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I want to shed light on a tactic that involves collecting data as you play, feeding this data into complex algorithms and models that then alter the rules of your game under the hood to optimize spending opportunities.

I want to shed light on a tactic that involves collecting data as you play, feeding this data into complex algorithms and models that then alter the rules of your game under the hood to optimize spending opportunities.

    • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      23 hours ago

      This site is fake, it doesn’t have Dead By Daylight at the absolute top of dark pattern design, and says DBD Mobile (now shut down) is only -1.43?

      Also, why would anyone need an account for this? Isn’t this just a database? What, does it have a linked forum?

      • LongLive@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        13 hours ago

        “SEO experts” skew results for pay. They are doing mobile games for now, because they are particularly egregious “dark pattern” games.