lazy_traveller

So microtransactions are bad for the quality of games but necessary for the developers to be able to make at least those?

Sorry if this sounded in any way aggressive. That was not my intention. I made a mistake not specifying that I meant game balance affecting microtransactions.

So yes, I did experience bad microtransaction games but also good ones. All of the good ones, however, had merchandise that did not impact the game balance (skins, animations ...).

With others, I felt that I had to be wary of the game. Like I knew that this experience was not made solely for my enjoyment, but with merely enough enjoyment to sustain enough frustration to get me to buy something to alleviate that frustration.

Do you know of a good game that implements pay-to-avoid-grind or even pay-to-win microtransactions? I'd love to try them out.

...and those who do are forced to watch.

What are the trends for using data mining techniques for psychological/social research? With all the data and talent that is being used for microtransaction optimizations are there companies that use this information for science? If not, what (besides lack of funds) are the biggest obstacles?