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> the amount of money a game like Genshin Impact can make over time can fund development far in excess of what a traditional shipped-and-finished game could aff

by antifa 5y ago

> the amount of money a game like Genshin Impact can make over time can fund development far in excess of what a traditional shipped-and-finished game could afford (even with expansions/etc). This improves the experience for everyone This relies on 2 premises that I find very unlikely. That A) the additional funding is actually spent on improving the game and B) that this doesn't create a downward pressure on the games industry that essentially all games race to the bottom for whales, draining all possible investment funds and crowding out genuinely good games that would be designed by people who genuinely love games instead of being designed by addiction psychologists.

thegrimmest 5y ago
> the additional funding is actually spent on improving the game Developers are actually incentivised to continue to add content to the game as much as possible, lest the whales get bored and move to something else. Genshin impact has seen many updates which add entire new regions to the map, complete with quests and new characters. This isn't something BoTW would ever be able to justify. > all games race to the bottom for whales ... crowding out genuinely good games I don't think these are mutually exclusive. Whales are also people and also enjoy playing good games. Genshin Impact is a good game by any measure. Its gameplay and core game loop were clearly designed by people who love games. The fact that characters and items are unlocked using a gacha system doesn't take away from this.
- antifa 5y ago
  > incentivised to continue to add content Content designed for people with gambling and hoarding addictions, not content designed to be good. > Whales are also people and also enjoy playing good games. There are really objectively shitty games with 4+ stars on the Play Store. "People enjoy casinos" seals the coffin in the gaming industry as far as I see it.
  - thegrimmest 5y ago
    I wouldn't use star rating as a measure of game quality or popularity. Do you think Candy Crush is an objectively shitty game? How about Clash of Clans? Which games here https://sensortower.com/ios/rankings/top/iphone/us/games?date=2021-08-30 https://sensortower.com/ios/rankings/top/iphone/us/games?dat... are objectively shitty?

by antifa 5y ago

thegrimmest 5y ago

> the additional funding is actually spent on improving the game Developers are actually incentivised to continue to add content to the game as much as possible, lest the whales get bored and move to something else. Genshin impact has seen many updates which add entire new regions to the map, complete with quests and new characters. This isn't something BoTW would ever be able to justify. > all games race to the bottom for whales ... crowding out genuinely good games I don't think these are mutually exclusive. Whales are also people and also enjoy playing good games. Genshin Impact is a good game by any measure. Its gameplay and core game loop were clearly designed by people who love games. The fact that characters and items are unlocked using a gacha system doesn't take away from this.

antifa 5y ago
> incentivised to continue to add content Content designed for people with gambling and hoarding addictions, not content designed to be good. > Whales are also people and also enjoy playing good games. There are really objectively shitty games with 4+ stars on the Play Store. "People enjoy casinos" seals the coffin in the gaming industry as far as I see it.
- thegrimmest 5y ago
  I wouldn't use star rating as a measure of game quality or popularity. Do you think Candy Crush is an objectively shitty game? How about Clash of Clans? Which games here https://sensortower.com/ios/rankings/top/iphone/us/games?date=2021-08-30 https://sensortower.com/ios/rankings/top/iphone/us/games?dat... are objectively shitty?