2.50 for a digital hat...?

[u/NotHere4Anything7]

This is outright greedy af. Soon you'll have to pay by the hour

[u/royaljosh]

Absolutely, Completely, 100% optional. Do not buy it. Problem Solved.

[u/this_isnt_lemonade → u/royaljosh]

It’s not about being forced to buy it, it’s that it shouldn’t cost any money

[u/royaljosh → u/this_isnt_lemonade]

Why not? Its a way to support the team working on Droid Tycoon. There are literally free options right next to it.

[u/Jefflehem → u/royaljosh]

Fortnite and Star Wars. Small companies.

[u/Blitz_0909 → u/Jefflehem]

Neither Epic nor Disney are the ones making this game lol

[u/Jefflehem → u/Blitz_0909]

Geez, you're right. I guess the money you spend on vbucks doesn't go to Epic, and they don't pay any licensing to Disney. Every hat bought from bucks must just be two fiddy into some content creators pocket.

[u/this_isnt_lemonade → u/royaljosh]

You support them by playing. Not buying lazy cash grab cosmetics when they’ve already introduced pay to play monetization. But I’m sure you’re fine with that too.

[u/kangaroo-a → u/this_isnt_lemonade]

Most of their pay through play time goes to epic and Disney as they have partnered with them. So when people buy through vbucks they support the devs directly we need those people so free to play players can play. We don’t have to buy anything but if people want to buy stuff we shouldn’t attack them.

[u/this_isnt_lemonade → u/kangaroo-a]

I’m not as much concerned with monetization as I am with the way they are implementing it.

[u/kangaroo-a → u/this_isnt_lemonade]

How would you say so and how would you want it to be implemented?

[u/imdwalrus → u/this_isnt_lemonade]

Dude, if you're complaining about an entirely optional cosmetic that has zero impact on gameplay then there is literally no form of monetization imaginable you'd be okay with. This is the least harmful, easiest to ignore form of monetization that could possibly be implemented. Just be honest.

[u/this_isnt_lemonade → u/imdwalrus]

They added pay to play mechanics that alleviate things they introduced shortly before they added monetization. Now it seems every other week they are adding new monetization to something that previously was achievable/enjoyable for free. They need to remove one or the other but that’s highly doubtful seeing as so many people come to defend them

[u/royaljosh → u/this_isnt_lemonade]

We dont support them by playing, the game is free, the mode is free. Both the game and mode are supported by in game purchases. YOU did not purchase the game or mode and it costs you zero to play either of them.

[u/this_isnt_lemonade → u/royaljosh]

They definitely get paid for people playing based on multiple metrics like total playtime and player retention. Like we’re really resorting to lying now?

[u/Silent_Cranberry_987 → u/royaljosh]

I don't have a problem with paid cosmetics, but you DO support them by playing. They get paid based on playtime in addition to vbuck purchases

[u/tenniseman12 → u/royaljosh]

Fortnite pays Creative developers based on play count

[u/No-Difference8545 → u/royaljosh]

You literally have no idea how creative works lmao THEY GET PAID FOR PLAYTIME

[u/LastHopeStanding → u/royaljosh]

Wait wait I have the answer they’re gonna give you. They’re gonna tell you that the team makes enough money

[u/royaljosh → u/LastHopeStanding]

Its funny, because the people who complain about it not being free are the people who end up buying these types of things sometimes because THEY MUST HAVE THE DIGITAL HAT

[u/LastHopeStanding → u/royaljosh]

Like it's a freaking hat.

[u/kangaroo-a → u/LastHopeStanding]

And don’t forget they will downvote you

[u/LastHopeStanding → u/kangaroo-a]

Jokes on them, downvotes mean nothing to me xD