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No, games are only fun if you get all the achivements and 100% the game and buy every item ever relased in the shop and complete all battle pass levels because
by pests 3y ago
No, games are only fun if you get all the achivements and 100% the game and buy every item ever relased in the shop and complete all battle pass levels because FOMO because gaming is not about having fun anymore, its about reaching artificially set goals and collecting cosmetics.
- TeMPOraL 3y ago> gaming is not about having fun anymore, its about reaching artificially set goals and collecting cosmetics I.e. it became indistinguishable from normal adult life.
- pests 3y ago:(
- DeathArrow 3y agoAt which point, you rather quit gaming and use your time and energy in the real life. That way you can touch your achievements because they aren't just numbers in a SQL database.
- eru 3y agoIf you make lots of money, and keep it at the bank, your achievement might very well be recorded as a number in a database. (But with the distinction that you can withdraw and spend that money.)
- DeathArrow 3y agoWhen you play a game you trade your time to make other people rich. When you work you trade your time to make you rich. That is the most important distinction. Would you buy you a Lexus or help someone else buy their second yacht?
- pests 3y agoYou can play games without committing any sum of money though.
- DeathArrow 3y agoBut your presence in game attracts others who will do some spending.
- eru 3y agoThat argument only works in multiplayer games.
- pests 3y ago> just numbers in a SQL database This is what breaks most games for me. Once I see the gameplay loop, I know I'm just playing spreadsheet optimizer behind the scenes.
- hinkley 3y agoI’ve talked friends out of getting back into WowW because I know if they start I’ll start, and I always take it more seriously until it turns into a part time job, which I will continue after they quit again. Touching grass is much more enjoyable. Gamification has gone too far, circled back onto games themselves and made them into chores. Everything is gacha or tamagotchi or both now.
- pests 3y agoI wrote more than I intended but I've had these thoughts for awhile. I have a few genres I will play now because you can avoid that loop. Big fan of idle / incremental games like universal paperclips, kittens game, etc. I find bringing the numbers to the forefront and more obvious helps. Plus most those games can be played passively or semi-passively with only a few check-ins a day if at all to buy the next update, etc. Otherwise I do still enjoy the short-duration multiplayer match modes that now exist with battle royals or other battle pass games like Fortnite, Apex, Warzone, etc. I don't give two shits about the cosmetics or any battlepass, barely even open those screens, I ignore daily challenges or other lures too. I like that most rounds can be played in 5-15 minutes depending on your skill, low commitment, no tutorial or nonsense quests to complete. Get some good moments with other people either via in-game actions or voice comms. I recently got into the online casino's in my state. Its pretty crazy how similar they are to mobile games or even console games. Login daily, daily rewards, gotta check 15 places for all the bonuses and free stuff, half the "fun" and "addition" is just doing the daily or hourly ritual of getting all these "gifts" or rewards. The gacha or tamagotchi comaparison is spot on.
- eru 3y agoUniversal Paperclips is great, but I doubt you spend more than a day or two with it, interacting sporadically.