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Important distinction is that in casinos players can make money. Well, as we know, only a small percentage does and overall it is the house that always wins, bu
by babuskov 14y ago
Important distinction is that in casinos players can make money. Well, as we know, only a small percentage does and overall it is the house that always wins, but humans are very bad at judging laws of probability. This "flaw" is still not in Zynga's games, and since FB prevents gambling with real rewards it will continue to be so.
Your last sentence will probably hold true, unless they start producing something innovative and useful for a change..
- bduerst 14y agoI would argue that money rewards can be equal to in-game rewards, since Zynga players are obviously willing to part money for the latter, but that boils down to a matter of opinion. It will be interesting to see if management bails from Zynga over the coming quarters. Personally, I would watch and see if management unloads on any stock or options.
- jlgreco 14y agoWithout money awards I suspect you will see far fewer instances of Gambler's Ruin, or other more subtle profit-generating phenomenon. As far as I can tell, there can be no sense of "recouping losses".
- bduerst 14y agoBut you do get the benefit of using arbitrary "point" conversions, i.e. $10 buys 8 coins, $20 buys 18 coins, etc. It makes it harder for the user to estimate the real value when purchasing, and thus easier to overspend.