• @[email protected]
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    36 days ago

    Mystery boxes are another similar predatory business model that has brought similar predatory practices even to RL.

  • @[email protected]
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    158 days ago

    Not criticizing your posting at all but this is such a click bait pointless video. No duh it’s gambling what in the world could this video discuss further

    • missingno
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      78 days ago

      The video covers a lot more than just the gambling itself. These games are designed to attack not just your wallet, but your time - that’s the real cost.

        • @[email protected]
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          108 days ago

          No, real gambling is respectful of your time. They aim to take money as fast as possible.

          • @ampersandrew
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            46 days ago

            Definitely not slot machines. They’re known for having addicts stuck there all day. I definitely see the same thing happen at corner stores all the time, but with scratch off lottery games.

            • @[email protected]
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              15 days ago

              Exactly. And many slot addicts literally don’t want to hit the jackpot because they want the steady dopamine hits from smaller wins.

  • @[email protected]OPM
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    118 days ago

    I don’t get the appeal of these gatcha games. There are better games they are ripping off, I guess the moe characters carry these games for some people.

    • enkers
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      138 days ago

      I played one because I really liked all the character designs. Eventually I stopped playing because it was too much of a daily time commitment, and my own need to be efficient and use all the free time-gated resources was stressing me out. Also, I realised I didn’t really enjoy the core gameplay that much, and the writing was really long-winded.

      Kinda goes to show how much likeable characters can carry a game.