The studio admitted that it "probably isn't worth as much money" but that the team "can do it with a clear conscience." Playsaurus has stated that Clicker Heroes will remain unchanged, but going forward it will try the paid-up-front model. "And that's what a large part of free-to-play gaming is all about." "We really don't like making money off players who are in denial of their addiction," said the studio. The developer added that it would refund these players "in a heartbeat". "But I strongly suspect that this is not the case." "I can only hope that these people could afford it, and that they were doing it to support us, and not to feed an addiction," said Playsaurus. Playsaurus said that despite its best efforts to design Clicker Heroes without the shop in mind, it found a number of players were spending thousands of dollars on microtransactions.
The developer accused the industry of rationalising abusive behaviour "by shifting the blame, assuming way too much cognisance on part of their victims." "That alone is not a bad thing, until it gets abused." "Games are inherently addictive," said Playsaurus. In an impassioned blog post, Playsaurus expressed remorse at the abuse of those with addiction at the hands of developers capitalising on free-to-play mechanics. Clicker Heroes developer Playsaurus has announced that it will be abandoning the free-to-play model for its upcoming sequel, citing ethical reasons.
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