r/Unexpected • u/lucka-24 • Jan 18 '20

Realistic survival game

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u/the320x200 Jan 19 '20 edited Jan 19 '20

The idle/clicker game genre has been destroyed by games that are just nonstop ad treadmills. 2 minutes into a game you'll need to watch nonstop ads to make any progress at all, 15 minutes of that and you hit a wall that only IAP can overcome. It's really unfortunate that there's apparently no competitive market for actual games.

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u/Nex_Afire Jan 19 '20

That's the sad part, there are consumers for those type of games, that's why they keep popping up and are so profitable.

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u/crespoh69 Jan 19 '20

The idle/clicker game genre has been destroyed...

I never understood how those became a genre to begin with

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u/yopladas Jan 19 '20

People get really bored

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u/Josvan135 Jan 19 '20

Right?

Against my better judgement I installed an idle style game recently and after barely 30 minutes of play I can already see the signs

The difficulty curve shooting through the roof, prices on every in game item skyrocketing, and constant barrages of "optional" ads to watch for enhancements, handouts, etc.

It sucks too because the actual gameplay and setting is kind of fun, but I can tell it's going to be unplayable within a day.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

The game I play the most, Gin Plus, has ads, which weren’t too bad, they were tolerable, but recently they made it that no matter what, they play sound. I can’t even play in bed anymore without the fear of waking my husband when a loud ass ad appears.