• ImplyingImplications
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    2 months ago

    Yes the people playing Mario Kart deserve to lose 100 times in a row until they git gud because every game needs to be frustrating or its not a real game

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      2 months ago

      You don’t get better if the game breaks the mechanics to prevent you from getting feedback for your actions, and yes, that’s exactly why I can’t tolerate Mario Kart.

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        2 months ago

        Well, not everyone plays games to get better. If I can enjoy the game, then what does it matter if games lets me think I am better than I actually am?

        It’s your right to like or dislike any features. Just as it’s our right to like or dislike any features. There is no objectively good or bad in it.

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        2 months ago

        If you like self-improvement then why do it at something useless like a game? Maybe the people like to use the game to take a break from the time they spend on improving actually productive skills in their life.

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          2 months ago

          That’s literally what play is and why our brains do it. It’s exploration and learning in an imagined world.

          Anything without a continuous ability to explore different decisions and their consequences is tedious and mind numbing. Mario Kart is less fun than watching paint dry.

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            2 months ago

            Fun is also what fuels exploration and learning. I think the overall point here is that there are people who have fun with different experiences that may be at odds with each other. Some people like struggling with something until they achieve success, and others just want to relax and have a good time.

            Personally, I’ve had my fun with hard games in the past, but I’m turned off from the idea of getting stuck behind a skill barrier because I’m older now and have less time to spend on games.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      Players can lower the difficulty themselves, the game shouldn’t do it for them. The game can prompt, but it should never be automatic IMO, especially when strategies can change depending on the difficulty level.