How To Stay Safe with Free To Play Gaming – Retro Rebel Podcast

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In this episode of the Retro Rebel Podcast, we are discussing Free-to-play gaming, which is a common format these days but these games are designed to tempt you into parting with your cash. And while that’s not a problem if you’re doing it willingly, sometimes the costs can sneak up on you.

Retro Rebel Podcast

Retro Rebel Podcast is hosted by Amanda Fox and Stacy Bishop. Each week they take a deep dive into the gaming industry and discuss news stories, the current games they are playing as well as the topic of the week.

 

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Intro Music – Final Impasse By Ground is Lava

What we’re playing

Amanda – I’m playing living forest right now. It’s a board game where you’re trying to collect resources and thwart the other players with a deck management style element.

Stacy- I’m back on the sauce…WoW, I just can’t stay mad at you! And I can’t wait to play As Dusk Falls which comes out today.

Gaming news

New no man’s sky update- the latest update is very star trek allowing you to command a fleet and explore new scenarios. The game has been improved drastically since its initial release.

PS Plus getting 50 Ubisoft games – the new Ubisoft titles will be added to the 27 already available on the system as part of the Classics collection in late 2022.

How to stay safe with free-to-play gaming

Free-to-play is a common format these days but these games are designed to tempt you into parting with your cash. And while that’s not a problem if you’re doing it willingly, sometimes the costs can sneak up on you.

Amanda

• Don’t save your card details within the game or system
• Set a limit you’re comfortable with
• Track your spending with alerts
• Remember if you see a lot of other players with cosmetic paid items that is a function of game design that’s supposed to encourage you to buy
• In a few months, you’re never going to play it again so measure your purchases against that

Stacy

• There’s nothing really free about free to play and that you’re going to experience various levels of racketeering to get money from you
• Educate yourself so it makes being disciplined easier
• Look for the alternatives – if you can pay upfront that’s probably better in the long run
• Give yourself a safety timeframe – don’t spend any money for a set amount of time to see how much you actually enjoy the base game
• Beware of ads too, they are just trying to get your money elsewhere
• Make sure you feel you’re getting a good return for that money – compare it to a night out

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