Completely agree. With Halo 5 one spends $2.99 plus tax on radomized packs.
So, if they're going for a specific armor set, they could end up spending a shit load.
Been getting more back into old school gaming myself. I prefer getting the original systems.
Like atari 2600, nes, snes, genesis, and even neo geo.
Never saw a neo geo or played one irl. (Reverting to gamer speak

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It was some mystical gaming system that cost £250 back then and you would only see it in catalogues. I always preferred emphasising good gameplay over graphics and shitty storylines anyway. Tetris was fun. Zelda 3 was a great rpg, you could follow the story or not and still have fun.
Was into world of warcraft for years. Too much of a time sink and when a game affects personal relationships it becomes an issue. Great game and great laughs back in the day though.
Dont know much about fallout series but even the ad for new assassin's creed makes me cringe. They have no shame in mentioning all the in game purchases.
Still have my old playstation (first one) somewhere in parents' house (unless my mom gave it to charity like my other game systems) and found command and conquer disc. That series kicked ass. Bought a link up cable and would play capture the flag marathons with mates where we would choose russians and allies and each let a spy into the others' base and allow time to mine tiberium and ore and set up sick bases with tesla coils, sam sites and huge airbases before fighting. Jesus i want to punch myself i sound like such a nerd but it was fun.