How free games are designed to make money

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  • Опубликовано: 20 июл 2016
  • "Freemium" games can end up gaming gamers.
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    The "freemium" business model allows us to use an app for free with the option to purchase additional features. In the case of games, that model can fundamentally alter the user experience, from gaming to getting gamed.
    By collecting troves of data on how users play their games, developers have mastered the science of applied addiction. And with the rise of "freemium" games that rely on micro-transactions, they have good reason to deploy the tools of behavioral psychology to inspire purchases.
    In the video above, I spoke to Jamie Madigan, author of a blog, podcast, and book about the psychology of video games. We take a look at some of the mind tricks that some of these games use to convert players into payers.
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Комментарии • 5 тыс.

  • @kovicxu2732
    @kovicxu2732 7 лет назад +8999

    ive never paid real money for virtual money...

    • @jiangzongzhe6488
      @jiangzongzhe6488 7 лет назад +672

      I do pay but only for like a few dollars because I believe that we should support the game you love so that the game could keep running.

    • @bscgamer7346
      @bscgamer7346 7 лет назад +40

      Kovic Xu i have i buybrobux

    • @kovicxu2732
      @kovicxu2732 7 лет назад +31

      +nexus 0 Stay free

    • @Shirlyswirly
      @Shirlyswirly 7 лет назад +8

      i used to spend all my allowance on it lmao

    • @dj420j2
      @dj420j2 7 лет назад +10

      Kovic Xu thats actually what you do when you put money in the bank or a atm machine and make it on to your bank account

  • @itanmayi
    @itanmayi 4 года назад +2252

    Nowadays, RUclips is more aggressive in making us buy it's premium than these games

    • @user-ur2wd8du4z
      @user-ur2wd8du4z 4 года назад +28

      THIIIIIIIS

    • @uwerlmi6120
      @uwerlmi6120 4 года назад +50

      I got a RUclips premium ad in the middle of the screen

    • @mazinosman1142
      @mazinosman1142 3 года назад +4

      @@uwerlmi6120 Same.

    • @Fuzzypet_Playscape
      @Fuzzypet_Playscape 3 года назад +9

      @@uwerlmi6120 Just use RUclips vanced for ad free watching.

    • @uwerlmi6120
      @uwerlmi6120 3 года назад +7

      @@Fuzzypet_Playscape ill give it a try

  • @theblackcatchannel5365
    @theblackcatchannel5365 5 лет назад +649

    There's also those games which have about 5 ads every 2 minutes.

    • @ssuperpro2700
      @ssuperpro2700 4 года назад +27

      (cough) (cough) Geometry dash lite (cough) cough)

    • @duncanchillake8024
      @duncanchillake8024 4 года назад +49

      (Cough) (cough) *i forgot my mask* (cough) (cough) *i am dying* (cough) (cough) *btw ketchapp games do that* (cough)(cough)(dies)

    • @vijiyanttanaji9800
      @vijiyanttanaji9800 4 года назад +12

      Switch off the internet before opening the game app

    • @duncanchillake8024
      @duncanchillake8024 4 года назад +31

      @@vijiyanttanaji9800 don't mention that, those game companies will make their apps require internet

    • @spongebot6955
      @spongebot6955 3 года назад +4

      @@duncanchillake8024 yep

  • @anonymous689
    @anonymous689 5 лет назад +2404

    What if you could pay virtual money to buy real money

    • @localsmoker3658
      @localsmoker3658 5 лет назад +54

      S K Das casino ...

    • @sagarvarandekar8279
      @sagarvarandekar8279 4 года назад +5

      Hago earn coins to get recharge coupons

    • @That_One_Guy...
      @That_One_Guy... 4 года назад +68

      There's this things called bitcoins have you heard that yet ?

    • @with_Nikhil
      @with_Nikhil 4 года назад +5

      Sounds fantas(y)tic🙃
      Unless you're a proff pubg gamer😂🤣

    • @sonetagu1337
      @sonetagu1337 4 года назад +8

      ....roblox?

  • @basil7460
    @basil7460 6 лет назад +2872

    Its called pay to win

    • @wesley9222
      @wesley9222 6 лет назад +128

      T H I C C I’d rather pay to play than pay to win

    • @yoshiblade7555
      @yoshiblade7555 6 лет назад +8

      Player 1 eh, if they didn’t have any in app purchases that would be good, but when they do, then I probably wouldn’t buy them.

    • @jon-unicorn-doxxer
      @jon-unicorn-doxxer 5 лет назад +3

      Milolo exactly - sometimes people don't understand the differences..

    • @v13ryry82
      @v13ryry82 5 лет назад +4

      Pay to "not play"

    • @Aux9
      @Aux9 5 лет назад +1

      @@wesley9222 I rather play free to win, just fk hack or crack

  • @vishrutsharma8885
    @vishrutsharma8885 6 лет назад +2450

    I don't buy items in game...but I'm ready to buy a game without in-app purchases

    • @ebiooo
      @ebiooo 5 лет назад +66

      Geometry dash. The best paid game without IAP (even though you can download it freely on google)

    • @xiaolongrins9964
      @xiaolongrins9964 5 лет назад +35

      minecraaaaaaft

    • @ebiooo
      @ebiooo 5 лет назад +53

      @@xiaolongrins9964 Minecraft contains IAP

    • @user-ng7yv8uh3l
      @user-ng7yv8uh3l 5 лет назад +4

      Lol I'm ur 100th like

    • @senexiar
      @senexiar 5 лет назад +10

      Or java i meant

  • @a_yan6581
    @a_yan6581 4 года назад +499

    The game : " Pay $4.99 to remove ads "
    Me : *Switches off the Internet*
    The game :

    • @sagar7813
      @sagar7813 4 года назад +45

      Lol
      The game won't load if it's an online game

    • @shubhstark9118
      @shubhstark9118 3 года назад +4

      😂🤣

    • @Nat-jf2ge
      @Nat-jf2ge 3 года назад

      Flight mode!

    • @taizu55
      @taizu55 3 года назад +16

      Your pfp matches you reaction 😂😂

    • @Nat-jf2ge
      @Nat-jf2ge 3 года назад +1

      @Gamer Of The Unknown Realm It works so why not? 🙂

  • @LampCamper
    @LampCamper 5 лет назад +961

    That movement when you have played so many free games and have not spent a single penny on them

  • @pink1536
    @pink1536 7 лет назад +3457

    Did you know? Companies are made to make money...

