Re:Kid gamers to adult gamblers? Investigation of childhood ...
by axus on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @09:38AM
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I think gambling means money is at risk, and can be won. Or something with well-defined monetary value, on both sides of the transaction.
Types of gambling could be sorted by how much control you have over the probabilities.
Re:Kid gamers to adult gamblers? Investigation of childhood ...
by anon22981 on Wednesday June 25, 2025 @04:58PM
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Just for anyone unfamiliar with the game or these types of games and to put out an opposing view — I disagree that the experience of BR games have anything to do with the experience of gambling. I’ve done both and find pretty much nothing in common.
(The cosmetic gambling obviously is very much gambling, though, and is unfortunatly a big part of the game.)
In PUBG: You walk into a house not knowing whats there. You find 'loot', you hoard it...and then maybe you get into a fight somewhere along the way. The game is 70% looting, 20% running and sometimes as little as 10% fighting other players. The looting is designed to feel like gambling.
And i freaking love it.
That's all to say, there's certainly rules and structure to the game, but a lot of what hooks me to these styles of games is the chance element. I just didn't realize until very recently (I'm now 39...took a minute to pickup on it)