The interplay of micro-transaction type and amount of playing in video game evaluations
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Highlights：
• I investigate how the presence of micro-transactions affect intentions to play.
• Players react more positively to aesthetic rather than functional features.
• This is driven by a perception that functional features make the game unbalanced.
• This effect is stronger among players who spend more hours in games.
• Money spent on games has no impact.
摘要
•I investigate how the presence of micro-transactions affect intentions to play.•Players react more positively to aesthetic rather than functional features.•This is driven by a perception that functional features make the game unbalanced.•This effect is stronger among players who spend more hours in games.•Money spent on games has no impact.
论文关键词：Video games,Micro-transactions,Online games,Multiplayer games,Fairness,Time vs. money
论文评审过程：Received 28 July 2020, Revised 10 September 2020, Accepted 19 October 2020, Available online 24 October 2020, Version of Record 1 November 2020.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106609
