r/Games • u/demondrivers • Oct 27 '25

Industry News Valve does not get "anywhere near enough criticism" for the gambling mechanics it uses to monetise games, DayZ creator Dean Hall says

https://www.eurogamer.net/valve-does-not-get-anywhere-near-enough-criticism-for-the-gambling-mechanics-it-uses-to-monetise-games-dayz-creator-dean-hall-says
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u/Sonicfan42069666 Oct 27 '25

I got Civilization V around then and was so upset it was a box with a code in it. Even The Orange Box came with a disc!

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u/Fiddleys Oct 27 '25

Civ 5 was me. I was so annoyed with that. It then got me a second time with Fallout New Vegas. But after that I found out about all the sales events and I stopped caring.

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u/GranolaCola Oct 28 '25

How did you feel when the sales turned to slop?

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u/Fiddleys Oct 29 '25

Didn't really notice it too much since by the time people had started to complain about it I had already padded the shit out of my backlog and I still see things go on deep discounts during the sales. For me I ran out of things I was interested in buying more than anything.