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>>151356321
Because it doesn't affect gameplay at all.

Because it's optional and it does not affect the gameplay.

Do you want the ring to be free for your cyber marriage or something?

>get away with it
>implying it isn't the greatest feel ever to laugh at some docuhebag who wasted $100 on a useless item

>>151356401
>>151356425
And why the fuck would someone spend 100 dollars on an useless item again? What's the fucking logic behind this?

Being optional and not affecting gamplay doesn't justify burning money.

>>151356540
Then don't buy it faggot.

>Anne Frank as accepted Adolf Hilter's ''No Hard Feelings''

>>151356321
Because it's okay if it's valve.

I'm a valvedrone btw

>>151356540
Because people are retarded. Why is this Valve's fault?

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Ahahahah, what the fuck?
Are people proposing in online games now or something?

>>151356540

Chicks dig digital diamonds

>>151356540
People spend money on worthless shit all the time. Welcome to real life.

It's optional and doesn't effect gameplay. Also there's lots of people that actually buy them.

I always let out a sigh when I see one of those messages, specially one that's pony themed.

>>151356540
It does.

People that want to burn money on something 100% optional that doesn't affect gameplay in any shape or form can do it.

Because women.

>>151356627
They have been doing that the last 10 years.

>How can Valve get away with charging for 100% optional cosmetic items?

>>151356540

Do you have any idea how many rings have been bought so far by idiots?

Many.

>>151356540

because it's their money and they spend it as they please.

>>151356540
>getting mad about how other people spend their money

How does it affect you?

Oh wait, it doesn't

>>151356627
>He's never been to his guildmaster and his wife's Virtual marriage in WoW

Fucking Stormwind Cathedral had that shit all the time

That one time, however, they were really getting married IRL

>>151356680

This makes me want to open a kickstarter where donors will get absolutely nothing. I just want to see how many stupid people will give me money just because I am asking.

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Not to create another thread just for this. But everyone was bitching that you'd have to buy a new Tour Of Duty Ticket not just to have a chance of dropping a hat, but also do play on official Valve servers.

Well, what if you buy the ticket, and on the last second disconnect from the server? Sure, you'd never be able to type in "gg" to your mates or brag about glory, but still, you'd be playing endlessly on Valve servers for a 1-ticket price.

Good idea?

>Crying about what other people do with their money

Your autist is showing.

What's wrong with profiting from retards?

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>tfw you've probably spent that much in the Mann co store anyway

>>151356841
discuss it, please

>>151356896
fagit

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>>151356801
>>151356694
Well, i've always known that people have proposed in online games. It's just a bit funny that the games are actually trying to support it now.

>>151356841
>implying you are the first person to have that idea
>implying they didn't think of that

>>151356540
How useful do you think a real ring is?

Hint: about the same amount.

I honestly respect Valve for trolling the shit out of their players, I mean holy shit
It's fucking genius

>>151356968
>engagement ring
>$100
what

Wasn't there some story about spending $5000 on a virtual pick axe?

>>151356540

Did you know that Pablo Escobar had too much money at one point in his life and burned most of it?

Did you also know that he offered to repay Columbia's debt if he would be elected president?

>>151356929

GMs in Everquest would actively perform marriages in game.

Doesn't effect the game, and you don't have to buy it.

If some idiots want to spend $100 on nothing at all, let them.

>>151357083
He was talking about the use, not the price.

>>151357196

oh wait here it is

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Molyneux-Curiosity-Release-Date-Platforms,news-15799.html

and its $50000

>>151356981
It's really not trolling though, it's business

>Our store items are selling like crazy because people love to show off
>How do we earn even more money?
>What if we put an item far more expensive than everything else so people with money can prove their superiority?
>Brilliant

Stuff like this is sold only because people exist who will pay for it

It's sometimes hard for poor people to understand rich people logic but it's quite literally:

Is there any chance I want this? Okay it's mine

>>151356841
Doesn't the tour of duty ticket stop you from playing the same mission twice?

>>151356321
Doesn't effect gameplay
Is completely optional
you're a fucking idiot

oh boy it's this thread again

>>151356540
>And why the fuck would someone spend 100 dollars on an useless item again? What's the fucking logic behind this?

You could say the same thing about real wedding rings. There's absolutely nothing special about diamonds, yet they cost thousands of dollars because girls like them because they're shiny. They're not even rare, jewelry companies just trickle the supply out slowly to artificially inflate their price. Don't blame Valve, blame retards that like to piss their money away.

>>151356803
It will totally work, you should totally do it, make sure to spam it on /v/ though and pretend to be a woman so people will donate to you in hopes of fucking you

valve better release some more servers for MvM by the time I get back or else I'm gonna be pissed. Valve, I bought the game before it went f2p and I refuse to spend any more money on your game. PLease don't make my life more difficult because of this.

Because /v/ has a large number of filthy Valve fanboys that will look the other way.

>>151356803

Stir up some kind of controversy about how you're being persecuted for being black or female and you'll get 100 grand easy.

