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Re:Why I'm teaching kids to hack computers by doublepg23 on Monday October 27, 2025 @11:02AM (#45721785)
Aren't most micro-transactions like those purely cosmetic?
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Re:Why I'm teaching kids to hack computers by giobox on Monday October 27, 2025 @11:49AM (#45722368)
Yes for Valve, but that hasn't stopped a secondary market transacting tens of thousands of dollars or more for them in some cases.

> https://dmarket.com/blog/most-expensive-csgo-skins

> https://tradeit.gg/csgo/store

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Re:Why I'm teaching kids to hack computers by gmueckl on Monday October 27, 2025 @11:11AM (#45721896)
They are in Valve's own games. But items drop at different rates, which creates artificial scarciry and items can also be traded for money.
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