The problem is that for every one of us uh… “Serious” gamers there are 3 who aren’t like us. Top of my head:
the casual gamer, who isn’t opposed to micro transactions
the whales, from big to small who get addicted to these
children who have (I’ll say it) not great parents who just let them buy stuff so they keep quiet and playing their Nintendos
I’m sure there’s more, and I’m sure my list is not accurate, but we are a very tiny slice unfortunately. Still doesn’t mean I’m giving them a dime. I proudly wear the basic free armor in Halo Infinite hoping that someday they’ll see me running around and know that I’m playing a free game, years later, never paying them.