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spikethedevil
05/15/20 2:10:41 PM
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Omnislasher
05/15/20 2:12:26 PM
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Looks worth it *adds to wishlist*
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Lost_All_Senses
05/15/20 2:16:52 PM
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I seen Critical play this a lil while back. Lol. These dudes had some nerve.

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spikethedevil
05/15/20 2:17:31 PM
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Someone else mentioned the idea of a money laundering front.. wouldn't surprise me lol.

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DrizztLink
05/15/20 2:17:53 PM
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UnholyMudcrab
05/15/20 2:19:27 PM
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Well hey, at least I can defense. That's more than you get from most games, right?

Also, lmao the tags
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MarthGoomba
05/15/20 2:22:19 PM
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How is it a scam. I don't see anything dishonest about it
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spikethedevil
05/15/20 2:23:31 PM
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MarthGoomba posted...
How is it a scam. I don't see anything dishonest about it

$200 for a 30 second game oh and the page gives no indication of game length @MarthGoomba

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Neoconkers
05/15/20 2:23:47 PM
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spikethedevil posted...
Someone else mentioned the idea of a money laundering front.. wouldn't surprise me lol.
makes total sense, apparently it's a straight asset rip from a template you can buy for the Unity engine. Set up a game for $200, buy a load of copies with stolen credit cards and hope you get a pay out before Valve shut you down. I doubt they expected anyone to legitimately buy it and keep it.

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MarthGoomba
05/15/20 2:24:30 PM
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spikethedevil posted...
$200 for a 30 second game oh and the page gives no indication of game length @MarthGoomba

No one is forcing you to pay $200 for a game that looks like utter shit. It's pretty obvious what it is
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Veggeta X
05/15/20 2:24:36 PM
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How does Steam allow this?

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MC_BatCommander
05/15/20 2:24:45 PM
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that's definitely some kind of money laundering scheme


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Southernfatman
05/15/20 2:25:03 PM
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Let's just hope that $200 didn't go to some drug cartel or white slavery ring.

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Veggeta X
05/15/20 2:25:41 PM
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Or any kind of slavery ring.......

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Lost_All_Senses
05/15/20 2:26:50 PM
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This would be a really bad way to launder money. It would obviously be suspicious if it had a shitload of purchases all of asudden. And at the time, Critical was the first to buy it on his video.

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spikethedevil
05/15/20 2:27:35 PM
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MarthGoomba posted...
No one is forcing you to pay $200 for a game that looks like utter shit. It's pretty obvious what it is

Ah you're just trolling. Carry on then.

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MarthGoomba
05/15/20 2:28:35 PM
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spikethedevil posted...
Ah you're just trolling. Carry on then.

I'm not trolling

It would be a scam if the screenshots and video showed content that doesn't exist in the game
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NinjaBreakfast
05/15/20 2:29:52 PM
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I don't get the feigned shock at the price in these videos about it. It's not like they're trying to justify it or anything, clearly the main point is that it's a scam or money laundering effort first and foremost.

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spikethedevil
05/15/20 2:30:40 PM
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The shock is more that steam is allowing it.

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Southernfatman
05/15/20 2:32:08 PM
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And speaking of stuff on steam, anyone else think the thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars worth of DLC for some of those simulator games might be a little shady as well, or is it just me?

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spikethedevil
05/15/20 2:33:13 PM
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Southernfatman posted...
And speaking of stuff on steam, anyone else think the thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars worth of DLC for some of those simulator games might be a little shady as well, or is it just me?

Train Simulator comes to mind.

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Veggeta X
05/15/20 2:33:43 PM
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spikethedevil posted...
The shock is more that steam is allowing it.
This

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Neoconkers
05/15/20 2:33:53 PM
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Southernfatman posted...
And speaking of stuff on steam, anyone else think the thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars worth of DLC for some of those simulator games might be a little shady as well, or is it just me?
eh, not shady per s, it's obvious the intent is that most people will just buy specifically what they want and you'll only make like $20 off them at most. However, they'll snag the odd whale who will buy enough to have made it worthwhile in the long run. same principle as p much all phone games with in-app purchases

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ncsonic
05/15/20 2:34:10 PM
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Ripoff? Maybe

Scam, no. People describe everything and anything as scams these days. It's way overused term.

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ShotgunSilencer
05/15/20 2:37:49 PM
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Shit looks dope. If we get another stimulus check I'm getting this!

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Southernfatman
05/15/20 2:41:14 PM
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spikethedevil posted...
Train Simulator comes to mind.

Exactly

Neoconkers posted...
eh, not shady per s, it's obvious the intent is that most people will just buy specifically what they want and you'll only make like $20 off them at most. However, they'll snag the odd whale who will buy enough to have made it worthwhile in the long run. same principle as p much all phone games with in-app purchases

That's true, but with just how much is out there (Train Simulator as about $10,000 worth of DLC last I checked) I think there's something more there than just milking train enthusiasts who have money.

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