What would you name a power-up that did nothing but cost a lot of gold to poke fun at the player for buying it.
@grumpygamer "I am rich", after the famous app of the same name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Rich
@grumpygamer I Am Rich
@grumpygamer "Health Insurance" (I'm sorry)
@grumpygamer "No thing"
@grumpygamer The Whale Up
@grumpygamer Horse Armor.
@grumpygamer the Whale Mail. Just a letter that sits in your inventory with a golden whale picture on it.
@grumpygamer "Fuck You Money"
@grumpygamer Gold Herring
@grumpygamer Dunno about specificity of name, but in its description, I think I'd imply it was a limited edition collectable that came in 5 different flavours, and have some nonsense stat with a "1/5" modifier (would be important to have whoever's selling it to openly say it's a moneygrab, and for there never to be more than one in the game)
@grumpygamer a lordship in the real world, a flawedship otherwise
@grumpygamer Capitalism
@grumpygamer A Platinum Herring?
@grumpygamer “the millionaire”
@grumpygamer The Whale
@grumpygamer Donation to the Democratic Party.
@grumpygamer I'd call it "Hestu's Amulet" in reference of that Zelda game that rewarded you with a literal golden piece of sh€& called "Hestu's Gift" after the player collected 900 seeds, which was completely useless, making it the icing of the cake of tediousness and unrewardfulness, if that's even a word , as if mocking the player to have spent that much time hoping for a reward.
@grumpygamer Positional good.
@grumpygamer "Status Symbol"
Gold fish (a la red herring)
@grumpygamer bragging rights
@grumpygamer is “Twitter” too on the nose? “Bird nest”?
Beenz
Minibar water bottle
NFT of a rabid chipmunk
Wallet-drainer 3000
Sterling silver telephone dialer
"Soon Parted"
as in, "A fool and his money are"
@grumpygamer Wisdom of Midas
@aearo @grumpygamer lol I love that video so much
@grumpygamer Battle Pass
@grumpygamer
Block of chains
@grumpygamer The Gold-Plated <Whatever> if it a a useless
Item like a weapon or whatever.
“Chocolate Teapot” has a good ring to it as well. Uncommon British slang I think.
@grumpygamer Macrotransaction
@grumpygamer
Thor's Stein - referring to Thorstein Veblen who Veblen Goods (items that are sought after because of, rather than despite, their price) were named after: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good
@grumpygamer naming rights to the Moon
@grumpygamer invisible cloak
Fistful of Farts
@grumpygamer So long, and thanks for all the gold
@grumpygamer Hand Full of Fresh Air
@grumpygamer Congratulations I Won the Game Economy
@grumpygamer A German word would be "Fehlkauf", a purchase that turns out bad. Other ideas:
"Mocking Void"
"Luxurious Lack-Thereof"
"Lackluster Royale"
"The Millionaire Experience"
"Idiot Box (best value)"
@grumpygamer Morte or obviously Murray.
@grumpygamer Horse Armor in Return to Monkey Island.
@grumpygamer is "Blue tick" too triggering?
@grumpygamer wax yak lips
@grumpygamer Inflated Ego / Got Mine
@grumpygamer The Got Mine might explode when you pass by poor and hungry npcs, turning you into food