Counter-Strike's player economy is in a freefall
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#2Interesting that a whole economy is based on fake supply constraint. Or is making butterfly knife really hard?
It seems like NFT before NFT.
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#3Good. Too many game companies are running unregulated casinos aimed at minors with their lootboxes and pay to win mechanics.
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#4I play on and off. It's crazy hearing people talk about how they've spend thousands on a skin.
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#5I play CS. This is good. The gambling economy and the creator economy of people pumping their marketplaces and gambling sites is really toxic. It extracts money from kids, all for a nice skin. Making them more affordable is going to make this more fair and sensible.
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#6Thought this might be a hilarious sign of the bubble popping (a run on cs skins) but nope:
> Following Valve's Oct. 22 update to Counter-Strike, the second-highest-tier, Covert (Red), can now be traded up and turned into Knives and Gloves. Essentially, this means that a previously extremely rare and highly sought-after cosmetic is going to be much more obtainable for those who increasingly want it, reducing the value of Knives and Gloves on the open marketplace.
Re: Counter-Strike's player economy is in a freefall
#7Interesting that a whole economy is based on fake supply constraint. Or is making butterfly knife really hard? It seems like NFT before NFT.
A lot of real economies are based on fake constraints. Or the constraint is a closely held secret that's pretty arbitrary and not based on any grand amount of skill or effort.
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#8Interesting that a whole economy is based on fake supply constraint. Or is making butterfly knife really hard? It seems like NFT before NFT.
Artificial scarcity has existed for ages. Watches, playing cards, cars, etc.
Selling 10 of something for $1000 instead of 1000 of something for $10 is not new.
Also builds brand value.
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#9Gambling mechanics for anyone under 18 should be banned. Children can't buy lottery tickets or hit tables in Vegas. Its crazy they can buy loot boxes that real life value.
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#10It made the reds (coverts) way more pricier, so all is balanced (somewhat). see here, doubling and more in price: https://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/730/MAC-10%20%7C%...