Top Google Play game accused of ad fraud

[AndreStmaur]

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@AndreStmaur

But it is not fine to expect free software from commercial developers (as is the case for most games) and I usually avoid that.

I think there are different models of how to distribute “free” things and seek money. I played a lot of shareware games as a kid and I thought that model was fantastic. I’ve played some free games as an adult where I feel they are very close to using that model - you can play for free, but if you pay some reasonable, fixed amount you open up parts of the game or substantially improve the play experience. I’ve frequently been happy to mindfully pay an amount I thought was reasonable when I thought the game was enjoyable.

But there are a lot of games that are on a pure whale-hunting business model. There’s little point in paying anything unless you plan to spend $100+ a month (and there are opportunities to spend way more).

You have a point, but I think that the development of “app stores” almost completely replaced the shareware model by the whale-hunting model. I may be wrong, though. I don’t play games, more or less.

[anon50609448]

@AndreStmaur

You have a point, but I think that the development of “app stores” almost completely replaced the shareware model by the whale-hunting model. I may be wrong, though. I don’t play games, more or less.

Not completely. I’ve played a couple of games that are free to play but come with an energy system that limits how much you play that have a $5-$6 one time payment for permanent unlimited energy. That’s what made me think of shareware. I guess they were both Spry Fox games, so I supposed it’s just the philosophy of that one company.

[KingGhidorah]

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