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Balatro Doesn't Have the Likes of Microtransactions or In-Game Ads Because They Make Its Creator 'Want to Put My Computer in the Dishwasher'
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 67404" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2024/03/14/balatro-jokers-1710430550646.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>The developer of <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/balatro/" target="_blank"><u>Balatro</u></a> has confirmed the reason his viral hit poker game doesn't have any microtransactions or ads is because seeing games with those types of things "makes me want to put my computer in the dishwasher and set it to pots and pans."</p><p></p><p>"The honest reason I don't have microtransactions/season pass/ads/100 DLCs/etc in Balatro isn't just about the ethics of those practices, but because when I play other games that have those things it makes me want to put my computer in the dishwasher and set it to pots and pans," Localthunk posted on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lqqefzpfts2d" target="_blank"><u>Bluesky</u></a>.</p><p></p><p>"Like, I get why people add those things, but you're shooting your UX in the foot if players are having their first impression and also being bombarded with a bunch of nonsense that isn't actually the game."</p><p></p><p></p><p>When asked if he was "subskeeting" free to download digital collectible card game Marvel Snap, Localthunk <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lqqffwhpns2x" target="_blank"><u>replied</u></a>: "This isn't about them, but I'm not letting them off the hook either lol. There's, like, a 95% chance that if the game is [free-to-play] then the main menu UI is more complicated than the actual game UI."</p><p></p><p>Microtransactions are an ever-present hot topic within the gaming community, with some developers and publishers accused of exploiting their customers with predatory in-game stores. Some government agencies, like the consumer council in Norway, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/lootboxes-manipulative-exploitative-new-report" target="_blank">have called loot boxes exploitative and predatory</a>, and they're <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/04/25/belgium-joins-the-netherlands-in-ruling-that-declares-some-loot-boxes-illegal" target="_blank">banned in some parts of the world like Belgium and the Netherlands</a>. Even some <a href="https://www.ign.com/videos/us-senators-ask-game-devs-to-abandon-greedy-loot-box-practices-ign-daily-fix" target="_blank">senators in U.S.</a> have called for a ban on "greedy" in-app purchases <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/11/28/loot-boxes-to-be-investigated-by-the-ftc" target="_blank">after they were investigated by the FTC</a>.</p><p></p><p>Just last week, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-quietly-force-adverts-into-call-of-duty-black-ops-6-and-warzone-loadouts-and-players-absolutely-hate-it-at-this-point-it-really-feels-like-opening-up-a-mobile-game" target="_blank"><u>Activision sparked a backlash when it quietly added adverts to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone's loadout menus</u></a>, which the company later removed, claiming it <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-insists-heavily-criticized-call-of-duty-black-ops-6-and-warzone-ads-in-loadout-menus-were-a-test-published-in-error-strips-them-out-following-backlash" target="_blank"><u>was a "feature test" published "in error."</u></a></p><p></p><p>Localthunk was recently compelled to denounce AI art after a <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/it-does-real-harm-to-artists-of-all-kinds-balatro-dev-localthunk-steps-in-to-resolve-ai-art-reddit-fiasco" target="_blank"><u>subreddit moderator erroneously claimed neither the developer nor publisher Playstack had an "issue" with AI-generated art</u></a>. Localthunk came out on the record to say: "Neither Playstack nor I condone AI 'art'. I don't use it in my game, I think it does real harm to artists of all kinds. The actions of this mod do not reflect how Playstack feels or how I feel on the topic. We have removed this moderator from the moderation team."</p><p></p><p>Balatro is the viral deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping and outrageous combos. IGN's <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/balatro-review" target="_blank">Balatro review</a> returned a 9/10. We said: "A deck-building poker roguelike of endlessly satisfying proportions, Balatro is the sort of fun that threatens to derail whole weekend plans."</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social" target="_blank"><em>BlueSky</em></a><em>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/balatro-doesnt-have-the-likes-of-microtransactions-or-in-game-ads-because-they-make-its-creator-want-to-put-my-computer-in-the-dishwasher" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 67404, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2024/03/14/balatro-jokers-1710430550646.jpg[/IMG] The developer of [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/balatro/'][U]Balatro[/U][/URL] has confirmed the reason his viral hit poker game doesn't have any microtransactions or ads is because seeing games with those types of things "makes me want to put my computer in the dishwasher and set it to pots and pans." "The honest reason I don't have microtransactions/season pass/ads/100 DLCs/etc in Balatro isn't just about the ethics of those practices, but because when I play other games that have those things it makes me want to put my computer in the dishwasher and set it to pots and pans," Localthunk posted on [URL='https://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lqqefzpfts2d'][U]Bluesky[/U][/URL]. "Like, I get why people add those things, but you're shooting your UX in the foot if players are having their first impression and also being bombarded with a bunch of nonsense that isn't actually the game." When asked if he was "subskeeting" free to download digital collectible card game Marvel Snap, Localthunk [URL='https://bsky.app/profile/localthunk.com/post/3lqqffwhpns2x'][U]replied[/U][/URL]: "This isn't about them, but I'm not letting them off the hook either lol. There's, like, a 95% chance that if the game is [free-to-play] then the main menu UI is more complicated than the actual game UI." Microtransactions are an ever-present hot topic within the gaming community, with some developers and publishers accused of exploiting their customers with predatory in-game stores. Some government agencies, like the consumer council in Norway, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/lootboxes-manipulative-exploitative-new-report']have called loot boxes exploitative and predatory[/URL], and they're [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/04/25/belgium-joins-the-netherlands-in-ruling-that-declares-some-loot-boxes-illegal']banned in some parts of the world like Belgium and the Netherlands[/URL]. Even some [URL='https://www.ign.com/videos/us-senators-ask-game-devs-to-abandon-greedy-loot-box-practices-ign-daily-fix']senators in U.S.[/URL] have called for a ban on "greedy" in-app purchases [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/11/28/loot-boxes-to-be-investigated-by-the-ftc']after they were investigated by the FTC[/URL]. Just last week, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-quietly-force-adverts-into-call-of-duty-black-ops-6-and-warzone-loadouts-and-players-absolutely-hate-it-at-this-point-it-really-feels-like-opening-up-a-mobile-game'][U]Activision sparked a backlash when it quietly added adverts to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone's loadout menus[/U][/URL], which the company later removed, claiming it [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-insists-heavily-criticized-call-of-duty-black-ops-6-and-warzone-ads-in-loadout-menus-were-a-test-published-in-error-strips-them-out-following-backlash'][U]was a "feature test" published "in error."[/U][/URL] Localthunk was recently compelled to denounce AI art after a [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/it-does-real-harm-to-artists-of-all-kinds-balatro-dev-localthunk-steps-in-to-resolve-ai-art-reddit-fiasco'][U]subreddit moderator erroneously claimed neither the developer nor publisher Playstack had an "issue" with AI-generated art[/U][/URL]. Localthunk came out on the record to say: "Neither Playstack nor I condone AI 'art'. I don't use it in my game, I think it does real harm to artists of all kinds. The actions of this mod do not reflect how Playstack feels or how I feel on the topic. We have removed this moderator from the moderation team." Balatro is the viral deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping and outrageous combos. IGN's [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/balatro-review']Balatro review[/URL] returned a 9/10. We said: "A deck-building poker roguelike of endlessly satisfying proportions, Balatro is the sort of fun that threatens to derail whole weekend plans." [I]Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at [/I][URL='https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social'][I]BlueSky[/I][/URL][I].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/balatro-doesnt-have-the-likes-of-microtransactions-or-in-game-ads-because-they-make-its-creator-want-to-put-my-computer-in-the-dishwasher"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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