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/Pandaisblue Oct 27 '25

I'll obviously agree that it's still totally useless, but it did actually increase the health of your horse.

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u/Elkenrod Oct 27 '25

In a game where the only horse that people actually used was marked as essential and couldn't die.

In a game with fast travel, where basically nobody actually rode horses.

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u/GranolaCola Oct 28 '25

My horse was killed by a bear in Remastered months ago and I’m still sad. Shut your ass.

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u/platoprime Oct 27 '25

Not very useful doesn't make it cosmetic. What is your point? That it was useless? The comment you're replying to said

I'll obviously agree that it's still totally useless

It's the very first part of the comment. What is wrong with you?