    • @clank1116
      @clank1116 7 лет назад +33

      Awful MC No duh sherlock

    • @Shirlyswirly
      @Shirlyswirly 7 лет назад +107

      Awful MC they dont have to be so shitty about it tho. there are good companies like hit point with neko atsume where the games are just as playable without spending any money. the games turn out better quality when they arent designed around the greed of money.

    • @madyrose1273
      @madyrose1273 7 лет назад +6

      Awful MC WHAT NOOOO.....
      (Sarcasm)

    • @weiwenang1302
      @weiwenang1302 7 лет назад +7

      and not a Charity organization

    • @shikamarunara8920
      @shikamarunara8920 7 лет назад +5

      what?!

  • @cattatuie
    @cattatuie 7 лет назад +660

    Am I the only one who feels dissatisfied when I spend money on something in a game that can be earned.

    • @saturn2950
      @saturn2950 6 лет назад +8

      Cattatuie Craziness no i am feeling it too

    • @seigeengine
      @seigeengine 6 лет назад +17

      Not when I know the game was designed to make it ridiculous.
      I mean, it would be like feeling bad that you didn't empty a tub using a bucket I gave you to carry the water out of the tub, despite the bucket I gave you not having a bottom, and the room having 100% humidity.
      You COULD accomplish it, but it's clearly designed to be unreasonable. It's not a fair challenge, so there'd be no shame in seeking an alternate route to accomplishing the task.

    • @KingDice
      @KingDice 6 лет назад +1

      Chromered egg

    • @dicksonyurmouf5477
      @dicksonyurmouf5477 6 лет назад +5

      If the item in the game is limited for a couple of weeks then don’t feel bad *COUGH* overwatch event lootboxes *COUGH*

    • @mrs.potatohead8471
      @mrs.potatohead8471 6 лет назад

      Cattatuie Craziness I'm just broke and my parents won t spend money on something like that lol

  • @TheRedEngineer
    @TheRedEngineer 4 года назад +650

    That incense costs $0.73 btw :)
    Rounded up from $0.7258

    • @overloader7900
      @overloader7900 4 года назад +4

      Or about 50rubles

    • @asterixgallier8102
      @asterixgallier8102 3 года назад +2

      I did *not* expect you to be here, but well whatever

    • @tiankeli
      @tiankeli 3 года назад +6

      LOL i calculated that too and was about to comment it

    • @johnyoutuber9781
      @johnyoutuber9781 3 года назад +8

      Except, that only applies to that specific bundle of coins. One thing the video didn't mention is that larger bundles are deliberately made more tempting by having a lower per-coin cost, so it truly is impossible to draw a fixed relationship to the cost of the inscence or other items, unless you commit to buying ONLY on size of bundles of coins, for example the 550 coins one for the example.

    • @prakharmishra3000
      @prakharmishra3000 3 года назад +3

      @@asterixgallier8102 i need slimes in Minecraft, mind visiting my house?

  • @user-kw3mn1bt4r
    @user-kw3mn1bt4r 4 года назад +532

    The people who don’t pay stuff in the game:
    The game : *BRUH*

  • @BrockAband
    @BrockAband 8 лет назад +1251

    Oh yeah and incense costs 73 cents

    • @BrockAband
      @BrockAband 8 лет назад +30

      550/80=6.875 ... 4.99/6.875=0.7258 or just 73 cents

    • @tomdeming
      @tomdeming 8 лет назад +9

      or 80/550=0.145454...0.145454x4.99= roughly 73 cents

    • @Tombee2
      @Tombee2 8 лет назад +10

      incense is 80 ¢ because 100 pokècoins is $1 therefore incense is 80 ¢

    • @Se2b11
      @Se2b11 8 лет назад +14

      He is actually kinda right. Incense's undiscounted price is 80cents, and the minimum price is 55.16 cents if you paid 100$ for the 14,500 coins.

    • @Tombee2
      @Tombee2 8 лет назад +2

      Se2b11 ^this^

  • @iamsorrybut2370
    @iamsorrybut2370 7 лет назад +2053

    And then there are people who jailbreak or root their device to make in-app purchases free

    • @moto324
      @moto324 7 лет назад +102

      I used to do that on my iPhone 4. Now I just don't play those games at all.

    • @DMack6464
      @DMack6464 7 лет назад +127

      When no one knows about Lucky Patcher and Aptoide, saying you can go to jail for using those apps... *smh*

    • @shrekislife584
      @shrekislife584 7 лет назад +43

      How does jailbreaking make them free?

    • @lazyninja4646
      @lazyninja4646 7 лет назад +51

      D Mack lol lucky patchers have helped me a lot smh 😂

    • @hikari_no_yume
      @hikari_no_yume 7 лет назад +118

      It doesn't necessarily. If the game uses a remote server (e.g. multiplayer games), you probably can't fool it if it's written properly. For single-player games that don't require an Internet connection, though, the app can be fooled into thinking you've bought stuff you didn't.

  • @kristofsdc8955
    @kristofsdc8955 5 лет назад +367

    "Freemium! The "Mium" is Latin for "Not Really"."
    - South Park

  • @7Seveneleven7715
    @7Seveneleven7715 4 года назад +32

    In app purchases made me a hacker thanks to that no money required .

  • @chickencoopowner
    @chickencoopowner 6 лет назад +2924

    how to avoid:
    play paid steam games

    • @jaydenparker8913
      @jaydenparker8913 5 лет назад +80

      10/10 answer

    • @camigralxd5712
      @camigralxd5712 5 лет назад +12

      AE: 😅😰

    • @alexrohner1984
      @alexrohner1984 5 лет назад +91

      except steam games have microtransactions too

    • @TJ-uv6wg
      @TJ-uv6wg 5 лет назад +7

      Æ

    • @devote
      @devote 5 лет назад +28

      Steam ? you mean the website that censors and takes games off the platform if powerful people don't want them on there ?

  • @casandbagger8097
    @casandbagger8097 8 лет назад +279

    the thing about a lot of freemium games are pretty crap, the more you spend, the "better" you are. All the top clashofclans gamers spent a lot of money on the game to be on the top.

