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Many successful games can be reduced to a slot machine, even games that have a lot of solid gameplay or even outlets for creativity. The central mechanism of Mi
by CobrastanJorji 8y ago
Many successful games can be reduced to a slot machine, even games that have a lot of solid gameplay or even outlets for creativity. The central mechanism of Minecraft is mining. Mining is repeatedly punching through rocks hoping that you'll get something cool behind the next rock.
- otikik 8y agoAll human processes can be reduced to slot machines if you go abstract enough. By extension that includes all games. My criticism was that what this make the exchange so blatantly abusive. All those psychological mechanisms to "ensure engagement" and "pursue the whales" (or whatever soft term they come up for them) ... makes me sick. I actually think I prefer a slot machine to this. It is less dishonest.