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DarkPattern.games » Healthy Gaming « Avoid Addictive Dark Patterns (www.darkpattern.games)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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[–] 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

For example "Reciprocity". Unless it's something I've never seen in gaming I don't see how that's a dark pattern. Giving other players stuff is not a dark pattern, the "dark pattern" is when the person feels like they should contribute back. How can a game make a player NOT feel like they should contribute back? There is nothing a game can do to fix this which is why I don't see how that can be a dark pattern for games.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    This one is a fair point.

    Some games do create a need to depend on some. For example, in Old School Runescape, you make a decision in a quest and rely on someone who made a different decision. You cannot change it and you do depend on them. So they may feel obliged to reciprocate. The obligation is created due to a game design decision rather than because of an intrinsic decision of players.

    Some games are set in such a way where you cannot of progress without assistance. New players can get locked out of progression. Maybe this could be relevent in those cases.

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