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Re:Chasing the Whale: Examining the ethics of free-to-play g... by mtsr on Saturday August 31, 2019 @03:30AM (#20845069)
I don’t get why sibling LifeLiverTransp is getting downvoted. One of the main ways games like fortnite sell their stuff is by social pressure.

One can not customize one’s avatar at all without buying stuff. So you’ll be stuck as a default clone to the derision of friends and enemies alike.

And the game is very much aimed at being played by school friends.

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Re:Chasing the Whale: Examining the ethics of free-to-play g... by mmmrk on Saturday August 31, 2019 @02:08PM (#20847869)
Not sure why you're getting down voted. What you say is true. Jim Sterling makes videos about this regularly over at YouTube.
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