>>301450357
Nah it just took Social Gaming and mmos etc before the game industry learned that you can sell people status and crap without having to hand over material resources just like selling a dollar of cotton for hundreds because its got a brand logo on it. It's a safer bet than risky new ideas in gameplay and stuff because it's easier to predict returns.

Remember oblivion horse armor was only 2006 and that was very controversial and single player dlc, now nobody would blink an eye about buying a fancy mount in a multiplayer game.