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>Strangely they are willing to get milked after download through things like in-app purchase. I don't think that is true. I doubt many pay at all. I think t

by Lerc 10y ago

>Strangely they are willing to get milked after download through things like in-app purchase. I don't think that is true. I doubt many pay at all. I think there are a small number of people who are massively exploited to generate the revenue for these apps.

Consultant32452 10y ago
I'm curious if you feel that WoW at $180/yr is an exploitation. And if not, why would you consider someone paying the same amount of money for bonuses on Candy Crush to be exploited?
- Lerc 10y ago
  I cannot speak with much authority on either game because I have played neither of them. At the start of the year was the player aware how much a years worth of play would cost them? The key to whether or not something is exploitative in this respect is whether or not the player is spending more than they were prepared to. Does either game disguise the cost and bring in extras incrementally to promote a sunk-cost fallacy? Do they force the decision to spend at points of particular tension in the game? Some games certainly do. This is quite a good read. http://insertcredit.com/2011/09/22/who-killed-videogames-a-ghost-story/ http://insertcredit.com/2011/09/22/who-killed-videogames-a-g...
- nxzero 10y ago
  Given the average WoW player likely plays 500+ hours a year, sounds cheap cost wise, but expensive time wise.
  - hinkley 10y ago
    Years ago when one of my social circles decided to play WoW together, most of us found we had more money in the bank at the end of the month. It was far cheaper entertainment per day than most of the other options we would choose. One night out for drinks and you've paid more than a monthly subscription.
    - Ntrails 10y ago
      I feel like you're ignoring the ancillary cost of grinding heroics until the early morning hours with friends. There were some large pizzas, a bunch of soft drinks, and probably a packet of biscuits to accompany Tea... That's gotta be at least a couple of rounds of drinks each :D
      - hinkley 10y ago
        When I said we had more money in the bank at the end of the month, that wasn't a figure of speech. I meant that we had more money in the bank.
- Retric 10y ago
  People spend 1,000-10,000$ per month on pay to win games. You don't need a lot of them to break even. PS: It's actually become a fairly common issue people seek addiction counseling for.

by Lerc 10y ago

Consultant32452 10y ago

I'm curious if you feel that WoW at $180/yr is an exploitation. And if not, why would you consider someone paying the same amount of money for bonuses on Candy Crush to be exploited?

Lerc 10y ago
I cannot speak with much authority on either game because I have played neither of them. At the start of the year was the player aware how much a years worth of play would cost them? The key to whether or not something is exploitative in this respect is whether or not the player is spending more than they were prepared to. Does either game disguise the cost and bring in extras incrementally to promote a sunk-cost fallacy? Do they force the decision to spend at points of particular tension in the game? Some games certainly do. This is quite a good read. http://insertcredit.com/2011/09/22/who-killed-videogames-a-ghost-story/ http://insertcredit.com/2011/09/22/who-killed-videogames-a-g...
nxzero 10y ago
Given the average WoW player likely plays 500+ hours a year, sounds cheap cost wise, but expensive time wise.
- hinkley 10y ago
  Years ago when one of my social circles decided to play WoW together, most of us found we had more money in the bank at the end of the month. It was far cheaper entertainment per day than most of the other options we would choose. One night out for drinks and you've paid more than a monthly subscription.
  - Ntrails 10y ago
    I feel like you're ignoring the ancillary cost of grinding heroics until the early morning hours with friends. There were some large pizzas, a bunch of soft drinks, and probably a packet of biscuits to accompany Tea... That's gotta be at least a couple of rounds of drinks each :D
    - hinkley 10y ago
      When I said we had more money in the bank at the end of the month, that wasn't a figure of speech. I meant that we had more money in the bank.
Retric 10y ago
People spend 1,000-10,000$ per month on pay to win games. You don't need a lot of them to break even. PS: It's actually become a fairly common issue people seek addiction counseling for.