Why do people waste money on in game cosmetics?
Who are you to decide that it's a waste?
>>341860150
Tell me, what's to gain? Unless you do shitty crate openings on YouTube and make up profits several times over, that's understandable and you're smart for pandering to the demographic.
>>341859994
They have more money than they know what to do with.
People with jobs
A. Have money and aren't poorfags like OP
2. Don't have much time for video games and only play one game
III. Spend money on the one game they play because they aren't spending it on $120 Call of Duty map packs
>>341861919
t. NEET
>>341861991
That doesn't make a lick of sense but ok.
Because theyre rare
It makes me absolutely furious if cosmetics are paid-only items. Really? I bought Elite but I can't make my red ship green without $7? That's fucking criminal.
>>341862075
People with jobs don't do that, ya dingus. You'd have to be a delusional jobless faggot to believe this.
>>341862263
Yes, because you know what all people with jobs do with their money. Alright.
Go back to working as a Walmart Janitor and barely being able to pay the rent.
I mean people with actual jobs that have expendable income and enjoy spending it on pretty items in a video game.
Why do people buy expensive cars and clothes and jewelry?
i bought akihabara accept for 32 bucks. i just had to have it
>>341859994
>waste
What makes you think that?
It's enjoyable. It's nice to look at. It improves the play experience, no matter how little of an increment that is.
>>341859994
see
>>341862505
because he's not a fuckwit.
>>341862263
I mean clearly they do because the skin market is worth millions of dollars and it's the only reason why CSGO is able to have million dollar tournaments.
Normies want to feel special when playing csgo
So they can bee yooneek
>>341862414
>>341862636
People who buy micro transactions are usually teenagers using mommy's money. Adults with jobs would rather buy an actual game since they aren't impressed by pretty colors. Alternatively, money wasted on skins could be used getting a better car or some shit.
>>341862263
I've got a job that pays 12k a month,so I bought overwatch and two 40 bucks bunch of crates without a thought. And I've still not actually played the game.
>>341862782
lol alright
>>341862537
>get rekt
Fucking memespouting white kids
>>341859994
does my wallet full of cash and bank account full of even more cash make you bad bro? huh?
>>341862414
>>341862569
More than anything the fact its a paid service. There are tons of games that will let you unlock that shit for free, how can you agree to get shafted for no reason? This isn't some 'lol go get a job' scenarios, is comparable to ordering pancakes and the waitress explaining its $7 for syrup. Shafting consumers is shafting consumers.
Any game where cosmetics are unlockable through gameplay would be a better choice.
>>341862892
>how can you agree to get shafted for no reason
Because it's not up to us what the game should or should not take money for, and it never will be. I for one don't give a shit, and if I want something I'll just get it.
>>341862747
Yes, because teenagers with mommy's money are able to spend thousands of dollars on single skins each and is enough to fund a multi-million dollar skin trading, gambling and competitive scene for a video game.
You clearly have fucking zero clue how big an economy CSGO skins have. Go do a search on the steam marketplace for just about anything and you'll see that besides the penny skins worth $0.05 each, there's a fucking shitload of skins on the Steam Marketplace & on OPSKINS that are worth hundreds to thousands each. No kid is going to get away with spending that kind of money with mommy's credit card you brainless fuck.
>>341862823i'm actually a gook and it was another korean who i bought it from
>>341862782
>I've got a job that pays 12k a month
My Wife is a Doctor, no really she is I don't lie anonymously to feel better. And she does not make that much money.
So either you're a stupid nigger liar or a stupid nigger drug dealer. Either way, your posts are not welcome.
>>341863005
I find that apathetic point of view a little to 'okay shaft me I guess'.
>>341863140
>rich people don't exist on the internet! bawww
>>341863228
what do you do then
>>341863158
I guess I'm apathetic then. It really isn't up to me and I certainly don't buy every cosmetic that comes out (usually I wait for sales if I care to get any at all). It also isn't something worth the effort to complain about; sure, free cosmetics are nice, but they're all still ONLY cosmetics, and they don't actually matter.
>>341859994
>Why do people waste money on X cosmetics
>>341863061
>No kid is going to get away with spending that kind of money with mommy's credit card
You underestimate kids.
>>341861919
>have a job
>waste your hard earned money for gun skin in CSGO
Yeah you're the real fucking winner here
>>341863228
I know they exist, I know quite rich people actually as I have decent family connections. None of them boast about their money unless they're drug dealers for some reason. I think it has to do with some inferiority complex for knowing you don't deserve the money.
Point is, you're either a liar or a drug dealer and I will accept no other possibility. I've kind of stopped caring now, but it's just amazing to me how much people need to brag to people who for all intent and purpose don't even exist just to feel somehow better about their shitty lives.
>>341859994
Because im a fucking moron
You people talk as if 5-50 bucks is a lot of money for people who work. Not everyone is going to have the 100-1000 dollar skins. People usually spend no more than 50 bucks. I know people with a lot less money than I have who comfortably buy 30 dollar skins
Why do people spend money on clothes that aren't plain?
What's the gain, seriously? What a waste.
>>341859994
Because they like the different aesthetics, because paid cosmetic extras are a fuckload better than dividing the content into pieces and selling content as extras (except full size expansions) because they want to support to company, because it fits their lipstick, because fuck you
>>341860150
first post best post
>back in 2009 or 10
>friends in high school started playing lol
>my first moba and terrible at it
>played for 2-3 years before selling account
>spent maybe $15 on skins
>one friend is still playing it to this day
>buys every champ and skin
I'm afraid to think of how much dough he's put on it.
