Re:“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction”
by wizzwizz4 on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @10:24AM
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I'd prefer “you'll need to buy about 50 more loot boxes, on average, to get that item” as wording. Bonus if there's a question mark next to it that explains probability (specifically, why the gambler's fallacy is wrong – though not necessarily mentioning the fallacy).
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Re:“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction”
by michaelmrose on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @02:16PM
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Wouldn't it be easier to just ban gambling apps including ones disguised as games from app stores?
You could probably get virtually everyone by simply defining it as a game with in app purchases that provide probabilistic or in game performance improvements.
If they can sell levels but not swords nothing of value will be lost.
Re:“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction”
by tesseract on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @11:06AM
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"Most <evil grin> players will get the item after buying 26 more boxes"
Re:“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction”
by pixelbro on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @11:42AM
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While we're all patting ourselves on the back for understanding probability, the correct calculation is actually log.98(.5) = 34.3 = number of attempts required for a 50% chance of getting a 2% item.