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[–] doofy77@aussie.zone 86 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

I hate live service games. They also seem to be all anyone ever talks about.

[–] palebluethought@lemmy.world 64 points 5 months ago (7 children)

I just don't understand how people can get so sucked into gacha games. All the art design, the game world, all the other stuff they try to use to camouflage the slot machine, none of that stuff works more than a few hours. Once you see the "seams" of the skinner box, once it becomes blindingly obvious there's nothing to find at the "end" of chasing higher DPS or whatever, why do people continue? It loses any sense of fun the moment it happens.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 29 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Addiction isn't about fun.

[–] Iapar@feddit.de 1 points 5 months ago

It is about escaping.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago

In a lot of people it presses a button in their brain. That button says "Fuck yeah!" at first. After a while it says "I need this to function" or "This is what I do because this is what I've always done". It takes effort to overcome the feeling of nothing when there was once something there.

[–] Klanky@sopuli.xyz 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yeah I tried Honkai Star Rail after seeing it pushed everywhere and I bounced off it hard. I guess my brain is just broken in different ways lol.

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

all the other stuff they try to use to camouflage the slot machine

They get sucked in to it for the same reason people throw all their money away on real slot machines. Gambling addiction is real, and we all have our vices. IMO it should be more regulated.

[–] brb@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago

Cute anime girls are cute.

[–] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

I like anime girls and the games are fun, it's not that deep

[–] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 months ago

i like Blue Archive for its story and music and I'd even spend a few bucks if I really wanted a special character, but not much. since I'm not into the other gachas I might just be a rare example of an enjoyer tho lol

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

They're paid to talk about it.

[–] figjam@midwest.social 3 points 5 months ago

You my friend, are talking to the wrong people

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

They are live services precisely so there is something to talk about, and therefore more people join, and existing players stay hooked by FOMO.