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[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago (2 children)

“You level up your account. You get things for playing games.“ Trading cards, profile page decorations, and the like are all tools for self-expression. "There's all of these elements that let you express who you are as a person as well as then MMO-ing the entire experience and leveling up," he says. "Then you have things that you can give to other people, and awards, and all of that."

So… like… all the least used features of the software? That’s what he’s saying people like best?

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

A feature like this only needs to attract a tiny percentage of rich whales to be worth it.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Its the game I like to play, but also a bit of a fun challenge to unlock the various badges for a game and compare your rank globally in steam.