• ComradeRat [he/him, they/them]
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    4 years ago

    I've been playing FGO since it launched in NA. I've spent around $300 on it, but still don't have Merlin or Jalter. I think it's a really weird feeling as a leftist to play a game that's exploitative by nature, know and understand how harmful its mechanics are, but still enjoy it.

    • Lotus [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      Same, but I’m only really committing now on NA.

      I’ve spent like 95~ on it through out the years.

      I wouldn’t let it get to you much in terms of compromising your views as a leftist because no ethical consumption (especially this) yadda yadda.

      • ComradeRat [he/him, they/them]
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        4 years ago

        I didn't mean it gets to me. I more meant that it reinforces that even if you're 100% aware of the tricks games like that use, they still work on you. Like I know how gambling works, how the game tricks you into spending money on it, and I still spend money. It sort of reinforced the 'you are not immune to propaganda' thing to me, in a roundabout way.

        • Lotus [none/use name]
          hexagon
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          4 years ago

          Ahh okay, yeah, no one, not even the most resolute monk is immune.

        • Mablak [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          it's all about exposure and normalization, if I were born like 5 years later I'd probably be all into this shit

          but as a radicool 90s kid microtransactions and DLC seemed alien to me from the beginning

  • Renaissance8 [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    I play Tokyo Afterschool Summoners. It's like Fire Emblem on a fraction of the budget, but all of the sprites/characters are beefy men drawn by gay manga artists.

  • Pilot [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I am addicted to Magia Record someone needs to stop me. When the sub got banned I just stopped using reddit and stating collecting 2D magical girls

    • Lotus [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      Best you can do is delete the game and resist the temptation again.

      • Pilot [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Right, I could do that...

        ...or I could keep farming gems for 4 slot Sayaka.

  • Shylo
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    1 year ago

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  • sunlead [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Dokkan here and my time to shine is now with what looks to finally be a good Ultimate Gohan card.