Why do I play all these games? Because it’s important that they’re played.

Because every game is a story, a world, a moment in time crafted by someone who cared enough to create it.

Because each one teaches me something new—about design, about culture, about myself.

Because in a sea of pixels, there’s magic waiting to be found.

And because, honestly? Sometimes I just want to escape, explore, and lose myself in different worlds.

So yeah. I own thousands of games, and I’ll keep playing them.

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    Oh well if you haven’t experienced it, it must not exist then 🤷

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      hmmm that doesn’t ring a bell here either. Which games do this ?

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        The most recent ones I’ve noticed are Riders Republic and Borderlands 2. Helldivers also introduced a bunch of new microtransactions years after it’s launch.

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          And what there is steam’s doing? Borderland’s a greedy IP from a greedy company. What do you expect?

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            And since Steam won’t let you play older versions, those games are effectively dead.

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              So it’s the fault of the delivery-device? Why didn’t you make a backup of an older version just in case? Besides, last time I checked, you can. With a bit more hassle. All not the case for a “live” online-game. Which borderlands wants to be.

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                So it’s the fault of the delivery-device?

                …yeah? Of course it is.

                Why didn’t you make a backup of an older version just in case?

                I pay Steam to do that.

                Besides, last time I checked, you can. With a bit more hassle.

                Not interested.

                All not the case for a “live” online-game. Which borderlands wants to be.

                That’s exactly the problem.

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                  If BL is “exactly the problem”. And GOG does it better. Why is it still steam’s fault? Use GOG then? Where is it the delivery-device’s fault? As BL2 offers online-coop, and is also the major selling point of that game, a fragmented market is impossible.

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                    Why would you think another company doing it better makes Valve not responsible? I don’t understand the logic.

                    As BL2 offers online-coop, and is also the major selling point of that game, a fragmented market is impossible.

                    …no? It’s not. You don’t have to play it online.

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          I have to say I never played those. Do these microtransactions lock content that was previously available out of the box?