Gamers are largely responsible for the prevalence of predatory monetization because they continue to purchase them despite criticisms.

“as long as we lie down and take it it's a third of a billion dollars a year it's it's never going to stop”

Microtransactions and pay-to-win mechanics in modern gaming have become normalized for a new generation of players who grew up with them.

“you got to remember there's this is an entire generation of people who grew up with this what the f are pokemon cards if not pay to win and it's and gambling yeah from the very start i mean my childhood my childhood had pay to win gambling as an integral part of it yeah so no wonder we accept this n”