E.y
December 29, 2023, 8:22pm
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I have a delusional disorder. I prefer to be weak in a game and die with class, than be strong and bling-less. I love the shine and sparkles so much, that I am delusioned that I look cool in every players’ eyes even as I am crushed like a crisp by the enemy. I feel the most happy in Conan when I spend time trying illusions over illusions.
As pointed by Erjoh’s video (Stop the manipulative FOMO tactics, and you will sell more in the Bazaar - #93 by erjoh ), I “farmed” real life money to indulge myself some fun in my free time. And nobody gets to call me names for how I spend MY money, as they were not the ones working their ass off for it.
As a conclusion:
Taemien:
This is really what it comes down to. I mean if we’re going to blame whales, then I am going to define a whale as anyone who has spent more money since Age of Sorcery on the game than I have. That means everyone who has purchased a single crom coin, for any reason, even for a looping battlepass, is a whale, a white knight, a shill, a foolish spender, and ever other nasty term people have come up with to displace responsibility.
Obviously that is wrong, but as @erjoh pointed out, its just jealousy that would drive that. No one is at fault for buying anything they wish to have. Its their decision, only they can determine the value to themselves, NO ONE else.
And let’s all be honest here. Let’s look at the game today. Lets take the storefront out and pretend it never existed. Leaving only the bits added since it was put in. This is the same game for those of us who have never purchased anything. There’s nothing new added in this example. The shop has changed nothing about the game in this example. I’m not even going to entertain the idea that the game would be less developed by now without it, I’m not going to make that argument (even though it is a valid one).
The point is, if you do not like the shop, don’t participate in it. Your game will not change. Your game does not get worse because someone else has something that you think looks cool and you do not. It really doesn’t. If you’re in a mental state where it actually DOES cause significant issues, you need to speak to a professional medical provider. That is a medical condition (and a potentially serious one at that). Seriously guys, if you see another player walking around with stuff you don’t have and it sucks the enjoyment you have with the game, you need to tell this to your doctor, that is not normal.
But I don’t believe most are actually suffering from some form of delusional disorder. Its more likely most are just misunderstanding or misattributing value or changes.
YES! YES! YES!
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