    • @SniperNator305
      @SniperNator305 8 лет назад +2

      Simple solution: Make RUclips videos on your mission to become the best CoC player and then from your revenue of views you spend part of that income on the app to slowly reach the top and then it's basically a cycle of doing it over and over

    • @Arensi
      @Arensi 8 лет назад +19

      Pay2Win games are for stupid people, it's pretty known in the gaming community

    • @travis7289
      @travis7289 8 лет назад

      +Virtus yet pokemon is embrassed by the pc master race and all gamers and main stream....

    • @irotinmyskin
      @irotinmyskin 8 лет назад

      i agree, i delete most of these games.

    • @travis7289
      @travis7289 8 лет назад

      I played heroes of the storm with out spending a dime and feel like I could stream it and make noney

  • @syabilaazri7834
    @syabilaazri7834 5 лет назад +67

    Since i have no bank account, i uselly just watch the ad in games so i just the gem free....

    • @karishmakumari9144
      @karishmakumari9144 4 года назад

      Prepaid wallets:allow me to introduce my self

    • @hexagonist23
      @hexagonist23 4 года назад

      No bank account? You must either be living in the 1500s or you are a minor

    • @Sub4CarClips
      @Sub4CarClips 4 года назад +2

      ApertureChromaKey 13 year old can have bank accounts and they qualify as a minor

    • @nathanjohnpalaogaming4872
      @nathanjohnpalaogaming4872 4 года назад +1

      @@hexagonist23 *cries in boomer parents*

  • @shay3355
    @shay3355 5 лет назад +277

    Clap for those people who play steam games and only watching this video for educational purpose

    • @wizrank
      @wizrank 4 года назад +7

      🙋

    • @squidwardsclarinet4209
      @squidwardsclarinet4209 4 года назад +3

      Uhm me

    • @Abu__Maryam
      @Abu__Maryam 4 года назад +8

      Applause for people who play games that are not games from steam and see this video to be able to prevent themselves from experiencing its own losses from the game he is playing right

    • @foodpoisoning5244
      @foodpoisoning5244 4 года назад

      I play steam and Roblox

    • @z.k.r9914
      @z.k.r9914 4 года назад +3

      Clap for those hackers who make paid games free (not hackers that make viruses

  • @Lerkero
    @Lerkero 8 лет назад +2305

    I just want to pay to play the full game. I'm one of the people that avoids mobile gaming because of in-app purchases.

    • @StevenZephyc
      @StevenZephyc 8 лет назад +43

      +Synerrox Mobile games, especially F2P smartphone games, functions primarily on disabling your ability to play. However there are quite some good games such as final fantasies, Minecraft etc. Or if you want richer experience, just get a 3ds

    • @smithcm14
      @smithcm14 8 лет назад +13

      I turn to square-Enix when I'm looking for a real game. Full price app for a full price game.

    • @loremipsum7513
      @loremipsum7513 8 лет назад +11

      +HimKioo exactly. also I would love to mention that there are some games that is free to play but have some in game purchaseable cosmetic item. So, the item did not effect the gameplay or making an unfair advantage at all. The popular example for this is DotA

    • @ssssjxd
      @ssssjxd 8 лет назад +2

      +Synerrox เ Clash of Clans is good. Spend about five minutes a go, a few times a day and it's fun. Especially if you're in a good clan with friendly/social people.

    • @escalate7462
      @escalate7462 8 лет назад +5

      Just don't buy the in app purchases

  • @YACABE
    @YACABE 7 лет назад +958

    Yeah. I don't mind waiting a month for my town hall upgrade in clash of clans.

    • @Koubles
      @Koubles 7 лет назад +118

      Or spending 6 months to a year farming so i can uprade my walls to level 8.

    • @lealesalapistola4350
      @lealesalapistola4350 7 лет назад +30

      ispeak4detrees I don't mind waiting 3 million days to research my rally in gem set bonus lol .

    • @slenderfoxx3797
      @slenderfoxx3797 7 лет назад +26

      ispeak4detrees lol so true I'm tired of clash now everything costs so much and takes so long you have to live on that game to make progress...and you never feel like you finally got fully upgraded as they keep adding more levels it's getting ridiculous...it is fun but to much work now...and does anyone think of why we are building these bases and getting money to just spend the money to make our base better to help protect our money better that we spend on our base that's invincible anyways as it rebuilds? No you didn't think about that lol...ohhhh game logic🤣

    • @dhruvs.2310
      @dhruvs.2310 7 лет назад +50

      Clash Of Clans is still a game?

    • @abdallahraafat432
      @abdallahraafat432 7 лет назад +1

      Travian is much better..

  • @tiredtotality4145
    @tiredtotality4145 5 лет назад +296

    Me: why not pay a few dollars on an actual decent game
    Kids: nah mate I’ll stick with free games
    Kids:(proceeds to spent hundreds on a useless skins)

    • @stt.9433
      @stt.9433 4 года назад +12

      more like kid spends hundreds of hours loosing braincells on trash grindy game.

    • @Vexump
      @Vexump 3 года назад

      Totality L do you mean cod cause ima kid and i did not spend a cent on it and im better than most people

    • @tiredtotality4145
      @tiredtotality4145 3 года назад

      Some random Guy COD is a payed game with free content, war zone is a dumpster fire.

    • @Vexump
      @Vexump 3 года назад

      Totality L there is cod mobile my guy

    • @tiredtotality4145
      @tiredtotality4145 3 года назад

      Some random Guy have you seen their money making tactics in COD M?

  • @eswan8900
    @eswan8900 5 лет назад +20

    Damn Choices. Made me spend $4.99 real dollars just so my character, Eliza, can accept a horse.

  • @sagittarius5466
    @sagittarius5466 7 лет назад +274

    What about watching an ad to get something in a game? Almost everyone does that

    • @pink1536
      @pink1536 7 лет назад +29

      Yeah that makes them money too

    • @DoctorX149
      @DoctorX149 6 лет назад +10

      In games where they constantly want me to watch ads I usually just pay the 1-5 bucks for permenant premium, ads are a waste of my time. If I bought a new game like every day I'd be one of those cash cow "Whale" customers but I rarely play a new game which is why I make the investment. Watching an ad only makes the devs like a cent or less but wastes your time.

    • @colonelff6394
      @colonelff6394 6 лет назад

      k it is called internilzer ads

    • @mechamicro
      @mechamicro 6 лет назад +1

      Or playing a games then get some reward like sticker and theme in LINE app. Unfortunately, they tricked me three times and return me with nothing😠😵😢😭😭😭

    • @mechamicro
      @mechamicro 6 лет назад

      But at least I don't spend any bucks to but stickers or theme anymore.

