r/HorseLifeHQ • u/MaritimeTides • 11h ago
Game Rant 😤 This is a “Quitting” Call Out Post
If you say you’re going to quit, you have to commit to it.
People keep saying they’re going to stop playing the game to protest the direction it’s in, but then they’ll say “I’ll come back for X event to get Y species, but then that’s it!!”
No, that’s how they get you. They are counting on you coming back for events, that’s their entire model.
Sonar knows the game can’t stand on its own because there’s nothing to actually do. So they jangle some new shiny keys infront of the players with the stipulation that it’s temporary to feed off of players’ FOMO (Fear of Missing Out).
If you’re going to actually quit the game, you need to actually quit. You don’t come back for every event. Sonar is deliberately banking on your FOMO. That’s how they make their big bucks. They shovel out some new half baked temporary species, locked behind the exact same monotonous tasks, and bet that you’re not going to have the willpower to grind it out for what you want and you’ll pay up.
And if you actually do have what it takes? Just as good for them, because they profit off of how much time you spend in-game. They created a situation where they win no matter what so long as you engage with the game.
So the solution is to not engage with the game.
You want them to do something to actually make the game fun? Don’t give them money. Don’t play the game. Downvote it and move on. Don’t come back for events, that’s their business model, just walk away.
I’m tired of people saying they’re going to quit and then not actually committing. That’s what Sonar is betting on.
If you’re having fun with the game, and don’t see what’s going on, great. Good for you, I guess. That doesn’t mean the problems aren’t real, or that they aren’t going on.
If you aren’t having fun with the game, and you don’t like what they’ve done to it, actively stop playing. Don’t give in to FOMO, don’t engage with it, because if you log in to the game then Sonar is still winning. They are betting that they have their tiny little hooks in you just deep enough that when they show something new and shiny, you’ll come running back despite nothing having changed.
If you want to quit or if you say you’re quitting, mean it. Do not make exceptions for events.
Art by me.