History Tropers / Freecom

currently hopelessly addicted to ''VideoGame/DungeonFighterOnline'', trading in being subjected to [[UsefulNotes/FightingGameCommunity aspiring tourney-goer]] [[StopHavingFunGuys elitism]] for [[MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame raid]] elitism.

* Creator/JoshStrifeHayes[='=]s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g16heGLKlTA box]] of abusive [[{{Microtransactions}} monetization]] practices" (a.k.a. a laundry list of psychological tricks to prey on your social inferiority, of which i have practically nil): [[note]]TV Tropes has a more in-depth list of the bullshit live service games do [[UsefulNotes/RevenueEnhancingDevices right here]], have fun[[/note]]

uh... hey there. if by some off chance you found this page then you probably witnessed one of the rare moments where i'm ''not'' lurking on this site (l̶i̶k̶e̶l̶y̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶u̶m̶s̶ not anymore, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=12968948160A03500100&page=135#comment-3351 i'm]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=5cma6iojg5o27puhulc24sje&page=1210#comment-30246 accidentally]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=5cma6iojg5o27puhulc24sje&page=1211#comment-30258 a bigot]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=5cma6iojg5o27puhulc24sje&page=1212#comment-30278 now]], much in the same way all ''VideoGame/HogwartsLegacy'' players ever [[https://www.reddit.com/r/sadcringe/comments/10w5sej/theres_a_website_that_tracks_anyone_who_streamed/?rdt=57359 are bigots]] -- at least [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/query.php?parent_id=106617&type=bug i make for an interesting bug-testing case]]).

uh... hey there. if by some off chance you found this page then you probably witnessed one of the rare moments where i'm ''not'' lurking on this site (l̶i̶k̶e̶l̶y̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶u̶m̶s̶ not anymore, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=12968948160A03500100&page=135#comment-3351 i'm]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=5cma6iojg5o27puhulc24sje&page=1210#comment-30246 accidentally]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=5cma6iojg5o27puhulc24sje&page=1211#comment-30258 a bigot]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=5cma6iojg5o27puhulc24sje&page=1212#comment-30278 now]], much in the same way all ''VideoGame/HogwartsLegacy'' players ever are bigots -- at least [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/query.php?parent_id=106617&type=bug i make for an interesting bug-testing case]]).

uh... hey there. if by some off chance you found this page then you probably witnessed one of the rare moments where i'm ''not'' lurking on this site (likely on the forums).

* Creator/JoshStrifeHayes[='=]s "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g16heGLKlTA box]] of abusive [[{{Microtransactions}} monetization]] practices" (a.k.a. a laundry list of psychological tricks to prey on your social inferiority, of which i have practically nil):

* Creator/JoshStrifeHayes[='=]s "box of abusive [[{{Microtransactions}} monetization]] practices" (a.k.a. a laundry list of psychological tricks to prey on your social inferiority, of which i have practically nil):
** AndYourRewardIsClothes: of the paid variety. probably the only form of abusive monetization that's swayed me, but for unconventional reasons -- i like looking [[RummageSaleReject as repulsive as possible]], budget permitting.

* BribingYourWayToVictory: i don't partake in it myself (party because [[EveryoneHasStandards i have standards]], but mostly just because [[PerpetualPoverty i'm broke]]). i do find the psychological and sociological phenomena driving people who perpetuate the trope really fascinating though (perhaps unsurprisingly, i'm a semi-regular visitor of [[https://www.reddit.com/r/truegaming /r/truegaming]] as a result).
* TheGamblingAddict: oddly, as someone who's spent roughly half my life playing {{Allegedly Free Game}}s, i miraculously have a healthly lack of this trope.
** LootBoxes don't do anything for me, i guess i just don't get any dopamine hits from rare shiny yellow things popping out of gaudy metal boxes.
** gearing in ''VideoGame/DungeonFighterOnline'' is essentially a gacha. never felt any joy from getting a full set of epics, or a usable mythic (which reportedly has a 0.05% drop rate). instead, when i get to that point, i'm usually filled with a vague sense of dread that i'm still not good enough for elitists gatekeeping raid because i quite obviously [[BribingYourWayToVictory don't have extremely amped gear.]]
** was once humorously described by a friend as "that one weirdo who doesn't play gacha games for the gacha" (in the context of ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline'', whose story is more gripping than i expected it to be).
** was once asked by a friend "if you had enough money to look like a whale in ''DFO''[[note]]read: something to the tune of [[https://www.reddit.com/r/DFO/comments/cs58ks/popular_cdnf_stream_asked_how_much_he_spent_on/?st=jzhnkcic&sh=dd560bce 20 million yuan]][[/note]] what would you do with it?". my immediate answer was that since [[ExactWords you didn't specify that i needed to use it on ''DFO'']], it's going immediately to my student loan debt (and the leftovers to immediate family who needs it for financial hardship). i sure as shit don't care about [[ConspicuousConsumption keeping up with the Joneses]].

* WebAnimation/{{hololive}} (March 20, 2020)
** WebAnimation/LegendOfPolka (September 2, 2022)

* BileFascination: there's no other explanation for why i made [[https://www.reddit.com/r/gamingsuggestions/comments/vanpdj/looking_for_freetoplay_games_that_are_borderline/ this reddit thread]] searching for a SpiritualSuccessor to ''ZT Online'' in 2022 (which TV Tropes argues is the inventor of LootBoxes, by the way).

'''/u/FalseTautology:''' I have nothing to offer this thread except my total support in your quest for pain. I imagine you as a postmodern Pinhead from Hellraiser, exploring the further reaches of experience. That you would claim Diablo Immortal 'not exploitative enough' makes you my hero for the day. Goodluck, erstwhile cenobite. May you find the darkness at the end of Leviathans beam.

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[TWMIX-014] ([[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDtfZsfsS0051YaZZq7_Kvg TSUNDERE WORKS]])\\\
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Camellia 100ksub special mix (Music/{{Camellia}})\\\
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Hi-Tech/[=PsyTrance=] Doujin Music feat. Virkato ([[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChPsCwzLIghlUKodG5zijfA Elegant Sister]])\\\
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Tech Dance mix ([[Music/{{Bemani}} REMO-CON]])\\\

the [[StopHavingFunGuys average DFO player]] having an average reaction to actually having to play DFO instead of sleeping through it

currently hopelessly addicted to ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline'', ''VideoGame/TheDivision2'', and especially ''VideoGame/DungeonFighterOnline'', trading in being subjected to [[UsefulNotes/FightingGameCommunity aspiring tourney-goer]] [[StopHavingFunGuys elitism]] for [[MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame raid]] elitism.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Heroism}}'' (July 15, 2021)

* WebAnimation/{{hololive}}
* ''VideoGame/{{Vigor}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Heroism}}''

** was once humorlusly described by a friend as "that one weirdo who doesn't play gacha games for the gacha" (in the context of ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline'', whose story is more gripping than i expected it to be).

* StopHavingFunGuys: have been dealing with them for most of my life. as the opening states, i used to play fighting games a lot and have transitioned to pay to win [=MMOs=] that i don't personally pay to win in, which generally puts me at odds with people who fit under this trope (at one point getting death threats for teaching someone how to get good at their chosen main in ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburV'').