  • @AznSupaStar14
    @AznSupaStar14 8 лет назад +222

    South Park did an episode of this: freemium games make most of their money from a small group of addicted players

    • @argh1989
      @argh1989 7 лет назад +4

      WoW is not F2P/Freemium. You pay a monthly subscription fee and you have to buy the expansions to enjoy their content (roughly a new one every two years). And yes there are microtransactions, but only for cosmetical stuff as far as I'm aware.

  • @Alex-kx5xs
    @Alex-kx5xs 5 лет назад +4

    I like your channel so much you’re always doing a great job 👍

  • @lequan9526
    @lequan9526 3 года назад +5

    Vox: How free games are designed to make money
    Genshin impact: *allow me to introduce myself.*

  • @AdamYarris
    @AdamYarris 8 лет назад +412

    You never talked about the developers selling your information to other corporations for money.

    • @itsamemario1772
      @itsamemario1772 8 лет назад +1

      what the heck supercell never does that!

    • @AdamYarris
      @AdamYarris 8 лет назад

      +It's a me Mario Supercell may not, but angry birds does I believe

    • @b4d265
      @b4d265 8 лет назад

      I was expecting that the would do that. Disappointed

    • @LUVRG1RL
      @LUVRG1RL 7 лет назад

      woah what? how?

    • @AdamYarris
      @AdamYarris 7 лет назад +3

      sanaaalexis It's really simple, they get your information, as almost nobody looks at the permissions, and sometimes requires no device permissions, and they collect it all in a database, and sell it to bigger companies so they can create better advertizements and apps.

  • @damedane913
    @damedane913 7 лет назад +2903

    Thelegend27 is a rich kid then

    • @wchristman7634
      @wchristman7634 7 лет назад +13

      She prob stole from Bill Gates to finish that wall construction.

    • @texascountryball6499
      @texascountryball6499 7 лет назад +61

      Donald Trump plays Game Of War*
      Effect: He pays millions of dollars to build the outer walls.

    • @trini2pink
      @trini2pink 7 лет назад +1

      Texas Countryball XD

    • @bellawinslow2579
      @bellawinslow2579 7 лет назад +1

      Who is that?

    • @wchristman7634
      @wchristman7634 7 лет назад +5

      The first game of war player

  • @SchgurmTewehr
    @SchgurmTewehr 2 года назад

    I already knew this, so great to see that a video about it is pretty popular.

  • @Latif.Kakule
    @Latif.Kakule 5 лет назад +6

    As a game developer, I think your making it a lot complicating that we actually intend to make it

  • @AndersODavidsen
    @AndersODavidsen 8 лет назад +401

    0:17 - Android on an iPhone *triggered*

  • @adolforoman3525
    @adolforoman3525 6 лет назад +2070

    As a game developer, I have to say that freemium games are killing video games. Let me explain: yes they make boatloads of money, but the creativity and game design behind 99% of freemium games is not deep, not deep at all. Its all based first and foremost (because the games are free) on how can they make the players suffer in order to get them to pay up. Then comes the creativity. So it will always be creativity second or third and profits first. It should be gamedesign/creativity first and then profits. Just my two cents.

    • @warrior_aa
      @warrior_aa 5 лет назад +43

      thank you for saying that

    • @simaaksans
      @simaaksans 5 лет назад +38

      They're called gacha games

    • @yggra31
      @yggra31 5 лет назад +26

      Exactly, makes me sad how the future of games is :(

    • @L16htW4rr10r
      @L16htW4rr10r 5 лет назад +16

      Some gacha games, though rare, could be really good.

    • @nathansuka5302
      @nathansuka5302 5 лет назад +2

      Now for the first time I feel enlighten to play BF on PS4.

  • @yashvisharma8897
    @yashvisharma8897 3 года назад +3

    BTW in offline games like criminal case or redball 4 you can just increase the time on your phone and your timer will be done

  • @BinCaAlors
    @BinCaAlors 5 лет назад +7

    1:48 it cost +- 0.72$

  • @LaughS0L0ud
    @LaughS0L0ud 7 лет назад +1120

    "Freemium! The 'mium' is latin for 'not really'"

    • @dimo9587
      @dimo9587 7 лет назад +37

      no. It's a combination of free and premium.

    • @JarkacPL
      @JarkacPL 7 лет назад +200

      He knows that, hes just pointing out the irony

    • @pizzapm
      @pizzapm 6 лет назад +56

      mium actually means "harmed" in latin, do what you want with this information :P

    • @EliasGames7
      @EliasGames7 6 лет назад +6

      its actually italian

    • @1lsgaming27
      @1lsgaming27 6 лет назад +3

      LaughS0L0ud true

  • @0rcinus_orca22
    @0rcinus_orca22 6 лет назад +3437

    30 Second unskippable AD... I just made you 30 cents

    • @bernardyap8143
      @bernardyap8143 6 лет назад +175

      That's not how it works, they calculate by CPM

    • @audreymcneal
      @audreymcneal 6 лет назад +214

      More like 1/500th of a cent.

    • @MidnightBloomDev
      @MidnightBloomDev 6 лет назад +27

      audrey mcneal definitely more. Somewhere around 10cents

    • @aidanfredericks6117
      @aidanfredericks6117 6 лет назад +41

      Bernard Yap it’s a joke, in the video they said how it wasn’t simple like 50 currency for 50 cents

    • @dante7430
      @dante7430 6 лет назад +25

      You made them $.005

  • @grimzapubgofficial1490
    @grimzapubgofficial1490 4 года назад +15

    I can't even imagine how much PUBG is earning everyday

    • @hexagonist23
      @hexagonist23 4 года назад

      It's not a whole lot compared to the cost to build that game.

    • @kshitizpokhrel7482
      @kshitizpokhrel7482 4 года назад

      Pubg just has outfit/skin crates though, money can't help in any way to progress your gameplay

  • @CL0UD_9Hero
    @CL0UD_9Hero 3 года назад +1

    I remember paying something cheap so I can unlock the part where I can freely customize my profile as well as beginners top ups, which I regretted spending since I stopped playing it around 2 weeks lol.

  • @codymondeel7767
    @codymondeel7767 6 лет назад +873

    1:49
    The answer is 73 cents
    (Note: I rounded the results)

    • @gfox9295
      @gfox9295 6 лет назад +33

      Yep. I dunno what that incense does, but it better do something other than smell nice!

