I’d say you’re playing the game for the wrong reason if it’s not for the gameplay. I don’t know when this happened, but people didn’t use to play games for cosmetics and such 🤷
I’m a big gears fan, loved gears 5 and I’ll be getting 6 whenever it’s out. I’m getting it cause I enjoyed the campaign, cause I enjoy horde mode, cause I like the gameplay itself and I’m sure I’ll have fun with pvp when I get in the mood for it.
The monetization hasn’t affected me as far as I’m aware cause I’m not after any skins to begin with, and it’s why I’ve been able to enjoy other games using a setup like this rather than being obnoxiously and having an unnecessary attitude with a game. If gears 5s game modes themselves we’re actually affected I’d see more of a reason to have an issue with it, but it’s purely cosmetic.
I mean, cool flags are worth however much they are but I don’t play games to get a flag banner or a green weapon skin 🤷
I will say I’m more neutral to how gears 5 does it cause I’ve seen worse. I can say I won’t pay so much $$ for what gears 5 has as they’re easily overpriced but that’s the world we live in today.