Anectdata: I have over 2000 hours of Rocket League, never once spent any money on it after purchasing it and never one have I felt that my fun was impacted by the available microtransactions.
Nothing that can be purchased in the game affects gameplay, it's all just cosmetics.
Re:I hate what video games have become
by thoughtpalette on Monday March 28, 2022 @10:22AM
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Feel the same at 3k+ hours and 4x GC.
The biggest issue I have with free to play is there's virtually no barrier for smurf accounts.
you didn't even buy the fennec car?
I'm not sure, why do you ask specifically about the Fennec?
I have bought some items, but only by trading free drops for keys/credits.
It seems to be the most common item people buy (because it can actually slightly affect your performance as it better matches the hitbox, and it is the most used competitively). I know a lot of people who never bought a single item, except for the fennec.
The Fennec's hitbox is the same as the Octane: https://twitter.com/RL_Support/status/1144311306415157248
As far as I know all custom cars have the same hitbox as one of the freely available cars.
The fennec hitbox is the same as the Octane, but the design of the car better matches the hitbox compared to the Octane. So you can be more precise with your touches.
Also, games are supposed to be a form of escapism, where the gameplay matters, not who you are and how much money your parents make.
You can argue in favor of the game itself being free allowing people to save 10 or 20 bucks. But gameplaywise Microtransactions inevitably make the gameplay experience worse, without exceptions.