This premium set looks very nice.
I am more than happy to spend money on the things I enjoy and have no issue spending irl cash to support good sites, games, and the like. They need money to operate, after all.

However, the current marketing tactics being unveiled are a bad experience at best and predatory at worst. The free spin points "feature" for the Premium Badge actively preys on users loyal enough to purchase a subscription to this site by encouraging gambling. It is not only disgusting to introduce real-money gambling on a site that allows minors but also feels like a slap in the face to your community.

It costs around a minimum of $10 to spin six times with zero guarantee that no doubles will be pulled. This makes the $20 outright feel rather steep and further encourages real-money gambling. These are only tradable cosmetics and I am thankful for that, but these tactics are needless and predatory. It is very disheartening to see Dappervolk sink to greedy lootboxes despite being built on the backs of Kickstarter supporters.

I implore those behind this decision to listen to your community and rethink the turnip gacha addition. Allow users to purchase premium items for only a set cost, whether those items are individual or in a bundle. Please do not encourage real-money gambling on your site.

Despite initially being interested in the Premium Badge only to support the site, I will be avoiding spending any money at all on Dappervolk if these predatory tactics continue.