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> After a few rounds, it just wasn't as fun. Absolutely. If that limitation wasn't there, the game would've definitely fizzled out within days and maybe even n

> After a few rounds, it just wasn't as fun. Absolutely. If that limitation wasn't there, the game would've definitely fizzled out within days and maybe even never made to it the popularity it has now. The slow sustained popularity, with people posting their results on the shared daily word is the key to success here. It's the only reason people are still talking about it more than a month later.

dralley 5y ago
This is also why I strongly prefer the HBO release model to the Netflix model.
- kzrdude 5y ago
  Game of Thrones really showed how successful it can be. Season 1-4 really was an amazing time to be a fan. But that also made it possible for them to succumb to mainstream fan culture, the cult of the badass and so on, they wanted to ride the attention wave :(
- 3pt14159 5y ago
  The HBO model works better for shows that are going to have more than one season because in the first season people haven't generally heard of it.
- whatarethembits 5y ago
  Strongly disagree on this assertion. Each to their own, so I'm not going to pretend that we're having an objective discussion here to start with :P. Personally the wordle model works for, something like wordle, but doesn't extend much further. I lose interest in a story fairly quickly if slowly drip fed over weeks and months. As a result I have watched FAR more shows after Netflix model than before it; I suspect I'm not the only one. I will wait until all episodes are released first to even start watching now; but often, don't continue with shows with HBP release model at all and move on to something else. The entire point of a story (for me atleast) is to get sucked into a different world and find out more while your mind is engaged. The "pay off" waiting a week to find the next bit of information is far less than the friction of first, abruptly being thrown off your train of thought, and secondly, to start caring about the story a few moments before or as the next episode is being played. Its like chasing a deep bug in the weeds of legacy code base and then suddenly having to have to switch context for a week and then told to chase that bug again. Even if I find it next time, there's no satisfaction anymore.
  - ehsankia 5y ago
    To be fair there's two things at play here. On the one hand, I agree it may be more enjoyable for you to watch it all at your own pace. On the other hand, I think it's objectively true that the HBO/Disney model does more to keep a show in the headlines and the cultural pulse. Look how shows like WandaVision dominated Twitter every week for 2 months. The only two shows that have managed to have staying power on Netflix were Tiger King and Squid game.
- WillPostForFood 5y ago
  For me, the HBO model for Wordle would be one guess a week, and ~6 weeks to complete a game.
  - astrange 5y ago
    I think that's correspondence chess. Or correspondence something, at least.
  - whatarethembits 5y ago
    Or watching a football game 5 minutes at a time, every week.

dralley 5y ago

This is also why I strongly prefer the HBO release model to the Netflix model.

kzrdude 5y ago
Game of Thrones really showed how successful it can be. Season 1-4 really was an amazing time to be a fan. But that also made it possible for them to succumb to mainstream fan culture, the cult of the badass and so on, they wanted to ride the attention wave :(
3pt14159 5y ago
The HBO model works better for shows that are going to have more than one season because in the first season people haven't generally heard of it.
whatarethembits 5y ago
Strongly disagree on this assertion. Each to their own, so I'm not going to pretend that we're having an objective discussion here to start with :P. Personally the wordle model works for, something like wordle, but doesn't extend much further. I lose interest in a story fairly quickly if slowly drip fed over weeks and months. As a result I have watched FAR more shows after Netflix model than before it; I suspect I'm not the only one. I will wait until all episodes are released first to even start watching now; but often, don't continue with shows with HBP release model at all and move on to something else. The entire point of a story (for me atleast) is to get sucked into a different world and find out more while your mind is engaged. The "pay off" waiting a week to find the next bit of information is far less than the friction of first, abruptly being thrown off your train of thought, and secondly, to start caring about the story a few moments before or as the next episode is being played. Its like chasing a deep bug in the weeds of legacy code base and then suddenly having to have to switch context for a week and then told to chase that bug again. Even if I find it next time, there's no satisfaction anymore.
- ehsankia 5y ago
  To be fair there's two things at play here. On the one hand, I agree it may be more enjoyable for you to watch it all at your own pace. On the other hand, I think it's objectively true that the HBO/Disney model does more to keep a show in the headlines and the cultural pulse. Look how shows like WandaVision dominated Twitter every week for 2 months. The only two shows that have managed to have staying power on Netflix were Tiger King and Squid game.
WillPostForFood 5y ago
For me, the HBO model for Wordle would be one guess a week, and ~6 weeks to complete a game.
- astrange 5y ago
  I think that's correspondence chess. Or correspondence something, at least.
- whatarethembits 5y ago
  Or watching a football game 5 minutes at a time, every week.