Justin asks the question: Just how predatory do card games need to be to survive? Why do card games abuse predatory practices? Can Budget Friendly and Free to Play friendly games success in the current Market? And finally, what's the future for the worst offenders?
0:00 - Intro (Legends Of Runeterra's Failure)
2:10 - The Monetization Spectrum
3:55 - Pull Rates In Card Games and Other Practices
7:38 - Mass Appeal and Market Size
8:54 - What Goes Into A Card Game
10:38 - Whales, Casual Sales, and Budget Players
16:12 - The Western Vs Eastern Market
17:50 - Force Of Will's Failure
21:47 - MetaZoo's Failure
24:43 - The Golden Mean of Monetization
26:50 - The Free To Play Mobile Market
30:47 - Private Equity and It's Effect On Games
34:37 - Conclusion (It's Never Enough)
35:49 - Outro
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