New Low?

"Iy4oy4s;c-2090637" wrote:

"7AnimalMother;c-2090602" wrote:

"Ultra;c-2090593" wrote:
How is this a scam or an extortion?

If I go to Walmart to buy groceries, are they scamming me by putting all sorts of items I don't need on their shelves?

It's not a scam, but like everything else monetized about this game, its definitely unethical.

Its not unethical, its what the games economy will support. Its totally disgusting to you and me, but we dont HAVE to buy it, just like I dont have to buy a car for $200,000, but other people will, and thats why there are $200,000 cars.
I dont have a problem with the cost of things in the game, my problem comes from lack of content to use it in, so thats why I dont spend anymore. Dont like...then dont buy. Simple as that.

Disagree. Everything about freemium is unethical because they are purposefully inducing and preying on addiction. Freemium games are intended to provide the same rush as gambling. That said, an argument can be made that, in some sense, freemium games are worse than gambling: real money goes in but can never come out. In the world of real-money poker, players are pitted against one another. The casino’s rake is best seen as a rental fee, or a service fee for providing players a venue. The rake is predictable and fair; players can choose to go elsewhere if they feel it is too high. The freemium rake is 100% and always will be.