Comment on My mental health has improved after deleting games that have microtransactions in them
SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Recommendation: Survivor.io on mobile is freaking fun. Not really any ads either, unless you choose to watch them for more coin.
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
What. So are there or aren’t there
Why? Is there some sort of incentive?
So not only are there ads but you’re manipulated into watching them. That checks out for a mobile game.
Krakaval@jlai.lu 2 months ago
I had the same confusion reading that recommendation. Seems to check all the red flags based on that sentence.
SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ads are not required to play the game. If you want to watch them, the incentive is coin. There is no battle pass or anything. It’s genuinely a fun game.
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
I mean, it could be very fun and perhaps even worth playing, but surely you understand that a game that on-paper doesn’t require the viewing of ads, but heavily incentivizes just that is still problematic?
It’s like one of those “free-to-play” particularly grindy MMOs, sure, you don’t have to pay, just grind the “kill 10 goblin rats in a basement quest” for 250 hours and you’ll have all the loot you need to get to level 2, but the option to pay is there if you so-choose it.
In such a case it is fairly obvious that there is not actually a choice when you are heavily incentivized towards one end.
SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Not really because it’s not one of those “you need to watch ads to get coins to advance” kind of games. It’s ability to enjoy without ads is still amazing. I also believe that ads in games are OK with minimal disruption, a perfect example is this game. Non intrusive, no banners, no season pass, no ads after or before a round, etc.