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> Try it and see how you feel after ~2 hours of gameplay. Coincidentally "try it and see how you feel" is also how people sell heroin... They're saying they'r

> Try it and see how you feel after ~2 hours of gameplay. Coincidentally "try it and see how you feel" is also how people sell heroin... They're saying they're concerned that they might get addicted, and you're telling them to try just the tip, just to see how it feels? I'm a big fan of Factorio but if you're concerned it could take over your life, there's definitely a chance it could. True it's not as bad as an MMO. There's no daily quests, no social features, (though multiplayer is fun) and most importantly no lootboxes or variable ratio rewards. Doesn't mean it can't addict you for a little bit though.

Akronymus 6y ago
For many people the "cracktorio" is just a joke. For me? I am actually serious about the addicting nature of the game. The gameplay loop is just so rewarding, so that addiction is easy.
- octorian 6y ago
  Even when the game is boring, its still addictive. Kinda weird that way. Of course its mostly only boring when you haven't yet figured out the "design patterns" of an efficient base, and/or are too lazy to tear down what you have to build them out.
scrollaway 6y ago
https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2014/11/26 https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2014/11/26 ;) No, seriously though, I'm speaking with full experience: My main WoW character has a 4-digit days playtime (and that's from several years ago; I eventually did put it down for good). Factorio is addictive the same way that Civilization is: You want to keep going. Or like Tetris pro players, you might think about your factory when you're not playing and "see" it everywhere. But unlike WoW, you can put the game down at any time: there's no responsibilities you're taking on, there's no grind you must finish, no daily quests that reset calling you to re-do them tomorrow. The game world stops the moment you pause/exit the game. There's no comparison to a MMO. > Doesn't mean it can't addict you for a little bit though. Every good game will. Every good TV show will make you want to binge. It's up to you to manage your time. I believe GP is a reasonable adult and can manage 2 hours of a game without having to check into rehab :)
- oefrha 6y ago
  Warning: unlike Civilization, Factorio UI doesn't feature a real-world clock, and AFAIK there's no mod that can add one, so unless you set an alarm or have a spouse it's really easy to get sucked up ;)
  - ben-schaaf 6y ago
    Unlike say a first person shooter factorio is limited to 60fps, so unless the slightly reduce screen realestate is an issue just run it windowed and use the system clock.
  - joshstrange 6y ago
    There are mods to add the time [0] but yes, it's very easy to lose track of time playing this game. [0] https://mods.factorio.com/mod/clock https://mods.factorio.com/mod/clock
- Aeolun 6y ago
  > I believe GP is a reasonable adult and can manage 2 hours of a game without having to check into rehab Two hours of a game? Yes. Two hours of Factorio? Not a chance. Unless they don’t make it past 30 minutes in the first place ;)
  - DonHopkins 6y ago
    I was SURE I felt like I'd contracted Coronavirus, but it just turned out that I'd been playing Factorio for so many hours straight without pausing to eat or sleep.
- jiggawatts 6y ago
  I got hooked on Factorio, but for me Satisfactory was far more addictive. It had that "explore and find goodies" element that has some sort of primal addictiveness in the sense of: "Must hunt, gather food."
bregma 6y ago
Factorio is like a Terry Pratchett book. It has no chapter breaks, no obvious place to stop for the night and put it down. It just keeps rolling along until the sun comes up.
Havoc 6y ago
>They're saying they're concerned that they might get addicted To be clear I don't think I'm inherently vulnerable. It's more of a "let's rather not find out what happens when my love of gaming gets combined with peer pressure & reinforcement loops" consideration. I do like the Anno series for this though. It scratches the same "city builder" itch but it has a pretty fast burn cycle. i.e. I'll spend a weekend doing little else and then lose interest for 3 months.

Akronymus 6y ago

For many people the "cracktorio" is just a joke. For me? I am actually serious about the addicting nature of the game. The gameplay loop is just so rewarding, so that addiction is easy.

octorian 6y ago
Even when the game is boring, its still addictive. Kinda weird that way. Of course its mostly only boring when you haven't yet figured out the "design patterns" of an efficient base, and/or are too lazy to tear down what you have to build them out.

scrollaway 6y ago

https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2014/11/26 https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2014/11/26 ;) No, seriously though, I'm speaking with full experience: My main WoW character has a 4-digit days playtime (and that's from several years ago; I eventually did put it down for good). Factorio is addictive the same way that Civilization is: You want to keep going. Or like Tetris pro players, you might think about your factory when you're not playing and "see" it everywhere. But unlike WoW, you can put the game down at any time: there's no responsibilities you're taking on, there's no grind you must finish, no daily quests that reset calling you to re-do them tomorrow. The game world stops the moment you pause/exit the game. There's no comparison to a MMO. > Doesn't mean it can't addict you for a little bit though. Every good game will. Every good TV show will make you want to binge. It's up to you to manage your time. I believe GP is a reasonable adult and can manage 2 hours of a game without having to check into rehab :)

oefrha 6y ago
Warning: unlike Civilization, Factorio UI doesn't feature a real-world clock, and AFAIK there's no mod that can add one, so unless you set an alarm or have a spouse it's really easy to get sucked up ;)
- ben-schaaf 6y ago
  Unlike say a first person shooter factorio is limited to 60fps, so unless the slightly reduce screen realestate is an issue just run it windowed and use the system clock.
- joshstrange 6y ago
  There are mods to add the time [0] but yes, it's very easy to lose track of time playing this game. [0] https://mods.factorio.com/mod/clock https://mods.factorio.com/mod/clock
Aeolun 6y ago
> I believe GP is a reasonable adult and can manage 2 hours of a game without having to check into rehab Two hours of a game? Yes. Two hours of Factorio? Not a chance. Unless they don’t make it past 30 minutes in the first place ;)
- DonHopkins 6y ago
  I was SURE I felt like I'd contracted Coronavirus, but it just turned out that I'd been playing Factorio for so many hours straight without pausing to eat or sleep.
jiggawatts 6y ago
I got hooked on Factorio, but for me Satisfactory was far more addictive. It had that "explore and find goodies" element that has some sort of primal addictiveness in the sense of: "Must hunt, gather food."

bregma 6y ago

Factorio is like a Terry Pratchett book. It has no chapter breaks, no obvious place to stop for the night and put it down. It just keeps rolling along until the sun comes up.

Havoc 6y ago

>They're saying they're concerned that they might get addicted To be clear I don't think I'm inherently vulnerable. It's more of a "let's rather not find out what happens when my love of gaming gets combined with peer pressure & reinforcement loops" consideration. I do like the Anno series for this though. It scratches the same "city builder" itch but it has a pretty fast burn cycle. i.e. I'll spend a weekend doing little else and then lose interest for 3 months.