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It could be worse. I played at least one game where if you paid real life money for certain things it gave you a direct in-game advantage (for example: faster training). Sure, you could get some credit by doing what was essentially free advertising for the game, but it never amounted to much (plus this kind of mini-game is really silly, at least in my opinion).
To me, it seemed silly to have to pay to do well in the game. I personally think the BB model is the best. Complain all you want, but even if you do not buy supporter you can still advance to the top of the game.
Last edited by HeadPaperPusher at 12/22/2009 10:16:01 AMRun of the Mill Canadian Manager