How much money are you willing to spend on a bunch of digital ships usable only in an unfinished space game?
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Microtransactions in games mainly played by minors should be illegal, yes (and in some countries they are), as they’re basically a form of gambling… but people giving CIG money are mostly those who played Wing Commander back in the nineties and want a modern version of that, so there’s little risk of kids being involved, at least until the games are properly released (and, even then, they’re PC exclusive, and most kids are probably on consoles or mobile devices), at which point as I understand it these ship sales are supposed to stop… and there’s nothing micro about them… if I recall correctly the smallest package (which would get you a base ship and the two games) goes for about $40…

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I don’t think $48k still counts as a “micro” transaction…

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Exactly, there’s no microtransactions in Star Citizen.

Whatever we call the way it’s funded, and regardless of what we think of it, it’s not microtransactions.

Lootboxes are gambling.

Buying specific known digital items is a gross business model, but has no resemblance to gambling.

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No, but it should still be banned for minors since they’re particularly sensitive to peer pressure. They can make decisions for themselves when they’re adults.

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