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Why is this game addictive?

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 1:56 pm
by DarKnight
I've been a player since Version 1, essentially a week after it's release. I've quit, time, and time again. However I always myself coming back to it, I've spent, and still spend, a lot of money on it, the support is alright, content release is borderline non-existant, and the graphics are not great, yet, so what is it that keeps me coming back to it?

At first I thought it was the social aspect, which lets be honest, is the greatest part of the game, however, even when I left my server and started fresh in a new one, I continued quitting, and coming back, that's with out a high level toon now like I once had in my original server, so the question remains, why do I keep coming back to this game?


I know I'm not the only one who's been through this same dilemma :lol: , so now I ask all of you, why do you keep coming back?

Re: Why is this game addictive?

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 2:03 pm
by Hawkye
why are you asking us why you play?
even so, from what ive read is that youre just a traveler, not a person who has dignity and wants to build something in one world atleast and settle down, join a clan or not make enemies, friends and compete with yourself to become better than your old self and maybe other people

Re: Why is this game addictive?

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 2:10 pm
by DarKnight
why are you asking us why you play?
even so, from what ive read is that youre just a traveler, not a person who has dignity and wants to build something in one world atleast and settle down, join a clan or not make enemies, friends and compete with yourself to become better than your old self and maybe other people
When did I ask you why I played? Quote please

I did settle down for nearly two years until I wanted to start fresh, understand now?

Re: Why is this game addictive?

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 2:27 pm
by flamingduckee

Re: Why is this game addictive?

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 3:56 pm
by VanessaOmazi2
:) simple- it`s not the game, it`s the people

Re: Why is this game addictive?

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 10:46 pm
by JxOxCampbell
I don't play 24/7 because I have better things to do.

No hate being fired but perhaps thats your problem, you have nothing better to do

Re: Why is this game addictive?

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 11:13 pm
by Liviticus
Here's my theory:
So, we all know the classic game-addiction model which restricts when dopamine can be released by limiting play-time, such as clash of clans with their ridiculously long wait times, how this works is when we experience joy, dopamine gets released between neurons, when we get too much dopamine, we need more dopamine to stimulate ourselves to the same way.

For example, let's take a can of soda:

You drink a can of soda every day for a year, the first quarter you really like it, but nearing the end of the year it just isn't the same anymore- this is because the dopamine receptors have closed a little, allowing less dopamine to flow through and make you feel good , you now need more stimulation to reach the same effect (2 cans of soda)

After the 2nd year, the 2 sodas also start becoming dull, so you start drinking 3... untill you get diabetes that is.

This applies to games aswell, have you ever wondered why you are stabbing low-graphic shadows while call of duty is collecting dust? Why ganes are only fun for a month at best? It's not thr game thats boring, it's you that have over-stimulated your dopamine receptors by bombarding them with dopamine day and night for weeks, while on games like candy crush have things i like to call "restrictors" things that restrict how long you can play, restricting how much dopamine you recieve.

However, why doean't this happen in celtic heroes? I can level all day long, everyday and i'm still here, why aren't my dopamine receptors so overstimulated i'm disgusted by yhe game?

The social side of the game.
In a similar way i will never get tired of my best friend, i won't get tired of my best in-game friend.
If you are on my world or see my sig often, you will know i've beem this level for about half a year, why? Because i have found i'm not a "level and boss" type of player (although, i do like that and will hopefully return to that soon.) I'm a social player, i love the community, the players on my world, and being a moderator (although i admit i'm the worst one, and have alot to learn from my more senior mods, i love what i do.)

Thanks OTM for a great game, and thank you, the players, for enhancing the greatness.

Re: Why is this game addictive?

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 1:16 am
by Bills
Every time I have tried to quit, i begin to see my in-game name everywhere, Bills on the walls, in school, dreams, and even words that are similar will begin to shift to say Bills, like the game is calling me

Re: Why is this game addictive?

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 1:33 am
by Kril
It's the caffeine.

CH is written in Java, after all.

Re: Why is this game addictive?

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:13 am
by flamingduckee
It's the caffeine.

CH is written in Java, after all.
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