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2011: Dammit Valve, who exactly asked for these tradeable hats? Keep games free of this crap! 2021: Praise Valve, the only big name keeping in-game-crap econom
by floatboth 5y ago
2011: Dammit Valve, who exactly asked for these tradeable hats? Keep games free of this crap!
2021: Praise Valve, the only big name keeping in-game-crap economies free of "blockchain" garbage and generally being the least awful one.
How low can the games industry sink?
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoI am often found defending Valve here on HN, so I'd just like to go on record that these skin and card trading markets are bad and Valve is bad for running them.
- webkike 5y agoCan you articulate why?
- WillPostForFood 5y agoWhy do you think it is bad? Is the negative effect is on games, or Steam users?
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago> Is the negative effect is on games, or Steam users? Yes. Steam users most of all though because it exploits bad habits people have like gambling, collectionism, and completionism with all the ugliness that comes with them for the sake of profit.
- egfx 5y agoThat reads just like an xkcd comic :D
- markwkw 5y agoGames mimic life. Some players like the ability to pursue luxury, express themselves and display status. Now Valve as an established player; market operator and sort of a financial institution of the "tradable hats" world plays conservative.
- joshspankit 5y agoI disagree that this is a case of games mimicking life, but do agree with the underlying thesis that it’s coming from outside of Value. Personally I think that this is a capitalism thing: any company that finds a way to sell this type of luxury suddenly finds out why other people are doing it ($$$$$) and it’s very hard to turn down a constant stream of money.