People are acting like it isn't business as usual to exploit human weakness. From targeted advertising to "sales" at department stores. We always buy shit we don't need. It just seems more obvious when it comes to mobile gaming but if you fall for it, I don't really feel sorry for you. I played it for a while and never spent money. I also played all the Ass Creeds and not once spent money on cosmetics. The only game I spent money on was Path of Exile for more stash space and because I believe GGG deserved some cash for the 2 hundred hours of fun the game provided.
As the thread asking our ages shows, we are not the target audience. We are dinosaurs that can't be exploited for the most part. A dying breed, unfortunately. Games like Fortnite are conditioning our youth to believe this is normal, and one day it will be. Sad.