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Re:Former Fortnite UX lead digs into ethical game design by monocasa on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @11:35PM (#19855657)
> It's not that games are addictive, it's that addicts are playing games

Don't companies like Blizzard keep psychologists on staff specifically to make the games more addictive?

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Re:Former Fortnite UX lead digs into ethical game design by IceWreck on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @11:40PM (#19855684)
That, and they purposely match people who buy lootboxes, etc to people who don't so that those people, being at a disadvantage, loose and are then pressurised to buy them.
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Re:Former Fortnite UX lead digs into ethical game design by p1necone on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @11:45PM (#19855706)
I don't believe Epic or Blizzard have any games with non cosmetic items in loot boxes. Perhaps they "purposely match players with cool skins with those who don't" to make them want to buy them though.
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Re:Former Fortnite UX lead digs into ethical game design by sfotm on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @12:37AM (#19855911)
Hearthstone packs definitely affect gameplay. Most of their other games are cosmetic-only, though.
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