“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction”

Re:“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction” by dleslie on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @12:32PM (#26156399)

Ah, but it's a social experience. The primary capital isn't one's competitive standing, it's the uniqueness of your gear.

Fortnite's store UI is designed around limited time access panic sales.

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Re:“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction” by kmeisthax on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @07:06PM (#26160667)

Indeed. In fact, we've even spotted kids using "default" as a slur - which is exactly what you design for if you're building a microtransaction slurry game.

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Re:“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction” by josho on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @08:09PM (#26161288)

My daughter recently encountered this in Roblox. Her friends gave her a hard time for her default skin. The peer pressure to spend money is real.

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Re:“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction” by rowanG077 on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @06:56PM (#26160551)

This can be easily managed without microttansaction. Simply award in game point that allows a player to buy cosmetics. Do not create any way for players to trade money for in game points.

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Re:“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction” by m9731526 on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @09:10PM (#26161756)

No profit vs Big profit

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