Very concerned about the addictive design of this game

[dankmemes9988]

I am not a parent but if I was, I would ban my children from playing this game. It's like the game devs intentionally designed the game to be highly addictive, and to encourage ADD, because you feel like you have the "need" to check your shelter every 2 to 3 hours. And then it sucks you in for an hour when you only meant to spend 5 or 10 minutes on it.

Even MMORPGs don't have this level of addictiveness. Parents, be warned. Best to ban this game from your children. Encourage your kids to play something else, anything else.

[Ryuu]

Low-effort bait with obvious nickname.

Have you heard of Tamagotchi 20 years ago?

Also when reality sucks and there's no way for a person to improve it, most games become extremely addictive. As well as other addictions like alcohol. So nothing new or bad per se.

[dankmemes9988]

Originally posted by Ryuu:

Low-effort bait with obvious nickname.

Have you heard of Tamagotchi 20 years ago?

Also when reality sucks and there's no way for a person to improve it, most games become extremely addictive. As well as other addictions like alcohol. So nothing new or bad per se.

Yes I had a tamagotchi and it was also addictive

[Ryuu]

Good games are addictive. Sometimes simple but attractive too even if they're not too good, FS is pretty shallow game in retrospect even after all updates.

What parents need to do is to show what good enjoyable things are in the world so there's no unhealthy addictions and everthing is balanced. Do you use social networks? SN apps on a smartphone are also addictive, make you react to each notification and check often even if there's none. It's not just the games. Reality sucks, digital worlds are more attractive, that's the problem.

[Mr. Shaggnificent]

Originally posted by Ryuu:

Low-effort bait [...]

[Ryuu]

Originally posted by Mr. Shaggnificent:

Originally posted by Ryuu:

Low-effort bait [...]

Too dank

[dankmemes9988]

Originally posted by Ryuu:

Good games are addictive. Sometimes simple but attractive too even if they're not too good, FS is pretty shallow game in retrospect even after all updates.

What parents need to do is to show what good enjoyable things are in the world so there's no unhealthy addictions and everthing is balanced. Do you use social networks? SN apps on a smartphone are also addictive, make you react to each notification and check often even if there's none. It's not just the games. Reality sucks, digital worlds are more attractive, that's the problem.

It's one thing that a game is good. It's another when it is intentionally designed to have addictive elements playing on people's psychological tendencies.

I am pretty sure Fallout Shelter falls into the latter category.

[Ryuu]

Naah, it's just lunchbox purchases come with free weed, that's all.

[dankmemes9988]

Originally posted by Ryuu:

Naah, it's just lunchbox purchases come with free weed, that's all.

Free lunchbox weed cures gaming addiction?

[Ryuu]

Supplants it with another addiction?

[dankmemes9988]

Originally posted by Ryuu:

Supplants it with another addiction?

Yea, cause weed makes you go out and rob banks to support your habit?

[Ryuu]

Originally posted by dankmemes9985:

Originally posted by Ryuu:

Supplants it with another addiction?

Yea, cause weed makes you go out and rob banks to support your habit?

False.

[dankmemes9988]

Originally posted by Ryuu:

Originally posted by dankmemes9985:

Yea, cause weed makes you go out and rob banks to support your habit?

False.

Not false. TRUE! I knew a guy who robbed 20 banks to support his marijuana habit.

[Ryuu]

Originally posted by dankmemes9985:

Originally posted by Ryuu:

False.

Not false. TRUE! I knew a guy who robbed 20 banks to support his marijuana habit.

Meh. Regular salary would be enough for that.

[dankmemes9988]

Originally posted by Ryuu:

Originally posted by dankmemes9985:

Not false. TRUE! I knew a guy who robbed 20 banks to support his marijuana habit.

Meh. Regular salary would be enough for that.

Maybe he was too unstable for a regular job?

[Ryuu]

Originally posted by dankmemes9985:

Originally posted by Ryuu:

Meh. Regular salary would be enough for that.

Maybe he was too unstable for a regular job?

That's not the marijuana's fault then :)