• Skullgrid@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Valve was making bank before lootcrates, and lootcrates have been available to kids since trading card games.

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        2 days ago

        This dude is 100% correct and I have no idea why people are downvoting him. Sales make people more likely to buy a product due to being limited. Limited time sales work better than lowering prices in the long term.

        It’s why indie games do stuff like release their new games with time-limited 10% off discounts.

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            15 hours ago

            Paying less is good. I love sales, but they are still a psychological manipulation to get you to spend more money than you normally would.