The whole lootboxes thing has been in high focus for the past decade, but you're the first gamer who doesn't know what are people talking about and it's just cosmetics? I'm sorry, WHAT?
This is incredibly misleading.
Please learn why they were sued and stop spreading lies like they were easily issuing refunds. Your argument suddenly starts falling apart when you learn the facts and remove the gabe-glasses.
Do you have any more info on this?
Actually, I likely don't. This comes from era of forums, constant leaks and insider info. You might be able to find more after terms like "L4D and Xbox dlc pricing"
Why is it a bad take? Valve is indeed a corporation. I'm also someone who has grown irritated by their ways of screwing up good games for profit (you know, hat simulator, gambling, push for centralization, etc.). There is also a history of really sketchy anti-consumer choices basically no one is aware of, like them getting sued for not issuing refunds and being forced to implement refund system or accepting money from Microsoft to not release a free DLC to L4D, but rather as a new game (just so they don't set a good example), paid mods fiasco, barely fighting back against adult content purge, etc
I'm literally arguing against that while you seem to be in support of it.
When was the last time Europe "consumed" a territory? What happened to Tibet, what is happening to HK and what will happen to Taiwan? What is happening to Ukraine? Are you sure it's the west who's colonial and not the other way around? Lmao even
You're either very ignorant or enjoy spreading misinformation.
Sir, I'm informed accordingly to modern age. I don't follow your colonial mindset or base reality on something that happened generations ago. Now that's prime example of stupidity.
I actually used their website once to complain about some Pringles I bought and the chips inside were around 30% smaller than what they normally are. I was given a voucher to use to redeem some free cans, but never ended up using them since I was purely interested in taking a stand against shrinkflation
Why is this even an issue for you? Just play it like SP without thinking about online factor. Maybe you will stumble upon some player after a month of playing, giving you a proper "holy fucking shit" moment, but realistically why even think about it and why turn it into a turnoff?
https://youtu.be/1xVkRh7mEe0?t=421