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From: JAB <noway@nochance.com>
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Subject: Re: Coming soon to gaming: rewards for playing
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 08:20:36 +0000
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On 28/01/2025 17:25, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> Which just makes me sad for where our hobby is going. Remember when
> just  ENJOYING the game was enough to keep us playing? Or when we got
> games that were PROGRAMMED to be enjoyable? Now it's all about the
> bottom line, and rewards-based strategies like the above are only
> going to make our games more predacious and tedious as they struggle
> to claw back the cost of those rewards.

I've said it many times but one of my biggest gripes is the number of 
games where the model off give us money as you'll enjoy playing this 
game has been replaced by we'll use ever trick in the book for 'player 
engagement' even if you're not really enjoying it that much. Oh you 
don't feel like playing today, well you wouldn't want to miss out on the 
daily rewards would you. That battle pass you just bought, it would be a 
shame to waste it.