[swills]

That's fine for you. A lot of these games are social experiences. Kids do get called names and bullied for having a default skin. Peer pressure drives a lot of the purchasing of cosmetics. That's why you'll rarely find paid cosmetics in games that don't also feature social aspects.

[iforgotpassword]

Yes but that's the point. That's all external and cannot be blamed on the game, or taken to mean the game is incomplete without. Extending on that, there should then also be a ban on fashion and luxury items in any shape or form IRL, as they do the same things to kids (and adults). And a ban on violence in videogames, as I'm sure there's someone out there who's been pushed over the edge by it and committed a crime they otherwise wouldn't have.

So where do we stop? This is just one more way, in addition to the thousands we already have, in which peer pressure and status symbols manifest.

[fennecfoxy]

Kids will bully each other for any difference under the Sun & adults will bully each other for them, too. We never truly grow up.

[sigstoat]

how do you feel about schools imposing uniforms on students?