True enough, i read thru these polarizing thoughts & views - there is no conclusion making it grey.wacce wrote: 1 month ago I do get the sense for these kinds of services being possibly scummy. A portion of the player base will have a strong urge for things being uniform/perfect, and there's plenty of game companies out there exploiting this exact urge.
From the perspective where one doesn't have this compulsion, the service is simply a high end option for those who have enough game Wealth to spend around. But inevitably you will catch those too that don't have that excess Wealth, but are urged to pay regardless (in-game or outside of it).
To me it doesn't appear clear cut one way or the other, but the price of the service will somewhat correlate to the scummy-o-meter.
Also Shout out to @azeroti for coming out of the woodwork to "explain" himself. (though that wasn't the intent as i blocked out the profile name)
But i agree with @wacce in yes...it is scummy 50% , scammy 50%.
For those that's more inclined towards the OCD type, or even mildly particular about it - they may find themselves willingly / unwillingly to proceed with such a trade.
Scummy because the seller is capitalizing on this which other than aesthetics - does not contribute any power to the user.
How prevalent is this one might ask. Would such trading ethics endure long enough or should such unethical behavior be normalized instead?
Imagine more of such posts poping up like mushrooms asking for additional payment in return for a mere skin swap on other kinds of charms..or rings..or amulets.
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