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I already live in a pay to win world so the idea of unwinding in one seems insane to me.

My biggest beef is when this is added in an update after I bought a game that didn't have it.

I can't remember the game (I think it was Marvel related) but I remember seeing a preview for one where the YouTuber called out suspicious gaps in the UI, which would easily allow in-game store stuff to be added after the fact. And it was shortly after release. They knew we didn't want it, so they hid it.

Either way I'm with all of the above comments, the mere intermingling of real world cash concerns with a game ruins the immersion for me. I have made a few exceptions to this rule where I think it's really warranted due to the quality of the game or people involved, but overall I hate this direction.

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