The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThree developers' different philosophies on difficulty for their gamesmedia.piefed.worldimagemessage-square460linkfedilinkarrow-up1918arrow-down10
arrow-up1918arrow-down1imageThree developers' different philosophies on difficulty for their gamesmedia.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square460linkfedilink
minus-squaremoakley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoAbsolutely, yes. Good video games have a reward structure that real life is lacking.
minus-squareOldChicoAle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month agoIn real life, you just get fucked over and over with no rewards.
minus-squaremoakley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoWell that’s not true either. I mean sometimes, sure, but in general if you know what you want and you work towards it, you can accomplish things and be rewarded.
minus-squareOldChicoAle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoHave you seen the world lately?
minus-squaremoakley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-230 days agoIt’s still the world. Most of us still have the power to change our circumstances. Are humans better off than we were 20 years ago? In many ways no, in some ways yes. Are humans better off than we were for 99.99% of human history? Yes, without qualification.
Absolutely, yes. Good video games have a reward structure that real life is lacking.
In real life, you just get fucked over and over with no rewards.
Well that’s not true either. I mean sometimes, sure, but in general if you know what you want and you work towards it, you can accomplish things and be rewarded.
Have you seen the world lately?
It’s still the world. Most of us still have the power to change our circumstances.
Are humans better off than we were 20 years ago? In many ways no, in some ways yes.
Are humans better off than we were for 99.99% of human history? Yes, without qualification.