>>151357658
/thread

>>151356540
>useless

It actually broadcasts your proposal across every TF2 server. You're paying $100 for a giant megaphone.

I bought one of these for my boyfriend and it was really embarrassing getting declined in front of a whole bunch of people.

>>151357709
Fucking this, I don't care if they sell wedding ring. All I want is more goddamn MvM servers.

>>151357905
What happens if you get declined? Do you just have the ring in your inventory forever?

>>151357905
I would have thought it would be more embarrassing showing everyone that you actually spent $100 on one of those things

>>151357658
Except that girls don't dig virtual rings on TF2, nevermind exchange them for sex.

Can't say you're wrong about the retards part though.

>>151356540
You can apply the same logic to real rings

>>151356619
Yes it is, because they're enabling them.

>>151359245
A fool and his money are soon parted. The business that caters to the fool is a wealthy business indeed.

/v/ - hypocrisy

This is the exact kind of shit I see that gets shit on all the time here but suddenly if Valve does it then that makes it okay?

I suppose Peter molyneux is doing nothing wrong with his cash grab $50,000 pickax either all of the sudden?

>>151359514
He isn't.

He's not forcing anyone to do anything.

>>151357658
At least you get an actual physical ring with the real ones.

>>151359514

>I suppose Peter molyneux is doing nothing wrong with his cash grab $50,000 pickax either all of the sudden?

Well I mean...its peoples choice to buy it

The only thing he is 'guilty' of, and I use that very lightly, is enabling stupidity

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>why would a logical being purchase such an obvious waste of money?
fixed your question

>>151359695

Right because physical rings have an actual use in life, right? other than being a worthless symbol constructed by society

I mean I guess you could cut glass or something, but still

Physical rings are useless, just as this digital ring is useless

>>151359695
So you're trying to say that spending 100 dollars on a useless "real" item is better than spending 100 dollars on a useless "fake" item because you can hold the useless "real" item in your hands?

>>151359869
physical rings have warranties
but you're not warranted against steam cutting and running

diamonds = forever
drm clients = fad

>>151359731
hes not doing anything wrong either it is up to retarded individuals to fund his scheme

>>151359869
>>151359869
>>151359940
At least you get something you get to keep.
You can't hold a digital ring, it has a one time use, you can't sell it to get a refund, you can't trade it towards something useful, no girl is going to be impressed over a digital ring. Its completely useless not to say the physical ones are all that great either but you can still get more use out of it than a string of data.

>>151360125

Okay so an actual ring has more value because of how society puts value into it, but it still has ZERO practical uses, correct?

So its just as useless as a digital ring.

>>151360125
So now you're saying that the use of our hypothetical real item is to be a placeholder for it's individual wealth.

So it's no longer a spiritual/metaphorical thing, it represents real value.

So the point of all of this is: what's the point of spending so much money for a symbol of status?

I refer you to all of human history for your answer.

Have a nice day.

>>151360349
>>151360381
I'd much rather have something I can make money off of than burning it right away for my e-peen.
I don't see anyone trying to steal virtual rings.

>>151360125
Starting to split hairs here.

>This useless thing is more useless than this other useless thing.

I cannot bring myself to care.
The point of all this is that if Valve wants to sell something stupid for $100, and people want to buy it... then I don't give a shit.

The only time something like that becomes a problem is when the stupid, expensive thing starts replacing the good, reasonably priced alternatives. i.e. AAA games vs niche games.

How about that 100$ car from Need for speed from EA?

>people will actually pay you $100 for a virtual item
>HURF DERP YOU SHOULDNT DO THAT IT'S WRONG TO CHARGE $100 FOR A RING THAT DOES NOTHING


so tell me, if someone was going to throw buckets of money at you, would you show up with a cup or with an inflatable pool to catch that money?

brb mom's wallet.

>>151360650
depends on the area of radius that the money is falling down, the wind velocity and the height. If it was from a one story house roof the best course of action would be to use your hands.

This digital/physical argument is retarded

Want to know why a physical ring is more valued by women? Because it costs more

She doesn't care how nice the ring looks, she cares that you spent 50 grand on her

$100 is a three course meal at a restaurant, it's only a significant amount to the unemployed

>>151360635
That's actually a pretty good idea.

The only problem is that when you get into things like that, it would be easy to make it so the 100 dollar car is a better quality car, here's a good reason why:

One of the ways you could get away with making a 100 dollar car for in game use is that it would represent an expensive car outside of the game, like a sport or racing car.

These cars tend to be, by and large, a great deal better (subjectively, in many aspects) than a regular car.

So by charging a premium price, you establish a pay-to-win scenario where the most expensive car also happens to be (one of) the best.

>>151360650
What a shit analogy.

>>151360763
im not sure how any of those factors fit into the analogy, but ill give you two thumbs up if you can relate them to it

>>151360848
its the perfect analogy. There's a market for $100 ring buyers. Why would you not exploit that? He doesnt harm anyone else, hes just providing a service/item for retarded people and getting paid alot of money for it


there is nothing immoral, unethical, harmful, or wrong about selling a bag of shit if they know it's a bag of shit

>>151356540
So don't buy it.

