Mwa@thelemmy.club to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoSteam competitors be like. [Extended?]thelemmy.clubimagemessage-square217linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoMarketing isn’t just buying television ads. Loot boxes and reward systems are also a form of marketing.
minus-squareExperiencedWinter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoA game mechanic is marketing?
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoFor profit companies who’s goal is to make money also use game mechanics for marketing, yes.
minus-squareExperiencedWinter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoCan you define the term marketing for me?
minus-squarerapchee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoi guess yeah if by “reward system” you mean they run steam pretty well
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agohttps://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2014/apr/01/candy-crush-saga-app-brain
minus-squarerapchee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agofyi you linked a short article about candy crush, and it barely explains what that game does, i don’t see how is that related to steam
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Marketing isn’t just buying television ads. Loot boxes and reward systems are also a form of marketing.
A game mechanic is marketing?
For profit companies who’s goal is to make money also use game mechanics for marketing, yes.
Can you define the term marketing for me?
i guess yeah if by “reward system” you mean they run steam pretty well
https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2014/apr/01/candy-crush-saga-app-brain
fyi you linked a short article about candy crush, and it barely explains what that game does, i don’t see how is that related to steam