Merit badges are more like side quests than micro transactions.
Exactly. You only need a small subset of the 100+ available badges to advance ranks, even for Eagle Scout.
I mean… it was a subset but I wouldn’t say small by any means. at least for my broke ass family, we really struggled to send me to the weekend and summer camps you generally need to attend to get all the badges to get eagle in time. it’s definitely something not every family can afford.
I mean. maybe you aren’t familiar with the concept?
As a former merit badge counciler I can explain it.
Do you need to pay for them? I thought you “earn” them like it is shown in the movies?!
You probably earn the priviledge to purchase them
Our troop bought in bulk them then handed them out to the scouts who earned them, there were no micro transactions involved.
I remember the penis inspection day badge being free.
They’re literally the analog of in-game achievements.
This is rage bait, surely.