seriously

there isnt one

physical vs digital

both have aftermarket values, both are targeted gambling towards minors

i already said that pirate

and they were "addons" back then, not DLC as such. modern DLC is a far cry from old games with addons, and yes newer sims are way worse than early sims for this as well

Monetisation of additional content in games. My understanding is MTX evolved from the downsizing of DLC.

"other than tangibility"

no

tangibility is important

you cant dismiss it

no it isnt

the lootbox MTX, which is what we're talking about, originated with EA

loads of baseball cards are worth nothing

and has nothing to do with DLC

they're physical

oh also the card packs that are physical are guaranteed to have X amount of things before they're opened

The main issue is all the targets for monetisation are killing game franchises

digital can change on the fly

name a game where they do

It killed dead space and deus ex to name a few.

the amount of rares printed and distributed between trading card packs doesnt change

@StØic MTG.

oooof BL2 torrent to be done in 5-6 hours

gonna fire that up tonight

the amount of rares in circulation from lootboxes is relative

@coattailsandbowties that's a game that has lootboxes with varying items within?

also no they dont

lootboxes have set rates

Can I just buy a game & not be expected to pay more fucking money

no

those set rates dont gaurantee anything

do something better

@AstroTorch just don't pay for it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

just like with trading cards

lootboxes have set weights, not rates

God I hate EA, but I love Battlefront 2

@StØic but it can change whenever the devs want

you arent gauranteed a rare card

but its got a certain rarity

it's RNG not "x amount is in circulation"