Comments on: Resting State https://unwinnable.com/2014/08/05/resting-state/ Stories about Culture Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: BlazeHedgehog https://unwinnable.com/2014/08/05/resting-state/#comment-71125 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:24:00 +0000 https://unwinnable.com/?p=51097#comment-71125 To me, this feels like somebody saying “It’s a good thing fast food is so gross, because that means I don’t have to get fat.”

Don’t mistake the intentions of what F2P mechanics are trying to get you to do.

]]> By: Stu Horvath https://unwinnable.com/2014/08/05/resting-state/#comment-71122 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 23:45:00 +0000 https://unwinnable.com/?p=51097#comment-71122 In reply to Malibu Stacey.

I think what Solon is trying to get across is that compared to the few minutes you can play F2P games, 30 minutes is an eternity. And, unlike the F2P games he mentions, you can jump right back into a new match once one is over.

]]> By: Malibu Stacey https://unwinnable.com/2014/08/05/resting-state/#comment-71121 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:55:00 +0000 https://unwinnable.com/?p=51097#comment-71121 “Whereas something like Dota 2 may be built for a brain in a jar, Candy Crushencourages people to go to sleep, have jobs, get outside, exercise, hang out with friends and whatever else human beings do.”

That’ll be Dota 2, the game which lasts on average 30 minutes? If you’re going to use one of the most popular online games as an example try to have a basic knowledge of it first.

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