Quote (darkerfire @ Jul 15 2022 11:07pm)
I think most people are aware of the "obvious" traps laid down by the developers of immortal. They have been exposed extensively in many ways by multiple experts (most elegantly so in my opinion in the "Let's go whaling" conference talk
https://youtu.be/xNjI03CGkb4) and yet are still successfully (and shamelessly) integrated in the core progression of a lot of free to play games. It's built from a methiculously calculated combination of psychologically backed predatorial tactics that aims at turning the pleasure that you have while playing a game into a cash-spending activity. The player, oblivious to what's happening, will gradually spend more and more money. If this was what you were referring to when you said that, there is no broken structured idea in this - it's well documented and not a secret at all. In the specific case of immortal, they even happily use the emotional ties you have to the franchise to drag you into their poison. It shows how much respect they have for their fans, doesn't it?
And if somehow you're able to prevent yourself from spending despite the dopaminergic warfare they put in place, and keep doing so because the game is worth it to you: don't you understand why people are trying to demotivate others from attempting this? If someone in that position genuinely don't, as an eternal observer, the only logical conclusions that comes to mind is that 1) they're trying to reject the reality of being (or in the process of) caught themselves by the lures or 2) they don't have the intellectual capacity to fully understand the pay to win gimmicks and how it's hypnotizing poor victims.
Great. I'm past all that but why discourage someone that plays and chooses NOT to pay? The game IS playable not spending anything. Its almost tyranny that you and everyone else feel the need to come here and shove down everyone's throat your perspective ONLY. (Well I don't like the game. You're not allowed to either. ) Do you see a problem there because if not you might be psychotic or pro communist.
I can count almost every game I've played through mobile apps that have a "p2w" aspect implanted into the base. What really gets me is that there are plenty of people happy to play without spending and flourish in game and do just fine. What's it say about the people who come here to tell they're wrong for that? How is that being defensive? Honestly. You want to be smart, than don't entrench only in your ego and refuse to understand what I'm saying.
Want to truly "stick it to the man"? Play the fucking game without spending ANYTHING and love it. Or dont play, move on, and get over it. It is noone fault but their own who chose to buy something. That is a personal decision and you are not by any means effected by ANY "pay wall". I'm paragon 91 and there has never been any wall or any reason I just HAD to go buy something.
My point remains this:
Stop being a bully because other people want to play. Move on to something else and if you don't play the game, your opinions amount to absolutely not a damn thing.
Yes I defend the game but NOT against p2w. You guys are so fixated on what you came here to argue about that you're failing to see what you're doing. I'm here defending the right to enjoy the game WITHOUT purchasing and let people know, it's ok to play and its ok to NOT spend. I'll have a go at anyone that has a problem with that.
This post was edited by Soul Snatcha on Jul 16 2022 12:02am