Love Nikki and Cry

I've been playing since Fall 2019, but only recently interacting with fandom. V4 and level 75. This is a side blog.

[toastbutteregg]

SO COLORFUL

it fascinates me that theres (probably) billions of species left undiscovered

[zoreta]

Here is an adult :)

The black-backed dwarf kingfisher is also very pretty!

[etchif]

[astonishedowl]

[askpredetor]

>Morning shift

>Customer is angry that we disabled his card

>calm him down because it is a security measure

>We had to block his card because he spent 5k on Genshin Impact at 4AM and almost drained his entire bank account

>The instant we unblock his card he spends 200 more dollars on Genshin Impact

[deepermadness]

I've seen this happen before in Duel Links, Arknights, Fate and now Genshin. The people who indulge like this are called "whales". Check this out:

He eventually sunk around $1,500 just for a weapon. This is gambling addiction.

[cushfuddled]

Pretty much every big game these days relies on addictive hooks. James Stephanie Sterling did a great video on the way game companies prey on “whales” by filling their games with gambling mechanics. I honestly can’t recommend it enough if you haven’t seen it: 

[despicableplankton]

that video destroyed my mood for a good few days

really made it seem like we’re fucked and there’s no way to do anything to make video games better for people

like we’re all just fucked forever

I know that wasn’t the intention, but holy shit it’s bleak

[sableweiss]

Hey so Genshin Impact and mobile games like Fate Grand Order, Honkai Impact, and Mr. Love Queen’s Choice are great examples of what’s currently got gamers in a chokehold.  This video is really really good.  It forces you to look at the fact that gaming companies are intentionally creating gambling addition to keep you paying hundreds, if not thousands, into an otherwise FREE game.

They are intentionally going after people who have these types of behaviors and exploiting it, and creating it in people who didn’t have it before by making the games look absolutely fucking amazing and giving them just enough to make them want more.

Stay safe ya’ll.  Take a break from games if the urge becomes too much.  Read books, watch tv, paint, craft, skateboard, build a doghouse, knit, play sports, make a game yourself, do literally ANYTHING other than the freaking game because entire teams of people are working their asses off to get you to cave and pay out.

[lovenikkiandcry]

This is exactly why I've been inactive here. I was never a big spender in lnduq (less than 30 USD), but I see the shit they pull, from the recharge suits they spit out every other week to the hell events with no currency recovery time between each other or the suits they advertise as "free/welfare" that still cost resources and don't get me started on the low stamina pop up every day multiple times a day. The cycle has absolutely made me sick.

I viewed love nikki as a good game when I first started playing, spending didn't feel obligatory. The first time I played it, the "done 10" option wasn't behind a fucking paywall. And someday they will remove the game, either for a new one or for what they pulled with the entire Korean server and all that money you spent on virtual clothes will be for nothing, your items will be gone.

Pity anyone who spent money in Cocopella Dolls, a similar game which operated for only 6 MONTHS. And remember that someday that will be love nikki when you're next contemplating if that 100 USD recharge suit is worth it.

[lovenikkiandcry]

[cursedstarrycorridor]

I 100% AGREE THE CRAFTING SYSTEM IS LIKE CHEWING ON NAILS

But the true injustice is Fersen’s face when you give him a present. Did Marie really fall in love with a face like that????

[sakuradoll]

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If you're tired of waiting for Shining Nikki, might I recommend Dress Up! Time Princess

[lovenikkiandcry]

@thesolesurvivor I have it on the Google Play store, I'm not sure if it's available for iPhone or Windows

[mod-l-lost-in-translation]

That color is not "dew". Dew is clear and forms on grass. If I saw something like this on my grass I would wonder what car got murdered and bled oil on our lawn

[lovenikkiandcry]

It's also not light blue... But the "purple" one is 🤔

[lovenikkiandcry]

If you're tired of waiting for Shining Nikki, might I recommend Dress Up! Time Princess

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[loveournikki]

Some little guys that you probably didn't pay enough attention

Part 3

[ghostgathering]

Why does clarinet concerto girl cry!!! Why she cry!!??

She's ok don't worry!!! They're tears of joy!!!!

[lovenikkiandcry]

It was my Nikkiversary on the 2nd ^_^