• SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    One of my ex coworkers has spent somewhere in the ballpark of 12k. He sells, flips and trades rare ships to sell back to people after the exclusivity of the ship has expired. He’s made like 4k. I don’t understand gaming anymore.

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      1 month ago

      That’s not gaming anymore than people buying toys, leaving them in their boxes as an “investment” are into playing with toys.

      Meanwhile the rest of us are buying games, playing them, enjoying them, moving on to other games and so on.

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        1 month ago

        Yea that’s where I’m at. I’m platform agnostic, and the only game I simp for is the original halo trilogy. Microtransactions are dirty. And making digitized items a financial value just to sell them is the same as what you said, like Funko pop collectors.

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      1 month ago

      Lol if that game is ever finished, I bet there’s going to be some people who paid way too much for a ship that turns out to completely suck but seemed ok on paper. Kinda like a PT cruiser, except it looked ok on paper.

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        1 month ago

        Lmfao the PT Cruiser! My Grandmother’s new husband has one, and he put flame decals on it as one does…backwards.

        Yes theres a shit ton to balance. Honestly no mans sky seems more appealing now adays. I might go fire that up on my xbone.