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TSh0riz0nLine
post Jul 9 2024, 02:31 PM, updated 2y ago

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So I thought what the hell and tried it

2 months in I already spent around RM60 for bullshit extra energy to speed up levelling process. Basically Netflix subscription price.

Then I did some math on the premium currency

Wow, I thought. What a ripoff.

Assuming that you need 1200 gems for 100 pulls.

Ignoring the bonus bullshit they throw in to confuse you, you are looking at RM0.025 for a piece of gem. You can get the gems at this price only if you are patient. They distribute the gem daily for 30 days. In the end you got yourself 1200 gems.

If you are impulsive gambler though, I got bad news for you. If you prefer to get the gems you bought directly to your inbox, you are looking at RM0.075/gem.

Basic economic is when demand is more than supply, price will naturally increase.

But in gachanomic, supply is not an issue. So they replace supply with time. If you got no time to wait for the gems, and if you really need it, then you need to pay more money.

Then they up it a notch with the confusing gem pack which is designed to sink their claws into your jugular. So you need only 1200 gems for 10 pull? Good news, now you can get 1600 gems for only RM120!

What a great idea.

So fellow k, if you want to do business, maybe create a gacha gaming company.

Sekian rant.



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post Jul 9 2024, 02:33 PM

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People like gambling regardless of generations


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post Jul 9 2024, 02:33 PM

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post Jul 9 2024, 02:36 PM

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wef agenda la. you'll own nothing, and you'll be happy.
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post Jul 9 2024, 02:36 PM

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They call these people "whale" for some reason.
Also, "suprise box".
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post Jul 9 2024, 02:37 PM

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I only know gachaman



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tabikaeru
post Jul 9 2024, 02:38 PM

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Tf is gacha?

Sriracha i know la.
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post Jul 9 2024, 02:38 PM

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Nothing like lootboxes to get kids hooked on gambling
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post Jul 9 2024, 02:39 PM

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gacha life?
Thebestscammer
post Jul 9 2024, 02:41 PM

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its basically gambling but M still get to play kek why religious party no come crack down on this lels
my friend keep seeing hot girl bunny suit and he wants so drop around 4k to max it out
his acc is worth more than honda city
he even said want to gift me the acc but i feel like got some strings attached geh
he aint poor tho so thats the difference
on launch day str8 pull until max, now with the character + weapon ur looking at 8k to max a character out which apparently he still do
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post Jul 9 2024, 02:42 PM

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some ppl go genting spin slot machine to get high..
this is basically the online version for kids..

worse is they obfuscate the price of the characters/items by having multiple in-game currencies..

i oso splurge about 20k last 4 years on online game.. and ayam considered a casual spender..
but i pay to compete la.. otherwise ayam just those millions of ikan bilis to feed the whales..

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post Jul 9 2024, 02:43 PM

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ragnarok - no matter which version = gacha heaven, card, gear, hats, pets.
diablo immortal still need grinding for uber gears, gacha only for gems.
diablo 4 removed all gacha, everything grinding, still grinding at level 100. paying only for costumes...
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post Jul 9 2024, 02:44 PM

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post Jul 9 2024, 02:44 PM

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QUOTE(Thebestscammer @ Jul 9 2024, 02:41 PM)
its basically gambling but M still get to play kek why religious party no come crack down on this lels
my friend keep seeing hot girl bunny suit and he wants so drop around 4k to max it out
his acc is worth more than honda city
he even said want to gift me the acc but i feel like got some strings attached geh
he aint poor tho so thats the difference
on launch day str8 pull until max, now with the character + weapon ur looking at 8k to max a character out which apparently he still do
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Nothing sells more than anime girl with big bobas

But I disagree with asking political party dipping their toes into gaming business, religious or not. It just make my skin crawls.

If your friend can spend 100k on gacha, what’s stopping him from spending same amount of money on thaimoi with more devastating result?

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post Jul 9 2024, 02:46 PM

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If only JAKIM start hammer down on gacha, I will see a lot of my friend in anguish lol

It's about time to bring religion into gatcha
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post Jul 9 2024, 02:48 PM

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QUOTE(Jigoku @ Jul 9 2024, 02:46 PM)
If only JAKIM start hammer down on gacha, I will see a lot of my friend in anguish lol

It's about time to bring religion into gatcha
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I got a joke for that

But it would land me in prison

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post Jul 9 2024, 02:51 PM

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This is what we call dark pattern.

The one with oddly packaged gems is to make sure that they can exploit the player mentality for them to go with higher package most of the time.

They will make sure you always have leftover because they want to exploit you psychologically to continue buying in order to not waste what is left in your account.

Those low priced package that distribute gems for 30 days is to help ease you into making purchase in cash shop.

Most gacha games also will give you gems and token free so that they can introduce and familiarize the cash shop to you and ease you psychologically into making purchase.
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post Jul 9 2024, 02:53 PM

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QUOTE(h0riz0nLine @ Jul 9 2024, 02:48 PM)
I got a joke for that

But it would land me in prison
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Boleh PM je Bang.

Also it would be funny to see the discussion and online comment regarding gacha in Moslem community.
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post Jul 9 2024, 02:53 PM

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QUOTE(Satan Fallen One @ Jul 9 2024, 02:51 PM)
This is what we call dark pattern.

The one with oddly packaged gems is to make sure that they can exploit the player mentality for them to go with higher package most of the time.

They will make sure you always have leftover because they want to exploit you psychologically to continue buying in order to not waste what is left in your account.

Those low priced package that distribute gems for 30 days is to help ease you into making purchase in cash shop.

Most gacha games also will give you gems and token free so that they can introduce and familiarize the cash shop to you and ease you psychologically into making purchase.
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post Jul 9 2024, 02:53 PM

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