w8ghT, do games w After a lengthy legal battle and billion-dollar loss, 'Fortnite' is back on iOS
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This CRASH is NOT a “Game”… It’s (Shopping). And the reasons why our beloved hobby is riddled with GREED.

w8ghT, (edited ) do games w After a lengthy legal battle and billion-dollar loss, 'Fortnite' is back on iOS
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Whats “Free” when the point of said (APP) is locked behind pay-walls!? Modern day “gaming” sucks, paying for content that was once earned through gameplay is NOT Rewarding nor Gaming, it’s essentially Online Shopping. Fortnite is a Freemium Application which utilizes (In app purchase mechanics/ psychology) to lure in ‘Payer$’. Particularly the Youth which are more impressionable.

Why don’t you do some research on your beloved Applications:

The psychology of in-app purchase… South Park: season 18 Episode 6 (Freemium isn’t Free)… HOW microtransactions ruined gaming… HOW Season Passes ruined gaming… HOW Battle Passes ruined gaming… HOW Live Services ruined gaming

Battle passes are replacing loot boxes, but they’re not necessarily a better deal:

pcgamer.com/battle-passes-are-replacing-loot-boxe…

Our Hobby is COOKED over Greed & Ignorance.

w8ghT, do games w After a lengthy legal battle and billion-dollar loss, 'Fortnite' is back on iOS
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“Skins are not the point of fortnite” You’re absolutely right. The point of fortnite is to make (BILLIONS) a Season and 37 Seasons later @ 40 BILLION DOLLARS and counting gives these EVIL Companies no incentive to produce legitimate products.

Gone are the days were Companies actually made (Good Honest Video Games). Now companies hire behavioralists/psychologists to manipulate kids and casuals alike into spending, Not Playing. Not only that Fortnite extorts their payer base as well, which lead to a Lawsuit by the FTC:

(Epic had to pay more than half a billion dollars for criminal behaviour)

ftc.gov/…/fortnite-video-game-maker-epic-games-pa…

(privacy violations, dark patterns and unwanted charges, especially targeting kids and teens).

So (Not So) Epic “Games” are not “epic” at all! And companies like this are a poor representation of what our Gaming Hobby use to be. These are no longer Video Games. They’re Applications designed to Rob & psychologically manipulate the unsuspecting youth/ casuals into a (ENDLESS Pit Of PROFIT). Don’t shoot the messenger all of this is well documented… Look it up!

(Now You Can Buy In-Game DLC And Pay It Off Later with Affirm)

www.gamespot.com/articles/…/1100-6532906/

“Fortnite generates significant revenue each season, with estimates suggesting it can earn hundreds of millions of dollars monthly, contributing to over $20 billion in revenue for 2022 alone.”

(Fornite double helix skin worth $10,314)

Happy Shopping, Payer$!

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A game I recently started playing is ToME or Tales of Maj'Eyal. It is a roguelike singleplayer game.

It has been around since 2010, but it goes all the way back if we count its predecessors. It is also an open-source game.

As of this post:

  • There are already 3 expansions.
  • The 4th expansion is set to enter beta testing soon.
  • The 5th expansion is already being developed in parallel.

Give it a try, available in Linux, Windows, and OSX. (Also available via Steam.)

Check the official website for screenshots, videos, and more information!

https://te4.org


A bit of history based on what I was able to find:

  • Originally named: Tales of Middle-Earth: The Fourth Age. Set 122 years after the fall of Sauron.
  • In 2010-11-21, the game setting was changed entirely into a new one. See: https://te4.org/news?page=27
  • Its predecessor was “Tales of Middle Earth”. See: https://www.t-o-m-e.net

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