Mwa@thelemmy.club to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoSteam competitors be like. [Extended?]thelemmy.clubimagemessage-square250linkfedilinkarrow-up1994arrow-down137file-text
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minus-squarerapchee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoi guess yeah if by “reward system” you mean they run steam pretty well
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agohttps://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2014/apr/01/candy-crush-saga-app-brain
minus-squarerapchee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agofyi you linked a short article about candy crush, and it barely explains what that game does, i don’t see how is that related to steam
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoread the article, loot boxes and similar reward mechanics are there on purpose to squeeze your money and to hook you up to the game
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i guess yeah if by “reward system” you mean they run steam pretty well
https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2014/apr/01/candy-crush-saga-app-brain
fyi you linked a short article about candy crush, and it barely explains what that game does, i don’t see how is that related to steam
read the article, loot boxes and similar reward mechanics are there on purpose to squeeze your money and to hook you up to the game