Are Addictive Free To Play Games Ethical Lets Fight!
Are Addictive Free To Play Games Ethical Lets Fight! Come with me now, as we stare unflinchingly into the face of Ultimate Evil. A few months ago, I wrote a blog post defending Big Free-To-Play. You know, the evil, soulless big money mobile game makers us indies are supposed to totally hate and stuff. Because finally managing to turn your mom into a serious gamer was SO BAD. My piece received rebuttals that were worth addressing, and I want to do a little of that now, because I have a new game coming out soon, and I could use the clicks. So. Objection 1: Most free-to-play game profits come from a handful of compulsive whales who spend a ton of money. These games use a wide variety of psychological trickery to force players into being addicted and spending outlandishly. This is unethical. The first two sentences of the previous paragraph are unquestionably true. The big question is the third sentence. Are these games unethical? And trust me, the techniques these games use can get really...