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TopicChristmas is CANCELLED for Family cause 6 y/o spent $16,000+ on SONIC FORCES!!
sull56ivan2010
12/14/20 2:44:22 PM
#160
Hexenherz posted...
Because a child is especially susceptible to the type of visual design and gameplay elements that form the basis for these types of compulsions/addictions.

Predatory doesn't mean someone is being forced to do something...
Then what's "predatory" about this? Don't underestimate the intelligence of kids.

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TopicChristmas is CANCELLED for Family cause 6 y/o spent $16,000+ on SONIC FORCES!!
sull56ivan2010
12/14/20 2:37:30 PM
#156
Hexenherz posted...
They are designed around taking money from people in exchange for the rush of pleasure your brain gets from the prospect of getting something cool, shiny, new, a fancy prize. They're designed to give you shitty common items nine times out of ten so you buy one thousand of the "99 cent booster pack!" items to maximize your chances of getting that super cool fun rare skin or a boost of a million soldiers so you can be better than everyone else in the game.

They know what they're doing and that's why they stack the odds against you and why they don't put spending limits in the games. They know that people are going to spend money to try to get that one thing they can't get without grinding for 10,000 hours.
But how does this apply to a six year old? Because they will beg for stuff and can manipulate in ways to get what they want or do stuff behind their parents backs.

And... yeah, you're not being forced. Again, not predatory.

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TopicChristmas is CANCELLED for Family cause 6 y/o spent $16,000+ on SONIC FORCES!!
sull56ivan2010
12/14/20 2:30:06 PM
#153
Can someone even try to go into detail of how these games are "predatory"?

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TopicChristmas is CANCELLED for Family cause 6 y/o spent $16,000+ on SONIC FORCES!!
sull56ivan2010
12/13/20 8:52:57 PM
#87
Godnorgosh posted...
Sure, just stupid kids being stupid kids and companies profiting from it, is all. Nothing wrong with that if you choose not to see anything wrong with it, I suppose.
You guys don't even bother making a fucking explanation. How is it predatory? How? It's not like they are being forced to buy it. Kids are smarter at knowing how to do things behind their parents backs now these days until they get caught.

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TopicChristmas is CANCELLED for Family cause 6 y/o spent $16,000+ on SONIC FORCES!!
sull56ivan2010
12/13/20 7:29:42 PM
#60
Lil_Bit83 posted...
I have no idea?
16 Master System copies of Sonic the Hedgehog North American version?

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Predatory, my ass. No one is being forced to spend that much on a game. Kids can manipulate things a lot easier now these days. Both him and the parents are to blame.

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