Comment on What is a game you can’t understand why its so popular ?

Deestan@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• GriffinClaw@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  IMO, that method is valid, but it is HIGHLY dependent on the gameplay loop and the game company.

  Take Warframe for example, one of the grindiest games in existence:

  1. The game is mainly PvE (and the PVP stuff has near to no impact on the raw skill needed), so someone buying their way to power doesn’t feel so bad.

  2. The ingame premium currency (Platinum) is fully tradable by all players. Getting extras of stuff is also common. Grinds often reach the ‘unfun’ level. So EVERYONE is encouraged to skip grind once it gets too much.

  TLDR: Microtransactions are encouraged and available for free for ALL players, once you’ve reached your grind tolerance level.

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  • Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Nope, I hated the freemium grind crap in Warframe. Killed my enjoyment of the game and uninstalled.

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    • GriffinClaw@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Fair.To each their own.

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  • FinalRemix@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    They’ve gotten better about that with Rebecca in charge now. Many of the new grinds have pity shops built in, or mercy systems in place.

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    • GriffinClaw@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Some of the old pity shops need a rebalance though (eg Citrine)

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• WolfLink@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Any game where just grinding is the main thing you do

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  • Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I would generally agree, but some games have massive grinds and can be totally fun to play without participating in most of the grind.

    Take war thunder or world of tanks. If you just want to drive a Panzer IV all day you can unlock that in a few days or so, then never care about unlocking anything again. Just keep driving your panzer and having fun.

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• Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  *coughs ORS", so much gatekeeper and fans defending such a grindy game. why drag the rs3 into it too.

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  • Encephalotrocity@feddit.online ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Heya, quick question: WTF is ORS?

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    • Croquette@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Original RuneScape

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    • NannerBanner@literature.cafe ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Because you already have the other answers: OSRS. He just misspelled it ;)

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    • moncharleskey@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Original RuneScape maybe?

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• NannerBanner@literature.cafe ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’m generally fine with microtransactions replacing some grind, just because I’ve finally reached a point in my life where I don’t want to dedicate 20 hours a week to a game for months. It mostly boils down to whether the game is wasting players’ lives to drive money from them. SOME games make the grind fun and worth playing, and thus I don’t really care. If the game’s fun isn’t locked behind a gate that requires significant time investment, then you’re not really harming players by having a grind. If the game isn’t fun in the meantime, and the cost is too much (and basically anything more than a dollar or two is), then I can go find another game.

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