this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2023

347 points (92.4% liked)

Showerthoughts

36073 readers

532 users here now

A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

Rules

All posts must be showerthoughts
The entire showerthought must be in the title
No politics
- If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
Posts must be original/unique
Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.

Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

vatlark@lemmy.world

forkball@lemmy.world

Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world

SuperEars@lemmy.world

347

I used to go into the store to find a game. Now I go into the game to find a store. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by Guster@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

25 comments fedilink hide all child comments

all 29 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] epicsninja@lemmy.world 116 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I initially did not get this, because most of the games I play aren't microtransaction riddled hell.

[–] TeaHands@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

Ohhhh, now I get it!

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Yeah, same here.

I'm playing Skyrim at the moment and my first thought was that that "thought" was about vendor stores in RPGs like that one.

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago

Or you could stop playing games that are made to suck as much money from your pockets as possible then implode once they are no longer profitable. Then they get to replace the game with an identical product and tape a 2 at the end and repeat the cycle.

Stop fucking preordering and purchasing scams!

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This really says a lot about society

[–] eth0slash0@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

We live in a game

[–] fiah@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

that's what psychopaths realize and exploit their whole life. In a way, all of us non fucked up people are like NPCs in their big psychopath MMO

[–] folkrav@lemmy.ca -2 points 2 years ago

We Live in a Society

[–] technojamin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I loved the post, and I love your snarky response. I feel like this is exactly the level of insight a showerthought should have.

[–] caut_R@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

One of the rare showerthoughts that I like, nice one

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The Outside is a pretty cool game. There are indeed shops there.

[–] nezbyte@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just be sure you have enough money to pay the shopkeeper, the in-game justice system can really set you back if you try and steal items.

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Recently most clerks are coded not to summon city guards, but random NPCs may start aggro depending on your race & class.

[–] Guster@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I don't like the recent patches, my build is very off meta and weak at the moment. I hope the devs will buff the support class soon

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 years ago

Too many of yall haven't played Hollow Knight and I'm sick of it.

[+] penquin@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

[deleted]

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Until you hit the paywall. Which you will.

These games are made to let you play just long enough to get hooked and then tighten the grip slowly to get you to pay.

These aren’t games they are parasitic services.

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

While you're right in some cases, many of these companies want lots of ftp players to keep the whales playing, as it gives them people to play against. Any empty game is no fun for anyone.

I stopped playing brawl stars maybe a year ago. That's 4+ years of playing a game without spending a cent on it. It was a similar thing with clash royale and clash of clans. I never felt I hit a paywall. Pokemon go I still occasionally play, and never spent s dollar.

I agree that they are parasitic, as they take advantage of people without impulse control, but they've been great for me as I get access to high quality games without having to pay.

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have you heard of boiling frogs?

“The boiling frog story is generally offered as a metaphor cautioning people to be aware of even gradual change lest they suffer eventual undesirable consequences. It may be invoked in support of a slippery slope argument as a caution against creeping normality. It is also used in business to reinforce that change needs to be gradual to be accepted. The term "boiling frog syndrome" is a metaphor used to describe the failure to act against a problematic situation which will increase in severity until reaching catastrophic proportions. It thereby encapsulates the barely noticeable impact of slow environmental degradation that has been described by Daniel Pauly as shifting baselines.”

Case in point:

“It’s not so bad, they give me free stuff.”

They stop making regular games and everything is a live service.

“Thats cool, we still get to play for FREE if we prop up their revenue stream.”

Games get aggressive with charges and adds a hard paywall.

“Thats cool, at least long term fans are enjoying the gameplay they provide.”

They kill off the original in favour of marketing part 2 with more enshittification and half the content of the original missing.

“Oh…”

You are the boiling frog.

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is such a weird response.

Your initial claim was that you will hit a paywall. I explained how I played multiple games for many years each where I didn't hit a paywall.

Was that challenged or even acknowledged? No. All you did was move on to a hypothetical.

And the weirdest part about this hypothetical is that my post already kind of addresses it in the very first sentence: "many of these companies want lots of ftp players to keep the whales playing, as it gives them people to play against. Any empty game is no fun for anyone."

Was this addressed or even acknowledged? No.

Maybe you're right, but I question how much critical thought this was actually given when there was neither an admission that the original claim was wrong, nor even a mention of a point already made that totally undercuts the hypothetical.

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes and in the past games used to not have loot boxes and subscriptions.

Your experience in the past does not represent an accurate view of the future of games.

You might have had fun with free shit but that’s not the case for everyone and every game. Especially moving forward with how games are developed nowadays. You are projecting your “good” experience onto many players that didn’t.

If it’s only got a playerbase because it’s giving free shit to attract players for whales then that game is a fucking scam.

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Your experience in the past does not represent an accurate view of the future of games.

I never said it did. You're the one predicting the future of gaming, while ignoring things in the present that call into question your assumptions. So I suggest that your hypothetical probably doesn't represent the future either.

You are projecting your “good” experience onto many players that didn’t.

Lol all I did was point out that your claims of facts are not true, and that your prediction about the future ignores important things about the model now. In fact I very explicitly said "for me." So this claim I was suggesting it's the same for everyone is kind of ridiculous. Seems like your MO is ignoring what was said in favor of what you want to be true.

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago

Konami ☕

[–] kionay@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

The only in-game shops should be AWESOME shops.

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago

In Soviet Russia...