“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction”

Re:“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction” by andrewmcwatters on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @12:15AM (#26162987)

> Thankfully, between doing the indie thing for a few years and starting a new studio last year, it became clear it was the medium and not the craft that was the problem.

Do you mean to say it's specifically a mobile issue?

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Re:“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction” by hesdeadjim on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @12:16PM (#26168770)

100% mobile. I have no issues with F2P games that aren't predatory (like LoL or Rocket League). I've spent hundreds on these games for silly cosmetics that don't affect gameplay.

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Re:“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction” by utucuro on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @12:58AM (#26163216)

I would say it's a free to play issue. A lot of these games exist on multiple platforms, basically wherever microtransactions are supported. Gems of War, for example, exists on mobile, on PC (Windows store, Steam), on Playstation, Switch and Xbox...

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