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by yupper32
1558 days ago
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> But does the result count as a "nice thing on the Internet"? I can be the judge of that and IMO no at this point it's just one of a million free casual games awaiting some monetization bullshit. I don't understand the thought process. NYT has a bunch of daily mini games that are free and have been for a while. Only the full crossword and the archives are paid. Did you write this comment before doing any research into how NYT handles their games? |
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I'm somewhat aware of how it works.
> NYT has a bunch of daily mini games that are free and have been for a while. Only the full crossword and the archives are paid.
Well it's like I'm a fish complaining about the fisherman's worm having a hook in it, and you're saying but at least there's a good worm.
Free tier games on NYT clearly serve as feeder for subscriptions. Here's an example of NYT juicing someone's "high" following a free game of spelling bee, in order to push them to subscribe.
https://pasteboard.co/pIS5qkZcXkNB.jpg
I hate this kind of manipulation. Again can't blame the NYT for responding to competitive pressure but the free portion of their game is such an obvious attempt to hook gaming subscribers that I personally really don't see it as a "nice thing".