I’m only making business card sized games now

Re:I’m only making business card sized games now by chii on Monday April 01, 2019 @09:15PM (#19550153)

May be the measure should be how harmful it is to continue?

For an MMO, you're engaged socially (presumably in a guild, rather than soloing). In a mobile grind game, you spend hours constantly checking on progress for that endorphine hit.

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Re:I’m only making business card sized games now by rizzin on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @05:50AM (#19552455)

Same as with any addictive thing, you can use and you can abuse. And the change isn't instant.

You can play MMO socially in a guild, or you can simply grind max levels / rare items endlessly.

You can play an IAP and ad-riddled mobile game to kill some time when waiting in queues, or you can have it become a part of your life checking the game everytime you have a minute of downtime.

And the transitions between those states happen impreceptibly, and there is no defined line beyond which you may consider the activity harmful.

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