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You know some fuckery is happening when developers strip you of basic functionality (like, literally, creating another character??) and then give you an option to restore that functionality for real money, irrespective of whether this can be achieved in game.

This makes it more acceptable to implement such practices in the future, and to either make it microtransaction-only or to enable insane levels of grind going forward to stimulate players to take an easy route…with cash.

That’s not to mention that singleplayer/co-op games should never have microtransactions in the first place. You bought it, you are free to enjoy it whichever way you like. Yes, even “ruining your game with OP stuff” and cheating. Whatever strikes your fancy.

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As far as i can tell it’s not real money. You do it with an in-game item that you use in-game money to buy.

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Yeah, Devil May Cry 5 (same devs) had the exact same thing. The mtx items could all be very easily earned just by playing the game normally, and nothing was locked behind real money. Capcom just loves the bad publicity for whatever reason

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Thanks for the context!

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I think the problem is that it’s also being sold as a dlc of sorts.

Even if it can be obtained in-game without purchasing it separately, why is it available for purchase?

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Even if it can be obtained in-game without purchasing it separately, why is it available for purchase?

If I were to guess, developers keep trying to let capcom’s execs understand normalized way to set up a cash shop but they won’t pick up the fax.

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