Spampot

[anabish]

Should this even be a thing? Is it an exploit or a style of gameplay? Discuss amongst yourselves.

[mmel1313]

a bruteforce cheat is all it is and should be removed by devs. if you dont want to play the game you should go do other things. if a cheat is what you plan then...it makes it less enjoyable for the rest of the room just trying to enjoy playing the game as it was intended

[NekkedGrandma]

its not a cheat. its the way the game is designed. imagine policing a non competitive cozy game

[Roan]

It's a symptom of poor game design. If there was more of an incentive to actually win (and less RNG tied to the prizes) people would be more inclined to play it as intended.

[Lacrimosa]

What's spampot?

[Roan]

Originally posted by Lacrimosa:

What's spampot?

It's a style of playing Hotpot where you just go as quickly as possible without caring about who wins in order to farm as fast as possible.

[Saraphine]

I like when the game is played fast. If you wanna play slow just pick another table.
Players usually say they're gonna have a fastpot game in the back or whatever table they're at.

Originally posted by Valimure:

It's a style of playing Hotpot where you just go as quickly as possible without caring about who wins in order to farm as fast as possible.

I usually play it fast but care to win, just gotta think fast when it's your turn.
I find it to be more challenging and more fun to play it this way. Worst thing I know is the slow players who take ages to finish their turn.

[Lacrimosa]

Originally posted by Valimure:

Originally posted by Lacrimosa:

What's spampot?

It's a style of playing Hotpot where you just go as quickly as possible without caring about who wins in order to farm as fast as possible.

Oh, I see... Thanks for answer
Seems like it takes fun out of other players then...

[Lacrimosa]

Originally posted by Saraphine:

I like when the game is played fast. If you wanna play slow just pick another table.
Players usually say they're gonna have a fastpot game in the back or whatever table they're at.

Originally posted by Valimure:

It's a style of playing Hotpot where you just go as quickly as possible without caring about who wins in order to farm as fast as possible.

I usually play it fast but care to win, just gotta think fast when it's your turn.
I find it to be more challenging and more fun to play it this way. Worst thing I know is the slow players who take ages to finish their turn.

Yeah, I rarely go to underground in general, but when I play, I think I'm pretty fast. I hope people don't think I'm spampotting, lol :D It's how I generally play cards in real life too, but I certainly play to win

[WhosYourDaddy]

I generally play pretty fast (I think) but I quit playing when people started pushing for faster players. In my opinion it takes the fun out of it if you don't have time to look at your tiles and make a strategic play.

[mmel1313]

for a game that is luck with a little skill to win, once youve memorized the suits one can play fast and still know what they are playing, id rather take my wins and losses honestly not randomly by bludgeoning the games mechanics into submission. call it a cheat dont call it a cheat. it is what it is.

[mmel1313]

Originally posted by WhosYourDaddy:

I generally play pretty fast (I think) but I quit playing when people started pushing for faster players. In my opinion it takes the fun out of it if you don't have time to look at your tiles and make a strategic play.

as most call for spam pot in the back,
i tend to grab a table up front before it all starts and answer no when asked if any wants to play it. we tend to congregate there for regular games.

[LadyJesk]

Game designers need to increase the reward for actually winning so that it's not more efficient to spampot OR only give the consolation token if someone actually wins properly. There will always be min/maxers who will take efficiency over fun. It doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things since this is a non-competitive cozy game, though, so enjoy your experience however you wish!

[Devilish Dave]

This should be fixed, because it doesn't sound like the game was intended to be played this way even if it can be.

If people want to spam a button for a mini-game, suggest a Hungry Hungry Hippo type of feature. 🤣

Good old time.... 🙄

[mmel1313]

i member them lol.

[bunny]

yeah, i'm sorry but you're really not exploiting the game by playing spampot...

for one thing, most users usually ANNOUNCE that they'll be playing spampot, because they would rather play with three other in-game people also playing spampot since it goes faster. no one is going to criticize you for how YOU wanna play hotpot, its just time consuming to get coins.

also, why go to a spampot table and then complain? if someone calls out they're gonna do spam, maybe just dont go to that table? i saw other people saying, "it ruins the fun for other players!!" well, lets break this down. firstly, if someone does end up playing regular hotpot at a spam table, they're most likely gonna get the two coins, because they're playing. so what's the problem with that? not to mention, if you REALLY dont wanna play, you can just leave the table prematurely, or right after that game is up with that table. like no one is forcing y'all.

another thing, is i have played regular games of hotpot. sometimes they go to round 21. i spoke to someone else who said they're game went to ROUND 26. and i'm pretty sure i saw someone else say theirs went to 30...

nonetheless, regular games of hotpot can get long. now, if you've ever played a game of SPAMpot, you probably noticed that the game ends around round 16, sometimes a little bit later at round 18. why would the game of hotpot, when ONLY playing spampot, automatically end the game at round 16-18 if that wasn't how you were supposed to play the game? now, if this really is a bug, or the dev's just didn't think this through, then why are we blaming people who play spambot and not the people who should be fixing it? but i digress.

lastly, as someone who frequently plays spampot and also loves the classic game of hotpot, just PLEASE be respectful. i know its hard when a spampot player yells at you for just playing normally. NOT ALL OF US ARE JERKS. i do not care if someone wants to play regular hotpot at my table, just as long as they will not yell at me for playing spampot.

i even saw some people complaining that other users were playing spampot, AT A DIFFERENT TABLE. it's ridiculous.