>[cutie] Flutterspy has proposed to [wet] Pinkie Pyro!

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Why would you buy a gaming PC? It costs hundreds of dollars! Video games are stupid and a waste of time! I can't believe there are people who make and sell video games. Who would pay for such garbage? It's WRONG and they should STOP because they allow people to spend money on things I would never spend money on!

-Sincerely,
Your grandma

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>>151360827
mmm, no im pretty sure she likes the ring because it is both pretty AND expensive.

The expensive part shows her how much you're willing to sacrifice for her, though if you find the right woman, it wont matter how expensive it is

>>151356540
>implying real engagement rings are 't just as illogical

Fuck it man, just get her a fake one and she will never be able to tell. 30 bucks well spent.

>>151361089
>that strawman

By that logic cavemen should have had the internet!

Related.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Rich

>I think something is foolish
>no one else should be allowed to do it

I think /pol/ would call that liberal logic, but whatever it is it's fucking retarded.

wtf do I care if some idiot blows 100 on virtual rings that do nothing and do not effect me?

>>151361330
>By that logic cavemen should have had the internet!

That... what? How does that follow at all?

Anyway, the point I'm making is that there's plenty of shit we all buy that other people somewhere probably think is a waste of money. How is this any different? Look at it objectively.

>>151361559
Because you can get hundreds of uses off of a decent computer.
What exactly can you do with digital fucking hats?

it's like a normal wedding ring.
overpriced and useless.
a real ring is to be showed off in RL, a digital ring online.
there might be couples that pass so much time on steam playing games that a ring on theyr profile might be noticed by more friend than a (more costly) ring in RL.

>>151361679
You are taking the steering wheel of this discussion car and pulling it in the opposite direction that I was turning.

We are going to swerve into oncoming traffic and die and it will be all your fault.

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How can Apple get away with this shit?

>>151362032
im still waiting on that answer.

>>151362175
Because it was innovative and the first of its kind
they thought different and it works.

>>151361679
Some people get great enjoyment from having aesthetically pleasing characters in the vidya. I have a friend who spends hours making his pyro in look perfect right down to stressing over which team paint to use. He likes playing digital dress up, who cares? It gives him enjoyment.

>>151362682
You can do the same exact thing with games that allow mods. For free.

>>151362314
you're joking right? you don't actually believe the ipad was the first tablet right? right?

>>151361679
Jesus Christ, you really don't understand the discussion.

It's irrelevant. People will spend money on things that you don't think they should spend money on. They have done so in the past, they do so now and they will continue to do so for the rest of time. You just have to understand that it does not affect you at all, and it's their money to spend.

>>151362948
and then theres this faggot
go back to sucking Bill Gates cock faggot

>>151362314
>You're not gay

>>151362971
>You just have to understand that it does not affect you
It will when Valve becomes so successful future games and developers follow the same trend and start selling things that are more than just cosmetic.

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>>151363037

>>151363153
Sure, it might, in the future. Valve is already really successful, by the way. And if the other developers start selling things that aren't just cosmetic, don't buy them. I won't be buying them either. I don't even buy the cosmetic stuff. I totally agree that having something that you have to pay for that gives you an advantage is wrong, but having cosmetics that you can pay for makes no difference whatsoever.

>>151363037
haha oh wow. does it hurt you that much to know that your glorious master steve jobs didn't invent shit? the truth hurts macfriend

>>151363393
buttfrustrated PCfag confirmed

enjoy your viruses and constant break downs with your infereior and shitty OS and hardware.
I'll be over here not having to worry about any of that because anything made by Apple just works.

ITT: People don't get the joke. Because they are fucking retarded.

Alternatively, people pretend to not get the joke by approximating not getting the joke as closely as possible for epic trolling. Which is just as fucking retarded.

You are all fucking retarded.

>>151363601
Not pancreases

>>151356540
Because there are bitches out ther who would appreciate this far more than a $2000 ring. It's basically nothing compared to the rear deal.

>>151363601
/v/ - Video Games

macs have no place here

>>151363756
The only joke I see here is you and your pathetic life
go kill yourself the world would be better off without you, you fucking fat piece of shit no life neckbeard

no fucking way

>>151363992
neither do buttmad forever alone virgins who suck windows cock

>Buying digital code for someone in a game

ISHOGGY DOGGY

You can buy a Wedding Dress and Tuxedo in Phantasy Star Online 2 as well.

You don't buy it though, you pay money for in game currency and gamble it on scratchers where you MIGHT win the dress/tuxedo.

I bought my wedding dress on the Auction house though.

Best 195,000 Space Bucks I've ever spent.

>>151362175
It's a revolutionary product, love it or hate it. Apple effectively kick started the tablet market.

>>151363601
0/10 too obvious apply yourself