Re:I hate what video games have become
by swills on Monday March 28, 2022 @11:23AM
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That's fine for you. A lot of these games are social experiences. Kids do get called names and bullied for having a default skin. Peer pressure drives a lot of the purchasing of cosmetics. That's why you'll rarely find paid cosmetics in games that don't also feature social aspects.
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Re:I hate what video games have become
by iforgotpassword on Monday March 28, 2022 @12:31PM
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Yes but that's the point. That's all external and cannot be blamed on the game, or taken to mean the game is incomplete without. Extending on that, there should then also be a ban on fashion and luxury items in any shape or form IRL, as they do the same things to kids (and adults). And a ban on violence in videogames, as I'm sure there's someone out there who's been pushed over the edge by it and committed a crime they otherwise wouldn't have.
So where do we stop? This is just one more way, in addition to the thousands we already have, in which peer pressure and status symbols manifest.
Re:I hate what video games have become
by fennecfoxy on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @06:31AM
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Kids will bully each other for any difference under the Sun & adults will bully each other for them, too. We never truly grow up.