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Re:Counter-Strike's player economy is in a multi-billion dol... by eru on Friday October 24, 2025 @02:57AM (#45691666)
And making it cheaper wouldn't fix anything, I guess?
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Re:Counter-Strike's player economy is in a multi-billion dol... by close04 on Friday October 24, 2025 @03:17AM (#45691805)
Making status symbols cheaper means they're no longer exclusive or grant status. So people go looking for other exclusive status symbols.
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Re:Counter-Strike's player economy is in a multi-billion dol... by ehnto on Friday October 24, 2025 @07:07AM (#45693355)
Making it cheaper reduces the status symbol aspect, since that's mostly about signalling wealth. But maybe not the rarity/exclusivity signals for items made artificially rare or hard to get.
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