And if that wasn’t bad enough, the conversion rate is outrageous. For example, if I pay $5 dollars to Mafia Wars, I get 21 Godfather points. That can get me one (1!) “experimental crate” that has a 60% chance of being a common item. If I wanted to waste $5 that way, I’d go get a grab bag at the Sanrio store. At least maybe then I’d get a Hello Kitty notepad.

In all honesty, I don’t understand how these things make any money at all. The people who have that sort of extra cash would seem to be the sort of people who would not have an interest in that sort of game in the first place. It’s not like they generally unlock mini-games, or are even particularly helpful in the game you’re playing.

Seriously, people. What is this?