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Reply to "Gacha Games - The merging of gambling and gaming"

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This podcast/YouTube series is great! One of the key quotes for me was:

"I've never seen the appeal of casinos... they're scary but to me, Gacha is [like] paying for an experience, I want this thing I'm paying for... I know exactly what I'm getting into"

But then... the price you're paying for an item is variable and the thrill of eventually getting it will elicit that dopamine hit. I appreciated the hosts arguing some of the nuances of Gacha vs casino gambling! I wonder how it would be different if you could buy a character or item for say $200 vs $200 over a series of microtransactions/pulls.

A pretty good basic summary of Gacha games that I read before diving into this podcast clip:

https://www.howtogeek.com/4654...-a-gacha-video-game/

8/4/211:49 PM

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