In a livestream, the Twitch streamer ohdear displayed his purchase history of pearls in the MMORPG Black Desert on Steam. Purchases worth $10,000 are visible only in February and March 2020. He himself seems not dissatisfied, but there is criticism on reddit.
What happened? During a stream on Twitch, ohdear was prompted by the chat to show his purchase history of pearls, the currency in the Black Desert shop.
He complied with this request, assuming that the viewers could not see the content because it was shown in the Steam overlay. However, he was mistaken, and his purchases were visible to everyone.
Many payments of $100 are visible. Over the last 30 days, he has spent more than $10,000:
In a second clip, ohdear even shows the history back to 2018. The regular expenses are likely far beyond what many people earn in a year. However, he is not ashamed of the expenses. It even seems that he is proud of it.
How well-known is ohdear? The streamer ohdear has previously been one of the small ones on Twitch and probably does not generate larger revenues through the platform. He has had 10-20 viewers so far, showing not only Black Desert but also Hearthstone, The Division 2, and other games.
Only the clip made him “famous”. In recent days, he has now also reached significantly over 100 average viewers (via Sullygnome).
However, his investments in Black Desert have mainly drawn criticism and little enthusiasm.
“He is the reason why games shit on 99% of users”
What do other players criticize? The clip made it into various threads on reddit about Black Desert, but also about MMORPGs in general. In both, there is criticism for the streamer.
Many see him as the problem that more and more games are focusing on the shop. So-called whales invest hundreds or thousands of Euros into a game, often more than the majority of players combined.
What does the criticism look like? The users on reddit react with varying degrees of harshness to what they have seen:
- Ramsus32 has some clear words: “And this, my friends, is the reason why most games and mobile games shit on 99% of their users. Players like him make the difference.”
- Peekyu on the other hand does not understand the world anymore: “Are there any reasons why he buys pearls almost every day? Is there a special deal for $100 or something? What the hell is going on here?”
- The user julliuz even suspects something like a gambling addiction behind it: “He makes it sound like it’s okay; he is so far down in the dopamine rush. No matter how much money one has or earns, healthy people do not do this [..] Honestly, this makes me sick, and I only know that this guy hates himself deep down (like all players).”
- ScopeLogic, on the other hand, takes the behavior of the streamer personally: “Thanks for ruining my hobby by rewarding [the developers] with microtransactions.”
What can you buy in Black Desert for that? The shop in Black Desert is considered relatively expensive. Outfits can often cost over 40 Euros, which is usually more than what other MMORPGs charge for an outfit.
Additionally, Black Desert offers real money bonuses that many consider to be Pay2Win, including:
- a €50 tent allows players to repair equipment directly in the field.
- Boosts for more XP. Since there is no maximum level in the game (the first have now reached level 66), there are slight advantages in attributes.
- the blessing of Kamasilve improves the loot found. It thus has an impact on progress in the game.
What do you think about this behavior? How much money have you invested in MMORPGs? And have you ever regretted it?
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