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Comment Re:Ever Crack. Duh. (Score 1) 377

It's a great shooter made by one of the best teams in the business (Unreal Tournament team). The mechanics are solid, and it's a fun game. They do inventive limited time game types (they keep it fresh). But then they slap on meta mechanics that deepen the addictive nature of the game: gambling (random loot boxes), dailies, weeklies, and seasonal 'quests' that just unlock token aesthetic items.

Personally, I don't play it because I waited too long and the core mechanics have a distant skill cap (building magical fortresses instantly, and dropping on your unsuspecting/confused opponent from above with a shotgun) and I have other stuff taking up my time (1000 hours in PUBG, for example). Plus the game was clearly designed for the younger audience (... yadda yadda, I suck at it).

Comment Ever Crack. Duh. (Score 1) 377

Fortnite has Daily quests and seasonal goals to keep you coming back every day and to appear as though you are building towards some long term goal.

Video games are addictive. Addictions, if poorly regulated, lead to a host of social issues. This has been the case since pong and tetris and before. Quarter eaters.

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