arktos1971 wrote: daibar wrote: Did you know that the first MPQ was designed to be a perfect human world where none suffered, where everyone would be happy? It was a disaster. No one would accept the program. Entire crops were lost. Some believed that we lacked the programming language to describe your "perfect world". But I believe that, as a species human beings define their reality through misery and suffering. So the perfect world was a dream that your primitive cerebrum kept trying to wake from. Wow, you've read the bible and some philosophy. Thanks for sharing your intellectual wisdom here.
daibar wrote: Did you know that the first MPQ was designed to be a perfect human world where none suffered, where everyone would be happy? It was a disaster. No one would accept the program. Entire crops were lost. Some believed that we lacked the programming language to describe your "perfect world". But I believe that, as a species human beings define their reality through misery and suffering. So the perfect world was a dream that your primitive cerebrum kept trying to wake from.
Kelbris wrote: djsquillz wrote: D3 is incompetent. marc Are they, though? Look at all the money they're making. Freemium games are about psychological influence. The random chance mechanisms prey on the dopamine receptors in your brain, forcing you to justify playihg towards 2% chance tokens, because the feeling of getting that cover you want is just so good. Why do you think token purchases went UP when the chances went DOWN? That's like if a particular brand's dozen of eggs got replaced with a pack of 4 (identical) eggs for the same price, and sales went up instead of people just buying a competitors (unchanged) carton. D3 isn't incompetent. They're tinykitty BRILLIANT.
djsquillz wrote: D3 is incompetent. marc
arktos1971 wrote: Have seen it, but don't remember that
Kelbris wrote: If anyone DOES stop playing, please don't feel it necessary to make a venomous quitting thread. Nobody in a game like this is important enough to feel that they need to tell everyone that they won't be graced by the privileged existence of the King of Tile Swapping.
Spider Jerusalem wrote: Kelbris wrote: djsquillz wrote: D3 is incompetent. marc Are they, though? Look at all the money they're making. Freemium games are about psychological influence. The random chance mechanisms prey on the dopamine receptors in your brain, forcing you to justify playihg towards 2% chance tokens, because the feeling of getting that cover you want is just so good. Why do you think token purchases went UP when the chances went DOWN? That's like if a particular brand's dozen of eggs got replaced with a pack of 4 (identical) eggs for the same price, and sales went up instead of people just buying a competitors (unchanged) carton. D3 isn't incompetent. They're tinykitty BRILLIANT. We've all seen the South Park episode about Freemium Games, right? RIGHT?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAEfeNLKwd0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CbWr0zO7Ac
Wonko33 wrote: Kelbris wrote: If anyone DOES stop playing, please don't feel it necessary to make a venomous quitting thread. Nobody in a game like this is important enough to feel that they need to tell everyone that they won't be graced by the privileged existence of the King of Tile Swapping. When you devote hundred of hours to something, some money, some hardships (modify sleep schedule and such) it doesn't matter that it's just a game, there is still this weird feeling when you quit. Some people like to express that, say goodbye to people they had conversations with and do a final analysis of their time playing- some others is more rage quit FU posts. I prefer the 1st type but it's no big deal. Don't feel it necessary to read them, as long as title is clear is easy enough to ignore them you know? They are much better posts than the "cascade conspiracy" or the "AI cheat " ones. I didn't make such a post when I stopped a while back but it was weird to stop playing- I came back now that I know what I missed (DPD and some progression reward stuff) -
You'll see when your time comes, it's weird to stop something you did so much for so long.