RNG games popularity

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How does it happen that there are so many RNG based games (which usually suck with some exceptions) yet thousands of players play theese? Are theese types of games simply addictive or is it because people got nothing else to do so they spent their time on virtual gambling for kids?

Im making this topic while playing a untitled drill game (RNG one basiclly) myself

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A mystery we will take to our graves

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90% of gamblers give up before they win big
or at least that’s been said before(or has it? I don’t know but it relates to this)
people will just do it because they can

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*99%

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Because the Roblox algorithm prefers to promote whichever games can make the most money off the players and keep them in-game the longest, not necessarily which ones are actually good.

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Engagement | Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub

RNG games are practically minmaxxed at this. They encourage people to AFK grind for ludicrously rare drops, which skyrockets the engagement metrics. It also causes them to make a truckload of cash off of the premium payouts, again earning them more favor with the grand Roblox algorithm.

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Roblox is utilizing black magic and human sacrifice to draw people towards the shittiest games imaginable and convince people to play them infinitely.

If a good game is ever on the platform, they use the same magic to make sure it fails entirely.

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Ill never forget that the peak days of RNG was craftwars (the original one) where they actually made RNG fun (my opinion)

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Children are easily impressionable, this makes the like of consuming their time to gamble for a cosmetic that is only available in a singular Roblox “game” more appealing to them as:

  • Their sense of value has yet to be developed, making them easily preyed upon due to this cluelessness.
  • They are not aware that their time is limited, making them more prone to wasting it.
  • They usually wish to ‘stand out’ and ‘be cool’ for reasons that I do not understand myself, making RNG “games” the perfect place for them to feel that way as they are actively told their “chance”.
  • They more easily develop addictions as their brain is still growing, turning them into the perfect target for manipulative schemes.

Basically, they’re passive (effortless) dopamine farms akin to the likes of “modern” social medias like Tik Tok; They cripple your brain’s thinking and reward it with dopamine for doing so, further encouraging this behaviour while removing their ability to stop through careful reflection, effectively turning them into zombies.

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Okay, you actually have a good point there, children are pretty impressionable as you said, so it’s pretty important to give them a good upbringing from the start so they don’t end up like the majority of Gen Alpha

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gambling addicts

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This is why I play Gacha games. I part of the 10%. I’ve won big in WuWa and Arknights recently, and before that in HSR.

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I just keep running out of currency :sob:

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these kinds of games basically are designed to wring the fuck out of the premium payout system so i guess this is an apt description