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by throwayEngineer 2598 days ago
Yeah, your game might be fun, but I'll get bored of it.

They have the network effect, where friends are playing it.

When friends stop playing and its no longer interesting, people will stop playing.

Updates can be good, but even my favorite games have gotten old.

I'm just glad I got most of my gaming out when I was young. Now, nothing seems to hook me.

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> Yeah, your game might be fun, but I'll get bored of it.

This is healthy. You should get board of particular creations, at which point you'll move on and discover new experiences. There will be exceptions—some people become very engaged with Chess and go on to play in international tournaments and such—but a majority will find other pursuits.

This of course runs counter to the business of "Games as a Service" products—which is why those products are inherently "evil" in a sense.