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This won’t change much for me considering i already have a dozen reasons not to play this shit ass game
I know two couples who got divorced because of it.
Care to elaborate?
The guys were playing all nights & weekends for years, neglected their wives and in one case children (other couple didn't have any), the childless wife ended up cheating, the other allegedly as well (but wasn't ever proven nor admitted to), both women eventually filed for divorce.
They also neglected their friends and came crawling back once their lives fell apart. I had since moved so didn't really hang out with them again, but from what I hear, both got back into the game eventually and withdrew further.
What a shitty game to throw your life away over...
Alcohol doesn't really taste good and neither do cigarettes.
People often times have illnesses that make these types of things consume their life. It's easy to look down on them but they honestly need help.
And even then, perhaps illnesses aside even, there's so many dark patterns built into these mass-appeal games it can grab anybody potentially. They'll A/B test every little thing to see what holds a second's more attention.
Everything is designed so hard to push players' brains into a simple loop:
While(Alive == True): One_More_Match() Insert_Money()
I'd still consider it an exploitation or mental illnesses. Some people are just predisposed to getting addicted and struggle way harder. Just like some people can't help themselves and gamble their lives away.
I agree that they clearly design games to be as addictive and consuming as possible but it's still an exploitation of mental illnesses. I have never had to struggle with addiction so I feel a bit judgemental if I assume others are just ruining their life by choice.
Damn