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minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI don’t like how ‘free to play’ has become synonymous with ‘shitty monetisation strategies’. FOSS games like Minetest are free to play, and as they aren’t monetised, they don’t have any of the aforementioned bad features either.
minus-squareExecutive Chimp@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoThat’s the distinction between “free to play” and just “free”. Free to play games are monetized but you don’t have to pay in order to play them.
I don’t like how ‘free to play’ has become synonymous with ‘shitty monetisation strategies’. FOSS games like Minetest are free to play, and as they aren’t monetised, they don’t have any of the aforementioned bad features either.
That’s the distinction between “free to play” and just “free”. Free to play games are monetized but you don’t have to pay in order to play them.