    • @judemijares5741
      @judemijares5741 6 лет назад +32

      g fox it makes rats and birds spawn...

    • @FelixAn
      @FelixAn 6 лет назад +15

      That is expensive for something in a game! I could have bought a can of pop, 3 cookies, 3 mini strudels, or a poster board with that (one of the above only)!

    • @adventuretimeness222
      @adventuretimeness222 6 лет назад +2

      I got that answer as well lol

    • @Impetuss
      @Impetuss 5 лет назад +3

      It was pretty easy to round it to ballpark 1 dollar without calculator, even for me that sucks at math

  • @FloofyMinari
    @FloofyMinari 8 лет назад +1015

    I hated Clash of clans because of the ridicules wait time which are there to encourage you to buy in game items. I fucking HATE mobile games.

    • @theletteregg4898
      @theletteregg4898 8 лет назад +39

      I've been playing clash of clans for 2 years and I haven't spent a dime, it's just a game that you play once or twice a day to start upgrades,attack a bit etc.in no way are micro transactions needed

    • @SpeedyGonzalesAleksbgbg
      @SpeedyGonzalesAleksbgbg 8 лет назад +17

      And that, my friend, is why you cheat in clash of clans - I am top 100 in leaderboard with no paying.
      But with cheats.

    • @josuff
      @josuff 8 лет назад +24

      You can't "cheat" in Clash of Clans; trophies, gems, gold, elixer, purchases, etc. are all server based, so you would have to edit the values in the server also which no one has done so far. You can only tweak it so you can get tiny advantages, such as being able to see hidden traps, etc.

    • @SpeedyGonzalesAleksbgbg
      @SpeedyGonzalesAleksbgbg 8 лет назад +7

      ***** The more you know...
      I programmed an autobot in Python that trains barbs & archers and attacks. About 500k of each resource per raid, and 5-6k dark elixir.
      Easy.

    • @josuff
      @josuff 8 лет назад +1

      I thought you were implying that you "edited" the amount of trophies and instantly was put to the top 100. Mind sending the code over? I'll load it up on my Pi and tweak around with it.

  • @XnonXte
    @XnonXte 3 года назад +11

    The are two category for games
    - Pay to play game
    - Play to pay game

  • @aces_high9220
    @aces_high9220 Год назад +2

    I miss early mobile games like temple run,angry bird,subway surfer,jetpack joyride,hillclimb racing,fruit ninja and more

  • @Roll587
    @Roll587 8 лет назад +440

    This is why I don't play mobile games.

    • @metroarcher1277
      @metroarcher1277 8 лет назад +4

      its not only mobile games, there are some games on sites that are free but you must pay to skip the pain points.Example below, dont wanna advertise this game.
      Goodgame Empire is a game where you build castles and armies but to build the buildings you must wait alot of time, but you can skip it with red gems its literally clash of clans or game of war but in a site, i played it before, but the wait times were sooo long (like 48 hours each building as i progressed alot!) taht i decided to leave the game before i started to spend money on it

    • @rift0tripper
      @rift0tripper 8 лет назад +3

      The Xbox, ps4, pc all have free to play games

    • @demi-fiendoftime3825
      @demi-fiendoftime3825 8 лет назад +2

      +Hector Meneses (radiohm3) Not all free to play are pay to win, I've encountered a few good ones that have just extras or grind skipping items as micro transactions and that isn't too bad but there's plenty of room for both and there still will be years from now as Micro transactions only work in certain genres and most major devs "note I say most" are aware of what they can and can't get away with.

    • @porochu8871
      @porochu8871 8 лет назад +2

      league, cs:go, and a lot of steam games have microtransactions. and theyre almost as stupid as mobile games.

    • @ColdBlocks
      @ColdBlocks 8 лет назад +2

      +porochu the games you just mentioned which have microtransactions, are purely cosmetic. They song give you anything except make your character look cooler or gun look badass. Nothing more than that.

  • @HaloHunter2552
    @HaloHunter2552 8 лет назад +110

    we need to do something about the 1%

    • @mauricio9460
      @mauricio9460 8 лет назад

      how if u can't control the ptw players

    • @HaloHunter2552
      @HaloHunter2552 8 лет назад +36

      SNES Link idk. I was making a nonsensical joke. It has no meaning. Other than referencing Bernie Sanders

    • @Phonixrmf
      @Phonixrmf 8 лет назад +6

      convince them to put more lures!! and we will #occupypokestops

    • @HaloHunter2552
      @HaloHunter2552 7 лет назад

      +StevenGamer123 YT I KNOW THANKS!
      Salty your candidate didn't make it?

    • @TradingFeline
      @TradingFeline 7 лет назад +1

      There's always something up with the top 1%

  • @furiouspuzza7080
    @furiouspuzza7080 4 года назад +3

    Dang Pokemon Go has been the trend 4 years ago. Time flies fast!

  • @DogerBeaner
    @DogerBeaner 5 лет назад +1

    Here
    Find the unit rate.
    That will find the price of one of the currency.
    Multiply the price of the item and the game’s currency.
    Example
    100 gems for 1 dollar.
    Unit rate: 1 gem for one cent.
    Price of something: 10000 gems. So it is $100 for “something”
    Correct me if I’m wrong.

  • @aychtooo3981
    @aychtooo3981 7 лет назад +384

    I did the math incense cost about 73¢

    • @stvltiloqvent
      @stvltiloqvent 7 лет назад +2

      but the real question is
      aside from those living in Middle of Nowhere, why would anyone even purchase an incense? now that we've got Nearby pokestop tracker, which are more likely to spawn rarer pokes, incense has basically become redundant.

    • @-beebo
      @-beebo 7 лет назад +6

      So I have § in my keyboard but not the cent sign

    • @shikamarunara8920
      @shikamarunara8920 7 лет назад

      daaaaamn

    • @shikamarunara8920
      @shikamarunara8920 7 лет назад

      +I am retarded but it was a good example

    • @rygnyr3083
      @rygnyr3083 7 лет назад

      wilroth2403 k

  • @odyssease.padoulas4251
    @odyssease.padoulas4251 8 лет назад +496

    jeusus,everything vox does is interesting

    • @Milz
      @Milz 8 лет назад +16

      it's the way she explains it. her voice is subtle, makes you wonder how she sounds when she's screaming, I mean laughing.

