On January 07 2017 05:54 The Bottle wrote:
I just feel like I must express, once again, how much I hate the microtransactions mutation. In fact, this is the only one I hate (I'm okay with the other ones that are commonly hated, such as vertigo or blizzard). It really is a way of punishing you for playing this game in a way that's fun. Maybe it's just my ADD-like behaviour when issuing commands, but nothing feels more like a ball and chains on myself than this one. (Yes there are mutations that constrain the movements of your army, but they're not constraining the movements of me, the person playing the game.) I don't even mind mutations that restrict your income, in fact I like those mutations. Something like a continuous drain on your minerals and gas would be something I'd be happy with. Microtransactions just feels so antithetical to what makes this game fun for me.
I also absolutely despise the microtransactions mutation. The other one on Vermillion Problem (my most despised map) was the only mutation that I have not finished.
As a side note, I think that microtransactions don't apply if your ally leaves and you're controlling his units. They still apply for your own units, though.