The Practice of Culturally-Renowned Predation in Video Games
2"Diablo Immor_al" is just one of the most recent in an endless tsunami of video game titles that uses extremely unsavory tactics in order to capitalize on what many people have come to consider as the corrupt free-to-play mobile game-as-a-service monetization model. Many of these tactics are not illegal, and probably shouldn't be; however, they are still manipulative and should be perceived immediately for what they are. And yes, they do tend to veer toward either abrupt cessation or fairer gameplay over time, but only after the much-sought-after "orca harvest."
This video explores the defense of these exploitative practices, the fast-becoming industry standards (concerning both consumer and developer psychology), and what can (and shouldn't) be done about them.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:06 Culturally-Renowned Predation Defined
0:24 Backstory and the Practice in DDO
4:04 The Practice in Diablo Immor_al
6:14 A Short Snippet on Disney Mirrorverse
6:53 Back to the Point
8:47 Lead Paint, Negative and Positive Reinforcement
11:13 "Good Citizens" and What That Means
13:21 The Government Question
16:10 A Developer's True Motive
17:52 Star Wars Commander and The Solution... Can We Do It?
20:37 Outro
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Background Themes:
MotU Character Creation (DDO Soundtrack): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qxlXzriEZA&list=PL875A46740922AF80&index=138
Sinister Storage Theme (DDO Soundtrack): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwoYfWBSPjI&list=PL875A46740922AF80&index=123
Underlane Theme (DDO Soundtrack): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKJKjfUj-Lo&list=PL875A46740922AF80&index=254
Ukenburger has a great playlist of uploads, including these tracks — check them out at:
https://www.youtube.com/user/Ukenburger/playlists
End Credit Music:
Happy Rock, by Bensound (Benjamin Tissot)
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Strimtom's "Isle of Dread" Video and Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjAr69QQMwo&t=470s
https://www.youtube.com/c/Strimtom
StewGaming's "Kids spending BIG on Diablo Immortal - predatory gacha gaming" Video and Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQNii2cTTKY
https://www.youtube.com/c/StewGamingTV
Asmongold's "Diablo Immortal" Video and Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87jFwWFUNQI&t=4580s
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQeRaTukNYft1_6AZPACnog
CEO Exploitation Video ("Let's go whaling...") and PocketGamerBiz Channel (Source):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNjI03CGkb4
https://www.youtube.com/user/PocketGamerbiz
Jigglybeantv's "Star Wars: Commander" Video and Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2-OwQzGiZo
https://www.youtube.com/c/jigglybeantv/videos
Upper Echelon Gamers (UEG)'s "Cyberpunk 2077" Videos and Channel:
Original Cyberpunk 2077 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEarLGfqhvo
Follow-Up Cyberpunk 2077 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihlYy1JbNJw
Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/UpperEchelonGamersUEG