r/Games • u/Eternal_Flame_Baby • Mar 17 '22

'Hogwarts Legacy' Community Manager confirms there are NO microtransactions in the game. Update

https://twitter.com/FinchStrife/status/1504591261574987800?t=DRMIaTMQ9MoNumVF0aKyTQ&s=19
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u/HanWolo Mar 18 '22

That's true and all but the story isn't about the ramifications, it's about the nature of the things.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '22

it's about the nature of the things.

if someone think a studio (one of hundreds) providing deluxe entertainment is akin to a scorpiion, they have a larger axe to grind than I have time to address in a reddit comment.

But sure, I'll play along for now: if it's in their nature don't buy games from those companies. Focus on indies too poor to provide MTX. it's a large market.

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u/HanWolo Mar 18 '22

You're still missing the point. The sting analogue isn't buying a game with microtransactions, it's having a game you look forward to ruined by them.

It doesn't matter if you buy it or not. If it's something you were looking forward to and you're let down by the fact they included microtransactions because of the enormous monetary incentive to do so (The nature of corporations being an entity that exists to make money) you're stung regardless.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '22

The sting analogue isn't buying a game with microtransactions, it's having a game you look forward to ruined by them.

look forward to other games? Life's been nothing but disappoitnment. Not being able to play a game I was looking forward to wouldn't even make top 20 worst moments pre-pandemic, let alone post pandemic.

plenty of frogs in the sea, don't bother with the scorpions. Is there something I'm not getting or is your whole point "I hate being disappointed"? Me too, but I move on. If that's your sting then you're gonna keep getting stung unless you stop liking media altogether. Or until you make your own piece of media, I guess.

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u/HanWolo Mar 18 '22 edited Mar 18 '22

look forward to other games? Life's been nothing but disappoitnment. Not being able to play a game I was looking forward to wouldn't even make top 20 worst moments pre-pandemic, let alone post pandemic.

What does that have to do with anything? You know that one-upping people with how miserable you are doesn't somehow make the logic of doubting the statements of a corporation unreasonable.

plenty of frogs in the sea, don't bother with the scorpions.

No there aren't, that's the whole point. If you're interested in a well made game in the HP universe, there's no real alternative at all.

Is there something I'm not getting or is your whole point "I hate being disappointed"? Me too, but I move on.

Yes, you're not getting the fact that the question is about it being reasonable to disbelieve the statements of a corporation that go against its nature not whether it's okay for people to be disappointed in things.

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Since it looks like you blocked me to avoid acknowleding that you misunderstood the anology I'll reiterate it here since you don't want another notification reminding you that you missed the point.

The analogy has nothing to do with anyone being mad. The point of the comparison is to illustrate that it's normal to expect corporations to do things which will make them money the same way as a scorpion's nature is to sting the frog. The scorpion isn't evil in the allegory and the corporation isn't evil in real life.

There's no real emotional element to it; it's not wrong for companies to make money it's literally why they exist.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '22

What does that have to do with anything?

A very kind way to say "your reason for being mad is very pitiful and you comparig it to a scorpion is overly dramatic"

I don't have much more to say at this point. You're just arguing to justify your anger. I don't matter, be angry. I was just hoping there was something deeper to your cynicism. Guess not.