The future looks bleak for consumer, with all the microtransactions being added to non-free to play games, the additional grind or pay option and the increasingly obvious pay to win method. Not only that, but we are also getting an increasing amount of "broken games" - games that are not fully developed but rushed and released, to later be fixed either through microtransactions, or after blaming the gamer because "developing is soooooo hard" with these cutting edge graphics.
The solution?
I propose three simple, yet effective steps to stopping this trend...
1 - Don't pay for any microtransactions in the game at all. Don't enable the game developers to think they can get away with murder by buying even ONE little microtransaction. They made enough off of you from the launch of the game. Why do they need more?
2 - Grind away at the game (2K18, Destiny 2, Halo 5 Guardians, etc) instead of buying the quick way out through DLC (Mortal Kombat) or microtransactions. They don't need to get your money, and let's dedicate our time to mastering the game.
3 - Don't purchase a game you think will be broken. You know the type... the triple A title. The one that was hyped up... the one where they "enhanced" the graphics so much that it "pushes the system" to its limits? Yeah... don't buy it. Make them know that you are not going to risk buying that game on day one and instead wait for the eventual patch.
I also have a secret option 4 - it's called, don't buy any of those games anymore and post about it, so that others will join you and be aware that gaming is dying and you don't want to be a part of the soulless machine anymore.
Thoughts? Comments? Like, follow and share! I look forward to your opinions as well on my plan.