Instead of government, an industry standard: total microtransaction purchases cannot exceed the full market price of the game. If the purchase limit is reached, every microtransaction item is unlocked unconditionally.
- DLCs are not microtransactions but they must add either new features or narratives.
> Many non-F2P MMOs have a subscription model instead. The market price quota would be based on the market price of subscriptions
> Assets such as new models and textures are the simplest skeletons of a game. A new feature is comparable to a side game and a narrative could be an entire game on its own ie: CYOA
To clarify, the 2 criterions should be 'best practices' and not hard enforceable rules. However, games that don't adhere to the best practice should have the stigma associated with the ratings M or AO.
An adult should be capable of judging the poor value of microtransactions and have the choice to suffer the consequences of consensual decisions at their own expense.
> To clarify, the 2 criterions should be 'best practices' and not hard enforceable rules. However, games that don't adhere to the best practice should have the stigma associated with the ratings M or AO. An adult should be capable of judging the poor value of microtransactions and have the choice to suffer the consequences of consensual decisions at their own expense.
What makes you think that it's children being exploited and not adults? I've worked on a few f2p multiplayer games and the player bases are usually older than you are implying. It's not 12 year olds using their parents credit cards the vast majority of the time (and when it is, its rare enough that there's a news story about it).
This makes sense as platforms like reddit or this HackerNews are basically search results + social media engagement features sorting qualified opinions
