Because your top level comment makes sense while the rest of your replies devolved into a caps-locked crash out. Now I’m more convinced you’re 14.
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EvilEdgelord@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago[deleted]
papalonian@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Shiggles@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
That feels an awful lot like saying opiates are fine just don’t get addicted. It’s easy to say when you aren’t susceptible, but clearly some people are and it’s not very productive to be dismissive of the primary way they make money.
NIB@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
A better comparison would be alcohol. Many of people consume alcohol but very few people become alcoholics. Maybe it is genetic predisposition or environmental/mental factors that lead people to abusing it.
Similarly with gachas, millions of people play them as free to play, without ever spending money. A lot of people spend 10-20€ a month and very few people spend hundreds or thousands of euro every month.
As far as honkai star rail is concerned, i enjoy the story, environments, music and the characters and i recommend it. You dont need to spend and you can do everything(or miss like 5% of the rewards, if you dont want to tryhard) without ever spending money.
The main selling point of the game is the story and you can do that with any characters. If you dont want to participate in the endgame, you can ignore it. Ultimately it is a singleplayer turned based “rpg”, though it is actually just an anime+idle game. Every 40 days, you get a new episode/season.
ech@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
You can still be addicted, even of you don’t shotgun a dime.
NIB@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Sure but then you only waste your time. Some more casual gachas, like star rail, they are deliberately designed to be casual, in order to increase their retention rate(ie keep the players playing in the long term). They dont require much time daily(you can afk do the dailies in the background within 5mins) and while there is replayable content, it isnt necessary and eventually you will be done with that too.
trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I think there may be a slight difference between doing heroin and playing a video game where you get anime girls by chance.
EvilEdgelord@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
there can be some visible effects from being addicted to video games
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steeznson@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
They are not a great analogy because they at least have a legit use in medicine.
That said, not really sure what the best analogy for SAAS slot machines would be. Even playing them for free you still have the sensation of pulling down on the device (phone screen/machine lever) and then the “spin” with variable rate rewards.
Shiggles@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
They do, but given everything Purdue’s done I felt it was fitting. Fine as a concept, awful when the sole goal is extracting money.