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MultiVersus studio claims ability to purchase extra lives with real money was "a bug" that was "not an intended feature in the game" (www.gamesradar.com)
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[-] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 160 points 5 months ago

That... is not how programming bugs work...

[-] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 83 points 5 months ago

They meant the feature flag should've stayed false until the player base was hooked on the game enough to make the pushback minimal.

[-] brsrklf@jlai.lu 7 points 5 months ago

Ah yes, stealth whale hunting.

[-] tourist@lemmy.world 42 points 5 months ago

Intern slipped, fell and landed on the "monetize extra lives" button

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