[Discussion, Rant?] The lack of Quality of life improvements in 3 years shows Devs do not care about F2P / C2P or multiple Classic heroes or trade but they care only about the latest shiny hero

[Gryphonknight]

Live service games

Empires and Puzzles is a Pay 2 Win, live service game

Similar to a championship match for a polo club/ yacht club/ summer hockey league/ ski club it is not meant for all people

In this Pay 2 Win example

Pay 2 Play are club members that did not make the championship

Cheap 2 Play watch in person

Free 2 Play watch it live streamed/ previously recorded

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Board games

Unfortunately, the pandemic prevents my friends from playing board games

The previous rise in board games ( all components to play are included, you can modify/ add on to it, and it does not stop working with the latest rented OS software update ) was in part due to the freemium/ micro transaction model of video games

Notes

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Merciless RNG

(Enough already - #40 by Gryphonknight)

Vampires / older heroes

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This is one of the drawbacks of live service games.

Player friendly

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not business friendly but are player friendly

This is similar to right to repair ethics

Fun and helpful versus one size fits all

The bottom line is that we shouldn’t push for equality over all, or equity over all. Sometimes we need to push for liberation, and sometimes any or all three will result in the creation of injustices — often great injustices. At the same time, we should push for liberation where possible, equity where necessary, and equality under the law for all at all times. No one strategy is right at all times, and the focus on one will inevitably lead to the creation of injustices and, at the extreme, tyrannies.

(Equality and Equity. Probably most people have seen the… | by Troy Camplin | Complexity Liberalism | Medium)

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