Comments on: Cheat

By: Persistence Addict | Kill Ten Rats

Persistence Addict | Kill Ten Rats — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:26:45 +0000

[...] I try and play other games. The one’s sitting solely on my hard drive. The ones with no boundaries. They are great games that I ignore. But, to me, they are meaningless trifles when I can etch [...]

By: Lemmo

Lemmo — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:19:26 +0000

I think a better test for this is to find a game that lets you avoid the reward, and play it anyway. So in Borderlands, don’t pick up any new gear, FREEZE your character as they are, and see if you enjoy continuing to play.

This is more easily done in City of Heroes, where they actually have an option to turn XP gain off. For a day, or maybe a week, just flip that switch. If you continue to play and do all the things you enjoy, then chances are you just like the gameplay.

For the record, I did this, and I still had a blast. Turns out I enjoy kicking guys off of buildings even if candy doesn’t come out.

By: Digital Carrots I | Kill Ten Rats

Digital Carrots I | Kill Ten Rats — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:19:26 +0000

[...] recently suggested that you separate the intrinsic reward from the extrinsic reward in your gaming. Do you enjoy doing [...]

By: Things To Do | Kill Ten Rats

Things To Do | Kill Ten Rats — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:49:26 +0000

[...] pack). The distinction comes down to whether you would do X as an activity in and of itself, whether or not it produced some new numbers to add to your character [...]

By: Vykromond

Vykromond — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:40:07 +0000

Not really feeling this post at all. I mean I guess we all agree that Killers have a “mental disease,” and now we say that Achievers have a “mental disease” too. Is it fair to say that Explorers also have a “mental disease” in that they have a compulsion to seek out the new, regardless of whether it’s any better than the old? And the “Socializers” desperate for more connections, more social links beyond the 150 or so that our monkey brains can manage properly, are they “mentally diseased” too?

I feel like in the long run it’s all video games and we’re all dead, so being pejorative about what others enjoy seems rather silly.

By: Tesh

Tesh — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:36:58 +0000

Keep her fed and watered. She’ll appreciate it in the long run.

By: Julian

Julian — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:29:29 +0000

Last night I saw my wife hugging cliff walls somewhere in Cantha to get another .1% towards her Cartographer title.

I didn’t know whether to walk away or throw her a piece of cheese.

By: Moondog548

Moondog548 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:38:46 +0000

You were a lot more succinct there, Jeromai. Thanks. ;-}

By: Jeromai

Jeromai — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:38:22 +0000

And I’m suggesting that cheating might not be the way to discover those points because they get bypassed. But I shall shut up now and let others talk for a bit. :)

By: Zubon

Zubon — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:27:48 +0000

That last sentence would also be the point. See also your first sentence on your first comment, or Bhagpuss above.