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Topic	Blizzard got booed during their own convention.
v_charon 11/04/18 12:02:33 PM #69:	ZeldaTPLink posted... v_charon posted... I'm trying to figure out why you'd follow up one sentence with the other, then. WoW isn't "programmed" to be addictive. It's a MMORPG, and it's programmed the same as every other game in that genre, just better obviously. The nature of the "never ending" game isn't a bad one if that's the intended design; it's like getting angry at a fighting game for never ending. It's not supposed to. MMORPG is an addictive genre by design. http://www.cracked.com/article_18461_5-creepy-ways-video-games-are-trying-to-get-you-addicted.html This article is old but it's the best explanation on how they work I've seen fo far. I'm not seeing the point though. Who cares? MMOs are designed a certain way, yes. Again it's like getting made at a fighting game for having massive replayability. There's also a game that someone on this board spent literally thousands of dollars on to get a specific item, yet I never hear anyone bad mouthing Square or calling them evil predators. --- :> Truly smilin' <cite>v_charon posted [p:911790784] in Blizzard g... [t:77168074]...</cite> <quote><cite>ZeldaTPLink posted...</cite> <quote><cite>v_charon posted...</cite> <quote>I'm trying to figure out why you'd follow up one sentence with the other, then. WoW isn't "programmed" to be addictive. It's a MMORPG, and it's programmed the same as every other game in that genre, just better obviously. The nature of the "never ending" game isn't a bad one if that's the intended design; it's like getting angry at a fighting game for never ending. It's not supposed to.</quote> MMORPG is an addictive genre by design. http://www.cracked.com/article_18461_5-creepy-ways-video-games-are-trying-to-get-you-addicted.html This article is old but it's the best explanation on how they work I've seen fo far.</quote> I'm not seeing the point though. Who cares? MMOs are designed a certain way, yes. Again it's like getting made at a fighting game for having massive replayability. There's also a game that someone on this board spent literally thousands of dollars on to get a specific item, yet I never hear anyone bad mouthing Square or calling them evil predators. --- :> Truly smilin'</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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