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Card #c252IR // #c252Verbatim excerpt
You will never find a pulse rifle or automated power armor in any sort of box in the world dungeon, but it’s possible to get one from a patron.

— Source: Dungeon Crawler Carl (Matt Dinniman)

[Use when]

Use when designing (or critiquing) progression systems that hide pay-to-win as lore.

[Why it matters]

Power items are gated by patronage, not grind: the economy separates RNG candy from sponsored lethality.

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