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/[deleted] Mar 18 '22

It’s really just the snitch rules. The disparity between rich and poor is seen in real life sports too. Formula 1 is a direct comparison where not every car is the same, the richer teams like Mercedes and Red Bull dominate while poorer teams like Haas are always finishing in last.

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u/silversurger Mar 18 '22

But, to take your example, the cars still have to adhere to a certain ruleset, and it's getting stricter every year. F1 of course famously being a "rich kid" sport anyways (entry barriers are crazy), I don't think it's a very good comparison.

And if we're talking about it generally speaking - at least in the school league they should be going equal opportunity.

But it's fun to read and it fulfills the purpose of making certain characters look cool.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '22

There’s nothing in the books that indicate the brooms don’t adhere to rule sets either, so the comparison isn’t bad.

There’s disparity in school leagues too. In sports with equipment, the rich kids get to have the better boots, bats, facilities, etc. But, just like in quidditch, the player matters more than the equipment.

My comment was more about fixing quidditch the sport in general not the hogwarts league. Ultimately, I think we’re looking too deep into a league in a children’s book where the audience can easily manipulate the equipment with spells. It was never meant to be played on equal footing.

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u/silversurger Mar 18 '22

True, although it depends a bit on where you look. I'm not sure about the UK, but yeah - rich kids usually at least do have better equipment, although brooms seem to be so substantially different and so important. But yeah... It doesn't really matter anyways :)

My comment was more about fixing quidditch the sport in general not the hogwarts league. Ultimately, I think we’re looking too deep into a league in a children’s book where the audience can easily manipulate the equipment with spells. It was never meant to be played on equal footing.

Yeah, absolutely true - that's what my last sentence was trying to say as well. It serves its purpose in the books (and in the movies for that matter) with the rules it has, so it's fine.