In recent years I’ve mostly played Injustice (mobile) because of that. While they tend to have a repetitive grind factor, Netherrealm/DC/Warner Bros. have so far managed to stay (just about) on the right side of keeping the game accessible to F2P players.
It’s not that I don’t want to pay developers. It’s just that I expect quality and want to enjoy a game before I decide.
Many, many moons ago I predicted chapter based IAP was the future, that based mostly because I lacked the good old demos from when I still gamed on PC. Sadly enough, many mobile games exaggerated it and turned P2W, rather than actual joy.
I do spend more on chapter based games than I do on pay once titles tho.
Back in the day I did pay for DLC. Although I need to admit that I often waited for a game’s platinum edition (PS), but that mostly because I’m a casual player, not a regular player. The main reason I don’t have a console (anymore) is just that. We have only one room with TV/Audio setup. While my partner loves watching, and also occasionally games even, I don’t want to hijack our movie watching station, or blast surround sound in the space while she works. In that sense the Platinum release was always great bang for buck.
Yeah the old Gold, Platinum and now Game of the Year options were great. Just sucked that it took a year or sometimes 2 for the released to have the full content for those release. Also when games had these full versions released a lot of them had issues like multiplayer no longer had mass players so you lost that ability becuase next game in the series was recently released.
I also know how it goes with the TV use. Until recently I gave up being hardcore gamer and gave it up for her to have TV/MOVIE time. Since she left I have been using it again for just about anything. I may miss the extreme game time but rather give it up for someone else anytime like that.