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genuinely baffled by seeing so many takes on Genshin Impact that are like "wow it& #39;s amazing this AAA-ish game is free!" and some that are like "yeah but they gotta fix how scarce resin is for the endgame." Like, what? It& #39;s not free. That& #39;s how it& #39;s not free
"It is simply AMAZING that nature could evolve this wonderful velociraptor when I thought dinosaurs were slow and big"
[puts head inside velociraptor mouth]
"These teeth are a little pointy though, huh?! LOL"
[puts head inside velociraptor mouth]
"These teeth are a little pointy though, huh?! LOL"
Genshin Impact is perfectly evolved and the nested-sytems>>>monetization design is immaculate. It& #39;s still monetization design! If it& #39;s not to your taste don& #39;t worry, a F2P apex predator evolved for a closer match to your brain ridges will undoubtedly appear before long
a) yes, almost any genre/scale can be F2P
b) successful F2P games usually take in more revenue?
c) incorporating monetization design into the heart of a game inherently distorts and affects how play is designed and experienced, there& #39;s no avoiding that https://twitter.com/FINNJC/status/1315726891530235905?s=20">https://twitter.com/FINNJC/st...
b) successful F2P games usually take in more revenue?
c) incorporating monetization design into the heart of a game inherently distorts and affects how play is designed and experienced, there& #39;s no avoiding that https://twitter.com/FINNJC/status/1315726891530235905?s=20">https://twitter.com/FINNJC/st...
In case of confusion I also need to point out that despite being "free," microtransaction business models are very hard for small businesses / solo devs to compete in; they farm thin profit margins at huge scale, with higher maint. costs and constant data analysis to optimize
There& #39;s a bit of cognitive dissonance in claims about how GI isn& #39;t really gacha, or is better/different somehow. If you look closely, it& #39;s got very finely honed, effective gacha mechanics! If you have a human brain, it& #39;s normal, not shameful to feel fascinated/absorbed by those.
Some "discerning playres" might see F2P microtransactions, or gambling in general, as "not the kind of game I play." Someone is always "the kinds of game other games are embarassed by," right? But what if we paused to contemplate Why These Work So Good for a bit instead?
TLDR: it& #39;s not necessarily a Different Better Breed of Game just because you& #39;re absorbed by it. It& #39;s just an iteration that& #39;s figured out how to work you: the clothes, the style, the polish, the numbers. That itself might be interesting, as part of the mutation of your own tastes
