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Deadlock Clock: Apr 29th 2021 at 11:59:00 PM
GoldenCityBird from the UK Since: Oct, 2018
#1: Apr 9th 2021 at 3:22:23 AM

The current image is just the trope being discussed. The description and laconic seem a little confusing to me, but I think this demonstrates the trope well enough:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/allegedlyfree.png
some caption text

If anyone wants to improve on the concept, feel free to.

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#2: Apr 13th 2021 at 11:28:05 AM

The concept is good but the text in the bottom panel is really crunchy.

FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#4: Apr 13th 2021 at 1:36:33 PM

[up][up] If a higher-quality version is provided, it gets my vote.

Besides, current is a case of This Image Is Not an Example.

Stage7-4 Since: Nov, 2014
#5: Apr 13th 2021 at 2:18:09 PM

[up] No, League of Legends is an example. As it's free to play but high-level play inevitable requires some purchases to be competitive.

What it is though is a case of talking heads, so I'm all for the suggestion if we can get a quality bump.

FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#6: Apr 13th 2021 at 5:38:50 PM

[up] Tell that to the people who put it on that index I wicked in the first place. Quote:

  • Allegedly Free Game: The image refers to League of Legends, which is generally agreed to give free players a worthwhile experience, despite how much money it's possible to spend on it.

Stage7-4 Since: Nov, 2014
#7: Apr 13th 2021 at 5:49:23 PM

[up] That sounds like YMMV, as satisfactory enjoyment while still free is subjective.

But I'm not going to debate this if we both agree that the current image is poor but for different reasons.

rjd1922 Best robot boy | he/him | Image Pickin' regular, from the United States Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Love is for the living, Sal
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#8: Apr 13th 2021 at 6:51:23 PM

OP is definitely better than the current, but the text in the bottom could stand to be enlarged.

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#13: Apr 14th 2021 at 8:50:05 AM

I like it. Nitpicking now: that lower left cropped bar is bugging me; can it be cropped out and everything else aligned? .

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#14: Apr 14th 2021 at 9:08:16 AM

[up][up][up][up][up]

Edited by TheUnsquished on Apr 14th 2021 at 5:08:44 PM

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#15: Apr 14th 2021 at 11:02:00 AM

Suggestion > current, only because it's clearer in the suggestion that the game in question is marketed as free. I agree with Sync that it could use a more centered bottom crop though.

However, putting the current on This Image Is Not an Example because the game is good is not appropriate, because Allegedly Free Game is not YMMV. It simply describes a particular way to price a game. It could fit that page under "Parodies" though.

Edited by mightymewtron on Apr 14th 2021 at 2:02:56 PM

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#19: Apr 15th 2021 at 5:07:35 AM

I agree with Synchronicity. The suggestion is an improvement to the current, but the left bar in 9 can stand to be removed/

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#20: Apr 15th 2021 at 10:01:23 PM

[up]Yeah, just crop to the two on the right for the bottom panel.

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#22: Apr 17th 2021 at 10:20:44 AM

I'm giving a [tdown] to 9 and OP, because it still doesn't show all of the trope. It shows that the game is marketed as technically free, and that it's possible to spend money on it, but not that there's content within the game that requires spending money to experience.

That being said, the current is still worse — it's both Talking Heads and seems to be discussing something else entirely.

Edited by Mahoxy on Apr 17th 2021 at 1:28:58 PM

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#24: Apr 18th 2021 at 9:50:28 PM

Maybe the image in Bribing Your Way to Victory work better for Allegedly Free Game? It seems to indicate that you need to pay real money to get a vital piece to clear the blocks. The suggestions in this thread can go there instead.

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#25: Apr 18th 2021 at 10:01:36 PM

[up] That could work, as that image shows a clearer roadblock to gameplay. But from what I can kind of parse, Bribing is about mechanics that help you win games and Allegedly is about paying for extra content to play? It's a bit fuzzy.

Another idea could be Bitizenship from BitLife, though it doesn't make it clear that the base game is free.

Edited by mightymewtron on Apr 18th 2021 at 1:05:24 PM

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