[bbeekley]

Games in general are definitely not getting worse. There are more excellent indie and medium-size studio games coming out than ever. If you don't like those things you complain about, play other games.

Even the big studios are starting to learn that pay-to-win and crazy microtransactions turn people off-- the business model for Fortnite, the biggest game out there, is pretty user-friendly by providing a free game with 100% of gameplay available for $0. All purchases are cosmetic and (I believe) aren't locked in lootboxes. EA famously rolled back their microtransaction models last year after a few bad releases.

I love that studios are trying out new business models, even if some suck. Some of my favorite games (Counterstrike and Crusader Kings 2) use user-friendly "microtransactions" to continue 6+ years of development and feedback.

[akerro]

>EA famously rolled back their microtransaction models last year after a few bad releases.

Because their business model was set as illegal in several EU countries.