I thought this was a joke but it seems like it's actually legit. WoW, which has a subscription and paid expansions, just added a $90 item to their store. This is Korean MMO levels of absurdity. What do you think of this?
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Unfortunately this seems to be a rising trend for AAA studios/games: Riot Said The Quiet Part Out Loud.
I remember when this privilege was reserved for free games since it was how they made their money, but like Sterling says: they can't just make money, they can't make enough money, they gotta make all of the money.
There's also the fact that people will pay for it. Would you take a million dollars to let your favorite game put a skin of you in it holding a sign saying "I care more about the money I made from this skin than the quality of this game"?
I hate the practice, but I despise the fact that it always turns out to be so damn profitable.
That's totally wild