Absolute_Slayer@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 9 hours agoThe gaming industry didn't remove cheat codes because they broke game balance, they removed them so they could sell those exact same advantages back to us as microtransactions.message-squaremessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1330arrow-down122
arrow-up1308arrow-down1message-squareThe gaming industry didn't remove cheat codes because they broke game balance, they removed them so they could sell those exact same advantages back to us as microtransactions.Absolute_Slayer@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 9 hours agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squareelgordino@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down4·8 hours agoClosest that comes to mind is Assassins Creed Odyssey with the XP booster. For 1,000 Helix Credits ($9.99), you can purchase a permanent XP booster that gives you 50% extra experience points for the remainder of the campaign.
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down7·7 hours agoI wouldn’t classify that as a cheat.
minus-squarePatrikvo@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 hours agoExactly, there are far better descriptive names to call that. But none suitable for use in polite company.
Closest that comes to mind is Assassins Creed Odyssey with the XP booster.
I wouldn’t classify that as a cheat.
Exactly, there are far better descriptive names to call that. But none suitable for use in polite company.