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Well that's kind how you comment came off to me lol, but i don't really get how people who enjoy those genres were "manipulated" though? some people are just gonna be into them and some aren't, that's normal.
Battle royales seem to be specifically designed to exploit human psychology to maximise the amount of time that a person plays the game by having specifically timed dopamine releases and manipulating game matchmaking to keep players playing for longer than they would have otherwise. Have you ever felt yourself thinking “damn, I should stop playing, but I want a win first?” That’s exactly what I’m talking about.
Not really, i haven't felt that. I don't really care if i win or lose, just how fun and engaging the match was, and i don't really mind the "downtime" between combat encounters either because i enjoy looting.
I feel like maybe you're over-thinking it a little bit? i can see some of them doing what you mentioned, but i don't see how that would be something specific to battle royales.
I’m glad you enjoy the game and I’m not trying to take that away from you, but I just have an “ick” for that genre, it feels abusive in a way I can’t really put my finger on. And yeah for sure I am overthinking it, this entire thread is an invitation to overthink video games ;p