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I haven't played this particular games, but I played a few that sounded similar.

Sometimes people seem to get motivated not so much by winning but by extracting vengeance on people who pissed them off.

Even games without an explicit pay2win mechanic often end up that way due to black markets that pop up outside of the game for trading accounts etc.



Sometimes people seem to get motivated not so much by winning but by extracting vengeance on people who pissed them off.

We're still primates who engage in petty status games. And, dammit, we're the best at it.




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