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I want to shed light on a tactic that involves collecting data as you play, feeding this data into complex algorithms and models that then alter the rules of your game under the hood to optimize spending opportunities.

I want to shed light on a tactic that involves collecting data as you play, feeding this data into complex algorithms and models that then alter the rules of your game under the hood to optimize spending opportunities.

missingno
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It is not inseparable from predatory, because it is not predatory to begin with.

The idea that they should just make all DLC free is not a viable alternative.

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110h

‘This is the gentle end of a spectrum where the far end is clearly predatory.’ ‘So this is predatory?’

Fucking aggravating.

missingno
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Is DBFZ predatory or not?

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Doesn’t seem to be.

The business model’s still intolerable.

Can you grasp that distinction?

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