You're right, but only for you. This only works if all you want to do is play arbitrary interesting games, but that's almost never what anyone wants to do. The author liked Rocket League, and paid money for it, then disagreed with its direction. I like WoW. I disagree with a lot of its direction. Would I play anything else? Maybe, but probably not.
Everyone is playing Elden Ring. If I wanted to play it, but disagreed with the same things, I couldn't play other games and get the same experience.
The author liked Rocket League, and paid money for it, then disagreed with its direction.
If you gets years of enjoyment out of a game you spent $20 on, I think you've come out ahead in all measures. I think that's the most important thing to not lose sight of. Now, I totally get expressing disagreement over the direction of a game, but at the end of the day it's probably unreasonable to expect to enjoy the experience of a particular game (or any single thing, really) forever. Games change, gamers change.
I believe the author expressed specifically that they did still enjoy the game, but specifically didn't enjoy the fact that their purchase was effectively devalued, and instead you're now nickel and dimed. I don't think you have to believe that you'll enjoy a game forever to be displeased with that, especially if they still enjoy the game part of the game. In fact I'd argue that you can probably experience that right from the start. I used to like Gran Turismo. Idk anything about the new one, but if I tried it, and found out after if after spending $80 on the game, I still had to pay for each individual colour of car or something inane, I sure as hell wouldn't buy it. Same reason I never got into railroad simulator or whatever
Everyone is playing Elden Ring. If I wanted to play it, but disagreed with the same things, I couldn't play other games and get the same experience.