one thing, but
These two comments are contradictory. The first comment has the same issue with DLC as it does cosmetics. It sounds like you don’t really have any issue with the first comment, rather, your issue is that you don’t consider cosmetic things an experience worth spending money on. Which is fine. But you should realize that many people do find fun and enjoyment (enough that they don’t mind spending money) from things like character customization and building (among other things), which cosmetics let them do. There’s a reason the Sims is so popular.
If you read what I said that way you’d get the impression that I don’t even think its a good idea to buy games at all, but I was trying to point out there is a difference between good DLC that adds to the experience and shit like the $20, 3D audio in Black Ops 6 which is literally a ripoff, or cosmetics upgrades like yay I spent $100 and now my virtual room looks slightly better, just seems like idk pointless to me. I know people eat that shit up, but it makes no sense to me, I don’t even care enough to decorate my real life space so why waste the money on some pretty .png files?
I don’t even care enough to decorate my real life space so why waste the money on some pretty .png files?
Right, that was my entire point though. Different stokes for different folks. Also, I realize you’re being hyperbolic there, but things like that tend to be a lot more than just a png.
$20, 3D audio in Black Ops 6
Also also, no fucking way that’s real. That’s insane lol.
What makes something a “real” experience to you? When people buy cosmetics in the game, they’re not (generally) doing it just to own those “bits on a PC”; they’re doing it for the experience that comes with the cosmetics. Maybe their character looks pretty now and it makes them happy, maybe they can build a cool castle now and it makes them happy.
These two comments are contradictory. The first comment has the same issue with DLC as it does cosmetics. It sounds like you don’t really have any issue with the first comment, rather, your issue is that you don’t consider cosmetic things an experience worth spending money on. Which is fine. But you should realize that many people do find fun and enjoyment (enough that they don’t mind spending money) from things like character customization and building (among other things), which cosmetics let them do. There’s a reason the Sims is so popular.
If you read what I said that way you’d get the impression that I don’t even think its a good idea to buy games at all, but I was trying to point out there is a difference between good DLC that adds to the experience and shit like the $20, 3D audio in Black Ops 6 which is literally a ripoff, or cosmetics upgrades like yay I spent $100 and now my virtual room looks slightly better, just seems like idk pointless to me. I know people eat that shit up, but it makes no sense to me, I don’t even care enough to decorate my real life space so why waste the money on some pretty .png files?
Right, that was my entire point though. Different stokes for different folks. Also, I realize you’re being hyperbolic there, but things like that tend to be a lot more than just a png.
Also also, no fucking way that’s real. That’s insane lol.