>>341859994
cs cosmetics aren't even good looking either
>>341863619
that is a lot of money for skins, man people are stupid.
I don't play CS:GO but can't you just mod in the skins you want for free? buying them seems retarded
I think people are just stupid nowadays and don't care about the future so they piss away money into the wind, then when they or someone they know gets cancer and needs money for treatment they abuse the generosity of strangers. YOLO and all that bullshit..
>not buying Harold Lott in Killing Floor
CAREFULLY ON YOUR DEFAULT SKIN!
>>341859994
This. Especially for csgo. It is literally just a different texture. Shouldn't cost any money because it took barely any time to make.
>>341859994
because their first game was csgo, which isnt even a real cs game, and they never used skins in 1.6 or source where they were free and actually changed shit instead of being terrible trashcan texture changes
csgo is a joke almost as bad as tf2
if you played csgo competitively youre a fool
if you played csgo for skins youre a retard
if you played csgo for virtual gambling just kill yourself
>habeeb and sergei from buttfuckistan trying to defend this terrible shitheap
everyone has already moved on
>>341864830
it doesn't take any time for the devs to make, it's all community skins now.
>>341864107
He is going to feel fantastic when the game finally dies from Riots imcompetence and he loses all the things he spent his money on.
>>341859994
Have a friend who legit has 6,000 hours on the game. Turned cs:go into his job by playing competitively and used the money he earned on new skins and weapons. Spent $900+ just that year.
The same reason niggers who can barely afford to feed their 3 children will buy $200 sneakers.
They're fucking idiots.
>tfw you've never bought cosmetic DLC
>>341865003
That's just wrong, how can people support a developer that can't even be asked to develop for their game anymore!?
We should all really find a new game to play, anyone got any ideas?
>>341864107
spending money on league isn't that bad
there are people spending upwards of thousands on games like clash of clans, candy crush, and some other shitty mobile-esque games that somehow made their way to a PC launch
>>341862782
please tell me you're a math major
>>341859994
Supply and Demand mate.
It's literally only valuable because both people want it, and you have to pay for the best skins to come into market.
If boxen no longer required keys tommorow, the market would fall into a death-spiral.
>>341863140
Doctors aren't the wealthiest profession, so of course she doesn't make that much money you fucking inbred idiot.
Pretty unbelievable a doctor would marry a dumbass like you.
>>341863140
>my wife is a doctor and I shitpost for a living
wew
>have good job
>high end gaming pc
>lots of skins and stuff
>go on /v/ and see poorfags trying to convince everyone that their console is the best
>mfw I have all 3 consoles and a gaming PC
>>341859994
>buys p250 stattrack and a sticker
>less than a buck
I did it just to be a show off
also p250 is the goat pistol
>>341859994
>had $500+ worth of CS:GO skins
>realise what a waste they are
>converted them all to steambux before winter sale
>bought stacks of games that are actually good with said steambux
>stopped playing CS:GO to play those games
>mfw
and i haven't looked back
i highly suggest you do the same if you too fell for the CS:GO meme
>>341865882
>have huge inventory
>sell all my skins
>buy loads of games at the last summersale
>still havent played a single one of them for more than an hour
>>341859994
Why do people buy expensive cars? Food? Clothes? Why do we even buy games in the first place?
>>341865859
goat pistol?
Pls explain
>>341859994
I can get behind maybe cosmetics that are like $5 tops, but if you're spending $100 on a skin, cmon
>>341865830
>mfw
>>341866228
high fire rate, low recoil, just try it instead of fiveseven/tec 9. then again high markmanship is advised, it comes with 13/26 bullets
>>341865830
My nigga
>>341865435
>>341863140
I'm a software engineering major, currently a developer and consultant specialized in corporate intranets using sharepoint, which are rare and thus well paid. Also I'm swiss, which probably explains a good chunk of the discrepancy. 11-12k is kinda standard for a software engineer with my level of experience and specialization around here.
>>341866387
why "goat" though?
>>341866629
I just like to exagerate things, ok? that shooty tooty carried me last night
>>341863497
>None of them boast about their money
That's also explained by being swiss. Talking about money's probably more common here than in many other places. Not saying our conversations completely sound like the money programme of Monty Python's fame, but kinda.
>>341866629
"Gun of all times"
>>341866816
cheers
I guess it's their money at the end of the day put it's still pretty fucking dumb
>>341859994
because its fun
>>341862414
>I mean people with actual jobs that have expendable income and enjoy spending it on pretty items in a video game.
Yeah no one does that you retard. Especially on cosmetics.
If i had a job i'd instead buy Black Ops 3 with all DLC's instead of some shitty skin for a shitty game.
"I want those color pixels on my screen!"
>>341868706
It's fun wasting money?
>all this projection and desilutional buyer's remorse
They are idiots, OP. Companies know people want to look like 'special snowflake' when playing a game they like, so they just take advantage of that by adding expensive shit.
Remember, the more expensive, the more you like our game!
>>341859994
The same reason people waste money on video games.
>>341869214
it's only a waste if it isn't fun
Holy fuck what happened to this board
This many people actually pay money for simple texture mods anyone willing to download GIMP could make
>>341869490
>Holy fuck what happened to this board
2014 killed 4chan as a whole.
Just waiting for someone to make a food analogy to try and justify their purchase.
if I see someone without hats/skins I just report them
they are likely up to no good
