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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.io/@hisold" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hisold</span></a></span> OFC <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cheats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cheats</span></a> are a way to learn how to <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hack</span></a>"</em> as in <em>"What if I change the value at this address?"</em></p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CheatEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CheatEngine</span></a> is like the old tool everyone who didn't have a cracked <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IDE</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/debugger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debugger</span></a> at hand in the days before <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ghidra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ghidra</span></a>.</li></ul><p>And I still do recommend anyone interested in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> and espechally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITsec</span></a> to build themselves their own <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/airgapped" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airgapped</span></a></em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeLab</span></a> to <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FuckAroundAndFindOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckAroundAndFindOut</span></a>!"</em> safely within.</p><ul><li>Kinda like a "Dojo" (something that costs $$ per hour in terms of a <em>"remote lab"</em> to even be given access in)...</li></ul><p>And with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiP2W" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiP2W</span></a> becoming mainstream as well as Players despising <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P2W" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>P2W</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayToWin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayToWin</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pay2Win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pay2Win</span></a> (aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P2L" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>P2L</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayToLoose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayToLoose</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pay2Loose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pay2Loose</span></a>) as well as literal <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/gambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gambling</span></a> on some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Minecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minecraft</span></a> servers, I don't blame Kids that feel shafted (harder than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Millenials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Millenials</span></a> like myself <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE6jxjKPNZQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">back</a> in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiDPTiFHfcs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the days</a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HabboHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HabboHotel</span></a>) if they decide to fuck with servers <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ARx93JDEaw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rather than scamming other players</a>…</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RainbowCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RainbowCapitalism</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pinkwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pinkwashing</span></a> is bad.</p><ul><li>Espechally when it preys upon <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/marginalized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marginalized</span></a> folks and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/minors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minors</span></a>!</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7ZNEML6tXQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Q7ZNEML6tXQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Minecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minecraft</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P2W" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>P2W</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pay2Win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pay2Win</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayToWin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayToWin</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P2L" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>P2L</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pay2Loose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pay2Loose</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PayToLoose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayToLoose</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FunFact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FunFact</span></a>: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fake</span></a> - <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sales</span></a> are <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/illegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illegal</span></a></em> in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> under <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>... </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKMiwfK6jRA&amp;t=9m20s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=UKMiwfK6jR</span><span class="invisible">A&amp;t=9m20s</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Minecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minecraft</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pay2Win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pay2Win</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pay2Loose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pay2Loose</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P2W" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>P2W</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P2L" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>P2L</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiP2W" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiP2W</span></a></p>
:awesome: Leo :mastodon:🇲🇽<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.mx/@v" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>v</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.mx/@Errantus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Errantus</span></a></span> muy bonita metáfora hasta que recordamos que se trata de un "videojuego" <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/Pay2Win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pay2Win</span></a> ☠️</p>
iWashtaging Suzimiya bsky.soci<p>2014 vor Samslos Minecraft Server, war ich auf einem Minecraft-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pay2Win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pay2Win</span></a> Server, es gab dort 2 Welten. Due Hauptwelt und die Freebuildwelt funktionierte nicht. Ich machte auf <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Minecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minecraft</span></a>-Pay2Win Server diesen Screenshot, dieses beeindruckende Bauwerk. Ich erfuhr es sei aus H.Potter</p>
snahn ip<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/@dick_turpin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dick_turpin</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/@steevc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>steevc</span></a></span> another way of looking at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hive</span></a> as an ecosystem of apps (the main one being blogging, with some decent gaming options), those apps sometimes have paid services you can spend hive or other coins on, the ecosystems nodes are ran by witnesses, who are paid to host services for the blockchain, but instead of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cash</span></a>, its a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a>. But joining and using the core account services, is free. But with any game in life, you can maximize with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pay2win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pay2win</span></a>, buying cool things to earn more.</p>
AtomicAlliance ✅<p>Ich traue es mich fast nicht laut zu sagen und ihr könnt mich als Fanboy bezeichnen oder für Verrückt halten, aber ich mag <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DiabloImmortal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiabloImmortal</span></a>. Für ein mobile Game ist es echt gut gemacht. Nur darf man sich nicht auf die <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pay2Win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pay2Win</span></a> Mechanik einlassen, auch wenn man an jeder Ecke in Versuchung geführt wird. Aber das Looten und Leveln … 🤤</p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>Haven't played <a href="https://noc.social/tags/EliteDangerous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EliteDangerous</span></a> in a long while and it makes me very sad that the first big news item about the game since then is about a <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Pay2Win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pay2Win</span></a> controversy.</p><p>Just my personal opinion, Frontier Development should have pushed through with walkable ship interiors BEFORE introducing FPS mechanics through Odyssey.</p><p>Now it's too late 😞</p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Games</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/SpaceSims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceSims</span></a></p>
Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>Since <a href="https://noc.social/tags/EliteDangerous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EliteDangerous</span></a> launched over nine years ago, the game has sold ships in exchange for <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ingame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ingame</span></a> credits earned through gameplay. The separate <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ARX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ARX</span></a> currency (purchasable with real money), has been reserved for cosmetic upgrades such as paint jobs.</p><p>But the game is five years older now and is seemingly looking at new ways to extract continuing revenue from a respectable but slowly shrinking player base.</p><p>Elite: Dangerous’s real-money ship sales spark <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Pay2Win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pay2Win</span></a>” outrage<br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/04/elite-dangerouss-real-money-ship-sales-spark-pay-to-win-outrage/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/04</span><span class="invisible">/elite-dangerouss-real-money-ship-sales-spark-pay-to-win-outrage/</span></a></p>
bison ✅<p>Josh Strife Hayes has a very nice take on FIFA ^^"</p><p>"FIFA is just Genshin Impact for people who like middle-age Millionaires"</p><p>Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgNT72xzv1Y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=wgNT72xzv1</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fifa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/joshStrifeHayes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>joshStrifeHayes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genshinImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genshinImpact</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pay2win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pay2win</span></a></p>
Andreas M. Heitmann :batman:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@kuketzblog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kuketzblog</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pay2win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pay2win</span></a> ... 😳</p>
Wuzzy<p>The absurdity behind today's in-game purchases is that if you would buy all the possible things they offer for a single game, you can easily get above $10k or even more. This is absurd considering that's only for 1 game.</p><p>Sometimes there's not even an upper limit, usually for <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/Pay2Win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pay2Win</span></a> crap when they basically sell you cheat codes. Pay to make the game easier / less painful to play. It's a <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/IAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAP</span></a> <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/grind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grind</span></a> <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/cheat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cheat</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Anyone watching <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheHorizon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheHorizon</span></a> may want to pitch him another <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pay2Loose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pay2Loose</span></a> / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pay2Win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pay2Win</span></a> server?</p><p><a href="https://newwindserver.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">newwindserver.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Minecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minecraft</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/antiP2W" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiP2W</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/antiP2L" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiP2L</span></a></p>
heise online<p>Lootboxen: EU-Parlament will Videospieler vor Pay2Win schützen</p><p>EU-Regeln sollen Videospiel-Fans besser vor Glücksspielelementen und Pay2Win-Mechaniken schützen. Hersteller sollen genauere Angaben zu Inhalten machen. </p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Lootboxen-EU-Parlament-will-Videospieler-vor-Pay2Win-schuetzen-7463261.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/Lootboxen-EU-Par</span><span class="invisible">lament-will-Videospieler-vor-Pay2Win-schuetzen-7463261.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lootboxen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lootboxen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pay2Win" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pay2Win</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spiele" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spiele</span></a></p>