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I read an article that was posted around Facebook recently, and I found it interesting. It talks about how Candy Crush is a scam, which it totally is. Nevertheless, I'm hooked, and I totally get why, even though I don't play like most people do. Anyway, the article:
Candy Crush is a scam
Once they started talking about other games, they lost me, also, I don't know what the term JRPG means.
I play Candy Crush on an Android phone, I started not long before last Wiscon. I'm good at match 3-type games. I hate hearing about other people's various games on Facebook, so I don't play there. I don't get or give lives or other helps to people. And I've never bought anything to improve my game play. I just play.
At one point early on, I did try to buy something, I don't even remember what it was. I went to the screen that says "do you want to buy this helpful thing for 99 cents?" And I said yes please. I got as far as it saying "OK, transaction complete", but when I went back to the game, there was no indication that I'd bought anything. No new button or anything that said "you bought a helpful thing, here's where it is and how you use it." So I just kept playing.
The other thing Candy Crush does if you don't successfully purchase any helps, is NOT let you play for very long at one time. Starting a new game, it lets you play maybe five or six rounds, before it goes "sorry, out of lives for now, come back in 23 minutes and 15 seconds.." So I go play something else, usually WordzUp, a Boggle-type game. After a while, I go back to Candy Crush, and it lets me play two or three rounds before saying "nope, sorry, 26 minutes and 8 seconds. I get annoyed, come back an hour later, and play a few more rounds. I do this every evening while I watch TV. Hours and hours till my battery dies.
I'm really, really good at match 3 games, and I can play them for a long time without getting bored. Despite the frustrations, I've managed to reach level 181 on Candy Crush, where I've been stuck for more than a week. My understanding is that there are around 300 levels. Maybe I'll complete all of them someday.
Candy Crush is a scam
Once they started talking about other games, they lost me, also, I don't know what the term JRPG means.
I play Candy Crush on an Android phone, I started not long before last Wiscon. I'm good at match 3-type games. I hate hearing about other people's various games on Facebook, so I don't play there. I don't get or give lives or other helps to people. And I've never bought anything to improve my game play. I just play.
At one point early on, I did try to buy something, I don't even remember what it was. I went to the screen that says "do you want to buy this helpful thing for 99 cents?" And I said yes please. I got as far as it saying "OK, transaction complete", but when I went back to the game, there was no indication that I'd bought anything. No new button or anything that said "you bought a helpful thing, here's where it is and how you use it." So I just kept playing.
The other thing Candy Crush does if you don't successfully purchase any helps, is NOT let you play for very long at one time. Starting a new game, it lets you play maybe five or six rounds, before it goes "sorry, out of lives for now, come back in 23 minutes and 15 seconds.." So I go play something else, usually WordzUp, a Boggle-type game. After a while, I go back to Candy Crush, and it lets me play two or three rounds before saying "nope, sorry, 26 minutes and 8 seconds. I get annoyed, come back an hour later, and play a few more rounds. I do this every evening while I watch TV. Hours and hours till my battery dies.
I'm really, really good at match 3 games, and I can play them for a long time without getting bored. Despite the frustrations, I've managed to reach level 181 on Candy Crush, where I've been stuck for more than a week. My understanding is that there are around 300 levels. Maybe I'll complete all of them someday.