    • @HiSHNL98
      @HiSHNL98 8 лет назад

      Armoowasmiddel.. really?

    • @solk.posner7201
      @solk.posner7201 8 лет назад +11

      Yet butthurt haters call Vox a liberal propaganda channel xD

    • @beautifulrainbow470
      @beautifulrainbow470 8 лет назад

      I know right.

    • @george6312
      @george6312 8 лет назад

      Ur right

  • @syedshayanrecitations6790
    @syedshayanrecitations6790 4 года назад +2

    I don't get why I got this video recommended after 3 years when it's the question i ask myself everyday.

  • @arbabimran4959
    @arbabimran4959 5 лет назад

    Hy! what software do you use to create a animation like that its pretty impressive

  • @insect212
    @insect212 8 лет назад +125

    When free to play games do these kind of things, I have a hard time complaining about it because I'm not paying them anything so they don't owe me anything. I have no problem with this stuff when it's a free game, but what is really despicable is when a game I payed good money for has micro-transactions.

    • @MRCKify
      @MRCKify 8 лет назад +1

      Yeah, you'll always have people who overestimate an opportunity. Smear the reputations of those guys.

    • @TheMuse260
      @TheMuse260 8 лет назад

      Two times the cash baby! Why not?!

    • @andreizedlav7303
      @andreizedlav7303 8 лет назад +10

      How about when full priced games say they won't have microtransacrions and they add them in later anyway?

    • @chrismejia2836
      @chrismejia2836 8 лет назад +6

      +Andrei Zedlav *cough* *cough* Payday 2

    • @emmanuelkumi8299
      @emmanuelkumi8299 7 лет назад

      Chris Mejia *cough* *cough* *cough* CSGO

  • @JuanTheBone
    @JuanTheBone 7 лет назад +148

    In a couple years we will see lifetime movies and documentaries about freemium game addictions like we saw with gambling and slot machines at grocery stores.

    • @juansantiago164
      @juansantiago164 6 лет назад +2

      JuanTheBone South Park already did it with the Terrance and Phillip mobile game episode

  • @charlesunlimited2510
    @charlesunlimited2510 2 года назад +3

    Well, this aged terribly. Now, over 90% of mobile games are "Pay-2-Win". It wasn't a trend: it was an awakening.

    • @r.a.6459
      @r.a.6459 Год назад +1

      Gaming now are also subscription-based rather than the product-based in the oldskool times.

  • @pawan2647
    @pawan2647 5 лет назад +1

    I love vox. They present the material so well. It's now my dream firm to work for this organisation. It's beautiful. I particularly love how they make it entertaining too. Like here in the video the anchor here, her frustrations. You doing a good job anchor. I have seen many presentation of yours. Keep up the good work both vox and you. Hopefully this reaches you. Love from India

  • @erkkalehtonen5107
    @erkkalehtonen5107 7 лет назад +275

    who else has bought games but never spend anything on purchasing stuff inside the game

  • @tailsimp
    @tailsimp 7 лет назад +57

    One of the things I like about pokego is that it never asks me to buy anything. if I run out of pokeballs, they just don't appear on the screen for me to use. It's the first mobil game that doesn't badger me to spend money on it.

  • @lukasmihara
    @lukasmihara 5 лет назад +6

    I don't know much about other games, but I think Pokemon GO is pretty fair when it comes to money.

  • @scertel9148
    @scertel9148 5 лет назад +2

    One incence is 80¢, the more you pay the company will add bonus currency to make you think it has higher value but it's really ones and zeros

  • @noakii1771
    @noakii1771 7 лет назад +224

    0:49 Kid: OMG FREE CREDIT CARD

  • @JamesR624
    @JamesR624 8 лет назад +97

    So basically, Vox explains why the mobile gaming market is now a complete dumpster.
    If you want a "give us your money" app that has a colorful skin, then there are plenty of """games""" out there. If you want *actual games* though, both the Play Store and App Store have nearly ZERO these days.
    Or in other words. Casinos have turned into Game Developers so they can get kids to legally gamble, as well as take advantage of people's addictions without the cost of actually building a casino. Xcode or Android Studio costs much less than a casino building contract.

    • @blammers
      @blammers 8 лет назад +11

      Exactly. Freemium "games" have ruined mobile gaming.

    • @marcomedicates5798
      @marcomedicates5798 8 лет назад

      well said

    • @pianoonparade
      @pianoonparade 8 лет назад

      not really, mobile gaming has always been casual gaming. it's great for the current generation because most of them aren't willing to spend money on something they're not fully comitted on. commited? committed.... anyway. if you want an "actual" game, then there are still games out there that can offer you what you want. They're buy-to-play or subscription based.

    • @needmusic3289
      @needmusic3289 8 лет назад

      Not just mobile gaming market, it is more like 'free-to-play' games in general

    • @PurpleH4z3
      @PurpleH4z3 7 лет назад

      no no no, free to play games in pc are good
      becouse pc is great and don't do anything bad

  • @Boahemaa
    @Boahemaa 3 года назад +1

    I'm not mad at this. I enjoy the games, I have never paid money, I got free life during quarantine and I have quit for about 6 months now.

  • @C.Ezra.M
    @C.Ezra.M 5 лет назад

    1:48 To calculate, compute how much money do 100 PokéCoins cost. But there is a free option to buy them: $0.99 for 100 coins, but buying 550 of them doesn't save your money: you could first buy 500 PokéCoins with $4.95 (as opposed to, and then having a Pokémon knocked out of a gym in your team that has defended for at least 8 hours and 20 minutes (you can get at most 50 free PokéCoins per day). That can be combined with Pokémon in 5 gyms that have a gap of 1 hour and 40 minutes of walking, which is 11 2/3 km in between them on a one-way road if only one trainer goes through it 1 minutes and 40 minutes away. Each Gym will give you 10 PokéCoins for each defeat. Since 80 is 80% of 100, then one Incense in a single purchase costs $3.99.

  • @mariohds86
    @mariohds86 8 лет назад +143

    I have none of these on my phone, no thank you.

