Talk:Predatory microtransactions
Broken Filters edit
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We're working on a fix, but for now please save any proposed edits for this page in a text editor, and feel free to discuss them here while we work on a fix Keith (talk) 07:44, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
Overbroad page edit
I think this page steps a bit over the anti-consumer threshold. More precise and descriptive subsection titles ('Bias' is particularly weird) would be useful as well as a more narrow focus which avoids overlapping too much with dark patterns, etc.
I might also suggest changing the page title to 'predatory microtransactions' as this would help to avoid the implication that all microtransactions are automatically anti-consumer. Keith (talk) 18:10, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
- I do have to admit, I was struggling to get some proper ideas for the proper section names to write up, so I am more than welcome to see a better name implemented for this purpose.
- As for the title change, you have my support on it, just make sure you get the redirects set up! (I was considering having 'mtx' be a redirect as well) JamesTDG (talk) 19:36, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
- I think this page can be combined with the regular Microtransactions article. The overview of that article already sets the disclaimer that it's not inherently anti-consumer. So putting the info of this article there could help refine that one to focus on consumer rights. Beanie Bo (talk) 02:39, 4 September 2025 (UTC)
- I would like to point out that this article's former name was 'Microtransactions'. Also, Microtransaction is far too criminally underdeveloped to consider merging this into that article. JamesTDG (talk) 02:59, 4 September 2025 (UTC)
- I think this page can be combined with the regular Microtransactions article. The overview of that article already sets the disclaimer that it's not inherently anti-consumer. So putting the info of this article there could help refine that one to focus on consumer rights. Beanie Bo (talk) 02:39, 4 September 2025 (UTC)
Source dump edit
https://ethicsandvideogames.com/?p=858
https://shoppress-prod.azurewebsites.net/ota-microtransactions/