mibuokami said:
New permanent feature, essentially Valve's initiative to monetize achievement, they were smart enough to make it a free market initiative were the economy is driven by the player (they take a cut in all transaction) so there hasn't been a great deal of outrage... I don't know how I feel about it. One part of me doesn't want to care but the rest is telling me to catch them all just because. |
It distinctly isn't based on achievements though, you get many of them randomly...
The interesting thing is that when you buy or sell cards, a small amount goes to Valve and then a small amount goes the developer, which does seem like a sensible move.
Having said that, I can't see it really making them that much money, they are getting about 1p per transaction. If they wanted money they could just release Half Life 3
