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pay-to-win

"Pay-to-win" or "P2W", is a pejorative term for a game that offers any advantage that can be obtained faster or exclusively via commercial transactions over gameplay rewards or the impact of the player's own performance.

This market practice is seen negative because it destroys the sportiveness of games, rewarding mediocre players who look for an easy way to beat the competition or the challenge, instead of promoting fair play.

Imagine, for example, an Archery competition where the archers could optionally buy the right to use laser-dot scope aims in their bows Every archer would look to exploit that artificial advantage, instead of actually improving themselves at the sport.
"I dont play pay-to-win games. It's a waste of effort and I rather use the money to buy real games".
by reedestofreeds July 18, 2022
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Pay-to-progress

It's another, less significant version of pay-to-win. It might be a free game at first glance, but after playing for a few levels it becomes pay-to-win because things would get increasingly harder which forces you to pay.
Most of these are mobile games, as PC game makers would rather charge you, but iirc some takes form of DLCs.

Capitalism, eh?
Ethan: Dude I cannot break this level it is so goddamn hard!
Me: These MMORPGs are pay-to-progress man, if you don't pay, you just can never break this level. Things that are free are the most expensive, you know.
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Chuck don't pay for strange

America knows that.
Chuck don't pay for strange.
by Goatmangold September 2, 2022
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Anniversa-pay

A Catholic-Irish tradition where a bride and groom are given a down payment for a house on their 5th wedding anniversary by the brides mother and step-father.
Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for the anniversa-pay gift, mom and Dave! So excited for the house downpayment!
by Your daughter H April 26, 2022
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Base pay

You should already know”
“That’s expected by most”
Common sense
1st person: did you know know that you need a resume for the job cause I didn’t?
2nd person: ofc “thas base pay”
by Mustard 23 November 19, 2022
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Payed

A more sophisticated way of saying pay, usually within the NFT space. Can also be spelt 'payed'.

Founded by user @InvsbleFriends, as he seeks to constantly innovate, not only in the world of NFTs but in the English language as well.

"We never misspell, we're just making derivatives of the original word" - InvsbleFriends
"Tuest the process"
Not easy when you get payed in chocolate cigarettes.
by gag1514 January 21, 2022
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payed

If the verb pay is used in a in a nautical sense, the correct form is payed.
InvisbleFriends felt nautical and payed the community in chocolate stix.
by InvsbleFriends January 21, 2022
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