Path of Exile has changed it's audience...

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solwitch wrote:

It would be aloof to think people aren't using real cash to purchase currency. I've caught certain streamers on their recorded videos mistakenly saying they purchased currency. Sort of have to play the game, "what's in a word." Sadly our most popular streamers.

Food for thought... "What's in a cookie..." Cookies tell us many things these days. Just keep that in mind.

Edit: And people complain about harvest lol... HMMMMM

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鬼殺し wrote:

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solwitch wrote:

It would be aloof to think people aren't using real cash to purchase currency. I've caught certain streamers on their recorded videos mistakenly saying they purchased currency. Sort of have to play the game, "what's in a word." Sadly our most popular streamers.

Food for thought... "What's in a cookie..." Cookies tell us many things these days. Just keep that in mind.

Edit: And people complain about harvest lol... HMMMMM

And yet I, probably the least likely person to ever resort to it, get censored for merely making a pun about D2's most famous RMT site. Double standards what?

GGG should keep me in their prayers to their Eastern Overlords -- were I the RMT type, they wouldn't have gotten so much money out of me when they needed it most. Fuck, I probably would have spent far less.

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solwitch wrote:

I am probably considered extremely frugal by most… The current supporter packs, I LOVE most of them. Look closely, any of them remind you of Anime. Rarely do I buy supporter packs, aesthetically I can do a lot with these iterations. I think you already know I hate wings. So cliche these days… But damn do they sell.

I think your contributions are priceless… And I enjoy the grammar.

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鬼殺し wrote:

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solwitch wrote:

I am probably considered extremely frugal by most… The current supporter packs, I LOVE most of them. Look closely, any of them remind you of Anime. Rarely do I buy supporter packs, aesthetically I can do a lot with these iterations. I think you already know I hate wings. So cliche these days… But damn do they sell.

I think your contributions are priceless… And I enjoy the grammar.

Not so fun fact: my 'grammar' (grandma) was dying a slow, angry and painful death and I was her primary carer when I discovered PoE, and I supported as a sort of release valve for all the stress and frustration, the same way I'll throw money at a random charity if I'm feeling in the dumps.

There's probably a term for this condition where throwing money at strangers without any real gain makes you feel better, but I've yet to learn it. Whatever it is, I have it bad.

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Foreverhappychan wrote:

That movie is, ironically, on MY bucket list, so I'll skip the clip and watch the whole thing soon.

Hm, well there's a related term: psychological egoism. This notion that no matter what we do, no matter how altruistic or generous it might seem, there is always self-interest motivating it. Even if it's something as simple as 'thank you' or that aforementioned buzz of 'I did a good thing for someone else even though (or perhaps because) everything seems to be so shit for me right now'.

I am far more likely to believe in that than so-called 'true altruism', but I suspect we'll never really know. People lie to themselves all the time, after all, and they're bound to tell the same lie to others, and I believe 'I am a good person because I sometimes do good things' is one of the biggest of those.

I suppose we could pull this back on-topic by pointing out that neither GGG nor their intended players, the streamers, are even close to altruistic and there's a certain honesty to their forthright mercantile philosophy. Sort of undermines the whole 'PoE is free and everyone likes free things, right?' line Chris tried on for size a few times, but eh, it was pretty obviously just that: a line.

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Snipemaster wrote:

This is why Harvest was so good... it actualy gave the game a crafting instead of casino gambling.

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solwitch wrote:

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Foreverhappychan wrote:

That movie is, ironically, on MY bucket list, so I'll skip the clip and watch the whole thing soon.

Hm, well there's a related term: psychological egoism. This notion that no matter what we do, no matter how altruistic or generous it might seem, there is always self-interest motivating it. Even if it's something as simple as 'thank you' or that aforementioned buzz of 'I did a good thing for someone else even though (or perhaps because) everything seems to be so shit for me right now'.

I am far more likely to believe in that than so-called 'true altruism', but I suspect we'll never really know. People lie to themselves all the time, after all, and they're bound to tell the same lie to others, and I believe 'I am a good person because I sometimes do good things' is one of the biggest of those.

I suppose we could pull this back on-topic by pointing out that neither GGG nor their intended players, the streamers, are even close to altruistic and there's a certain honesty to their forthright mercantile philosophy. Sort of undermines the whole 'PoE is free and everyone likes free things, right?' line Chris tried on for size a few times, but eh, it was pretty obviously just that: a line.

Somewhat of a heated debate with my psychology teacher on psychological egoism. He put me on the spot and asked me... So what is Altruism, give me an example. My example too personal for this forum, but he liked my answer after countless rebuttals. I usually don't back down if I know for a fact I am being challenged in a healthy way.

Anyways, people suffer from imposter syndrome. Which leads them to do things out of the ordinary. Extremely healthy and okay to do "reality checks," with friends and family. You be surprised how many people can actually craft, but if they keep thinking they can't... well their loss. Crafting is fun, there's a bit of a rush when it's successful.

The issue is, that people don't know when to stop... Look at some of our popular streamers, many of them have puppy eyes. (Trying to be nice) I get it, they need to make a living, but hell take a damn break lol.