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Re:The money I saved as a child would buy one picogram of go... by krastanov on Sunday April 17, 2022 @03:31PM (#31063615)
I feel most of my saving habits came from RPG games, not from my parents (although they did try to teach me that too).
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Re:The money I saved as a child would buy one picogram of go... by Spivakov on Sunday April 17, 2022 @04:15PM (#31064042)
Your comment reminds me of this interesting article: https://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2010/06/game-economies.html?...

In many rpgs as you progress through the game the need for expenditure diminishes to zero. Different case if it is mmo or designed around grinding though.

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Re:The money I saved as a child would buy one picogram of go... by ItsMonkk on Sunday April 17, 2022 @06:18PM (#31065039)
Feel like you would like this[0] article that goes extremely into MMO economies.

[0]: https://www.desogames.com/virtual-labor-and-lessons-from-eco...

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Re:The money I saved as a child would buy one picogram of go... by bee_rider on Sunday April 17, 2022 @04:15PM (#31064044)
Spending all your money on health potions and in preparation to fight (the|your) boss, accidentally over-leveling, and not needing them at all?
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