[Sn1F3rt]

Hey guys,

so today I had this weird question pop up, and I figured It'd be fun to take your opinion on it. 

Nowadays, we've seen a general trend that alot of games are following, ESPECIALLY mobile games.

More and more games are opting for free games with ingame ads and option to buy an ad-free version. However, in the past...from what I remember, old games generally tended to be either premium or ad free, such as Minecraft Pocket Edition, which is still to this date...paid.

What are your opinions on this? Do you prefer having an ad experience or totally a premium experience?

Additionally, what in your opinion has caused this change? Can we credit this to the rise of internet and digital traffic of the world?

I'd honestly prefer the current model, paid version of the game with in-game ads and if I like it I purchase its premium version to opt for an ad-free experience and other perks. CSGO is a pretty solid example of this model. It was previously purchase-only, but now it's free to play with the purchasable prime upgrade. 

In my opinion, business strategies are the prime factor responsible for this change. You see it's always better to allow users to try out a sample of your product first rather than forcing them to purchase it first and play. This way a lot more users are attracted towards the product rather than a handful and others might wanna stay out fearing that they may not get the value for their money. This same idea applies to the gaming sector too.