Thread 725423812

Do Skinner box mechanics detract from the quality of games, or is it purely a win to maximize engagement?

>loudspeakers
What are they telling him?

>>725423812 (OP)
my brother uninstalled candy crush after i pointed out to him it was a skinner box designed by twisted psychologist

>>725423885
It shouts "BASED!" whenever he pulls the lever, and "CRINGE!" whenever he does not pull the lever.

>>725423812 (OP)
I prefer Seligman's box in my games.

>>725423812 (OP)
Yes. Any effort spent trying solely to make a game make more money is effort not spent making it a better game, which is why gacha trash are invariably complete dogshit.

>>725423812 (OP)
Always a downside, even if it's purely in-game with no MTX. The boxes by design must have some kind of killer reward to make interacting with them desirable, and actually obtaining this reward fucks up the game balance every time.

>>725426145
Examples in games?

>>725424098
He didn't figure out it was just shittier bejeweled?
Which then became knock-off candy crush?

>>725426145
>horror games

>>725426578
or maybe it was bejeweled (that sounds more plausible)
whatever it was, it constantly showered him with different types of points and rewards and fireworks and fanfares special powers he could use in the next game
it was nauseating