Comment by spl757
17 hours ago
Now they sprinkle dopamine rewards all over the place to incentivize the thirst for even more. Especially if there are ads shown every time you get that dopamine hit.
17 hours ago
Now they sprinkle dopamine rewards all over the place to incentivize the thirst for even more. Especially if there are ads shown every time you get that dopamine hit.
TBF, text adventures absolutely "sprinkle dopamine rewards all over the place." The random-reinforcement effect is a big part of their appeal — as a player, you never quite know if you've seen "all the good stuff" yet.
WOOD0350: Did you try using the bird on the dragon? PLAT0550: Did you try going back across the troll bridge after tricking the troll? HHGTTG: Did you CONSULT GUIDE ABOUT everything you found? Frog Fractions: Did you try SCORE? Did you try applying every verb to MYSELF?