    • @saatviksingh727
      @saatviksingh727 8 лет назад +2

      you should try clash of clans, I have never purchased anything , and still enjoying

    • @floydsteel1703
      @floydsteel1703 8 лет назад

      same

    • @nishtagram2802
      @nishtagram2802 8 лет назад

      same

    • @theflourishcrisis
      @theflourishcrisis 8 лет назад

      same

    • @0Clewi0
      @0Clewi0 8 лет назад +1

      I have phone games but not those, anyway the lack of a credit card is a great break before your first purchase

  • @Thebobwil
    @Thebobwil 7 лет назад +185

    This is terrible for gamers. Whats worse, microtransactions are starting to appear in full console and PC games too.
    You as a gamer have to say no to this garbage, otherwise all games will end up infected like on mobile!

    • @thefirsttime7759
      @thefirsttime7759 6 лет назад +5

      0ddMonk3y but games are starting to be like clash of clans

    • @marielcarey4288
      @marielcarey4288 6 лет назад

      A undercover penguin come out sir

    • @jachughes608
      @jachughes608 6 лет назад +4

      +A undercover penguin FULL PRICE games get the shitty micro transactions not just free

    • @jachughes608
      @jachughes608 6 лет назад +5

      +0ddMonk3y because they are designed to slow down fun gameplay and try to lure you to spend more

    • @minbcraft
      @minbcraft 6 лет назад +1

      That's why I have my 3ds and I am playing rhythm games on my PC...

  • @FluffyDoggie
    @FluffyDoggie Год назад +1

    This editing is immaculate

  • @sonabh
    @sonabh 3 года назад

    A two year old was just randomly clicking on the phone screen, while a game was open. Before someone could notice and react, within a couple of random clicks on the ( entire) game screen, it selected a package to buy, took to checkout and checked out! Before it could be noticed, a purchase of 50$ for some random 10000 coins has already been completed!

  • @jafs65
    @jafs65 7 лет назад +266

    You can calculate the real price of the incense, with a 3 simple rule
    First the percentage.
    550--->100%
    80 ---> X%
    (80*100)/550 = 14.54%
    Now the real value using the percentage
    100%---->$4,99
    14,54%---->X
    (14,54 * 4,99)/100 = $ 0.725 so that's how much an incense costs
    Remember that if the game allows you to get more coins and makes a discount or gift you coins based on how much they sell to you, the price of each article drops directly implied by the ammount of money you saved within your transaction.

    • @williamchinchankar5821
      @williamchinchankar5821 6 лет назад +19

      Another way to calculate it is to find how much one pokecoin is worth when you use that purchase.
      550 pokecoins / 499 cents = ~ 0.9 pokecoins per cent
      So that's how much one pokecoin costs. Then all we have to do is multiply that by how much an incense is worth (80 pokecoins)
      0.9 * 80 = ~ 72.5
      So when you use that purchase, an incense is costing you about 72.5 cents. You were right, this is just another way of doing it : )

    • @theodorboon
      @theodorboon 6 лет назад +12

      What I did was 4.99/550 to see how much a pokecoin is in dollars. Then, multiply by 80. You get 0.725.... Simple

    • @KitsukiiPlays
      @KitsukiiPlays 6 лет назад +12

      Ain't nobody get time for that!!

    • @surricata
      @surricata 6 лет назад +5

      Bish, I did that while watching those few seconds, what do you mean no one got time for that?

    • @lilystic9623
      @lilystic9623 6 лет назад +3

      Okay, you could've done it faster and more easily XD

  • @Shawnator19
    @Shawnator19 8 лет назад +76

    .72$ for 1 incense... Not that hard math yet you said you don't know either... 550/80 = 6.875, incense from 5$.. Then continue with finding the price of only 1.... 4.99/6.875 = 0.72..... One good thing about Pokémon go is that you can EARN the currency by owning a gym, thus not needing to purchase coins...

    • @zxKrookedxz
      @zxKrookedxz 8 лет назад +7

      the max you can get is 100 coins a day

    • @Shawnator19
      @Shawnator19 8 лет назад +5

      Still, earnable.

    • @zxKrookedxz
      @zxKrookedxz 8 лет назад +9

      ***** not if you live in the suburbs...

    • @mrhaveaniceday6230
      @mrhaveaniceday6230 8 лет назад +21

      It makes you question how much gas is really spent going to all those gyms as opposed to buying the coins

    • @Shawnator19
      @Shawnator19 8 лет назад +1

      True lmfao

  • @daviddima6067
    @daviddima6067 5 лет назад +4

    I always avoid buying things on a game

  • @aryehisaacsaul0399
    @aryehisaacsaul0399 2 года назад +2

    I didn’t need to watch the whole video! It just summarised it in the beginning😂

  • @HiSHNL98
    @HiSHNL98 8 лет назад +19

    Pokémon Go is actually great when it comes to in-app purchases. It will give you advantages but even without buying you don't have that big of a disadvantage. It's just a little easier to buy, I love this so much about Pokémon Go.

  • @Warm_Ice0
    @Warm_Ice0 8 лет назад +61

    What about half-assed games that are free but you must pay for the full or the next part of it to play? and then gives you hindrances to fvck you up so that you would pay?

    • @waseealam7136
      @waseealam7136 8 лет назад

      No one plays those, just wait for reviews

    • @DanPantry
      @DanPantry 8 лет назад +2

      you mean Ubisoft games, right?

    • @jeppel1972
      @jeppel1972 7 лет назад

      You mean demos?

    • @Warm_Ice0
      @Warm_Ice0 7 лет назад

      ***** son?

    • @mrmangbro6842
      @mrmangbro6842 7 лет назад

      Ya bud those are called demos or trials

  • @Argothedragon
    @Argothedragon 4 года назад

    Honestly learn more in some of this videos about marketing /business then some of my business classes at Collenge .

  • @j.4957
    @j.4957 4 года назад +3

    *how free games are designed to make money*
    Me: wow, who would've knew.

  • @cliffworsfold1994
    @cliffworsfold1994 6 лет назад +361

    Just play B2P games. Spend $5-30 on an actual decent game and never worry about microtransactions (unless it's EA)

    • @noshairmir7927
      @noshairmir7927 5 лет назад +12

      Cliff Worsfold are you stupid? What a sheep “unless it’s EA” think for yourself moron, a lot of game developers do this. Battlefield is an EA game with no micro transactions yet CoD has micro transactions back and forth. Grow up and stop riding the hate train. EA don’t even make the games. Pathetic. No i’m not supporting EA, i’m telling you how stupid you are.

    • @sagablade6554
      @sagablade6554 5 лет назад +6

      Cliff Worsfold ahahahhahahahahhahhahahahahahahhaha..... Spend a little for B2P you are the reason good company went bankrupt. Meanwhile, there is is someone who spend $70000 just for mobile games.

    • @velcranoxofficials9970
      @velcranoxofficials9970 5 лет назад +7

      What the hell is B2P?

    • @yuanzhang4399
      @yuanzhang4399 5 лет назад +12

      Velcranox Naziri I guess buy to play

    • @rgz_geno1938
      @rgz_geno1938 5 лет назад +2

      @@yuanzhang4399 Yeah

  • @FernandoCruz-ge2ht
    @FernandoCruz-ge2ht 8 лет назад +29

    im here to make a world a better place but instead im here watching videos

    • @spacecadet2827
      @spacecadet2827 8 лет назад +51

      it seems like you need to work out where "here" is. you seem to be here twice

    • @eriche95
      @eriche95 8 лет назад +2

      Burying the popular comment... >:-)

    • @goldenfugnugget
      @goldenfugnugget 8 лет назад

      Which world anyway?

  • @kevinrockz5
    @kevinrockz5 5 лет назад +5

    I started online gaming when I was 16 and I knew that my parents won't let me spend on it and I decided that I'd spend the day I earn but when I got a part time job I hesitated and with conflicting thoughts I did spend on them but seeing my balance drop and being conscious about saving all my life I felt really bad and its still hard to control myself against the offers they give

  • @0siera045
    @0siera045 5 лет назад

    On 2:25 Dungeons and Dragons is now really generous with its magic stones, I have the app and because of the events I have over 100 of the stones without paying a single penny on the game.

  • @Honovi007
    @Honovi007 8 лет назад +63

    great video. do one about how snap chat makes money

    • @MRCKify
      @MRCKify 8 лет назад

      Instagram is a middleman.
      www.inc.com/darren-heitner/how-amanda-lee-earns-5000-per-instagram-post.html

    • @MoViesDProductions
      @MoViesDProductions 8 лет назад

      +Fetty Chicken wrap by* credentials*

    • @sohpa09
      @sohpa09 8 лет назад +2

      ads with filters

  • @Brollic
    @Brollic 6 лет назад +473

    3:28 when you have android on iphone
    Im mind blown

  • @XandriaRavenheart
    @XandriaRavenheart 4 года назад +1

    I just have Plant Nanny and I Love Hue as games on my phones. Plant Nanny actually helps me keep up with drinking 2 litres of water a day, and I Love Hue tends to calm me down. It's sad that some people can cheat their way and actually purchase things in Plant Nanny though. But yeah that's my game history.

  • @PikaPetey
    @PikaPetey 8 лет назад +921

    needs more whales

    • @vidamate09
      @vidamate09 8 лет назад +2

      true dat

    • @gregmiller9710
      @gregmiller9710 8 лет назад +17

      ..i was thinking.. more cowbell....

    • @whales0310
      @whales0310 8 лет назад +15

      you talking to me

    • @eddybolanos754
      @eddybolanos754 6 лет назад +1

      - Developer

    • @Brandonian
      @Brandonian 6 лет назад

      Pikapetey Animations I’m a whale. But I’m a Clash of clans whale. I’m also a sexy Clash of Clans whale. Give me a good raid in the game sometime so I can say we had a “whale” of a good time. 😏😂🤣 please donate your dark elixir before I raid you and take it by force. Lol jk

  • @MeLikeBigBoom
    @MeLikeBigBoom 7 лет назад +115

    "If incense costs 80 Pokecoins and a batch of 550 Pokecoins costs $4.99, how much real money does incense cost?" Uh, like a little less than a dol- "Yeah, I don't know either" oh ok

  • @OnurTheXbot
    @OnurTheXbot Год назад +2

    RUclips has got real aggressive with RUclips Premium by giving people 4 ads a video.

  • @rajkumarwadeyar6409
    @rajkumarwadeyar6409 4 года назад

    Always posting great videos

  • @yerren6861
    @yerren6861 6 лет назад +127

    This is just my opinion, if you got offended im really sorry but this is my belief:
    I can't believe how people spend their money and uninstall it anyways. I'd rather challenge myself getting the thing i need rather than buying it. That's why you call it a GAME. To get challenged. You didnt download the game to just spend hundreds of bucks but to have fun and get challenged and make your brains work not your credit card.

    • @michmyers73
      @michmyers73 6 лет назад +12

      Aaaaaand the games are sometimes proven to be actually impossible without paying. I’m pay2play over pay2win, but not even for App Store, just on steam.

    • @zenimus
      @zenimus 5 лет назад +14

      If you enjoy a game, and you want more games like it-- then support the game developers.

    • @pokerrisker5135
      @pokerrisker5135 5 лет назад +10

      K K, but as I am a Dev myself lemme give u a quick look, we make games not to challenge, for instance we make game easy but inconvinient so u buy convinience. Challenge doesn't even enter this thing right now. U wanna get challenged? Play triple a game, mobile games are for fun dn of course no money coming for devs no mobile games coming, in fact devs will even delete the game from playstore u were challenging yourself with. U know why would devs give u something for free

    • @federicken00
      @federicken00 5 лет назад +2

      The problem is that mobile games are not designed to be challenging. They are made to be very attractive and catchy at the beginning, but if you want to progress you have to pay.

  • @suburiboy
    @suburiboy 8 лет назад +15

    This was mentioned right at the end, but bares emphasizing. PokeGo does a pretty good job of not monetizing hard. If you live in a location with enough pokestops, or at least play where pokestops exist, then the act of walking, which is how you find pokemon, also puts you in contact with pokestops, which will keep you up on your balls. Unlike systems where there are timers that you pay to cut off, the act of playing the game get's you pokeballs at a fair rate. Lures and incense increase spawn rates, but if you are far away from places with pokemon spawns already, then it's not really going to help that much. Incense and lures accelerate the effect of playing the game as intended, by walking in populated areas, but does not really allow you to avoid going out into populated areas and walking around. Even lucky eggs, xp boosts, are really only effective if you couple them with the core gameplay, catching and evolving pokemon. Plus you can't currently buy potions(necessary for PvP), or higher level balls or berries(for increasing capture rates). Overall the monetization is surprisingly non-aggressive, and where it does exist, it reinforces the core mechanics. It certainly avoids being "freemium" or "pay to win" in the pejorative way that gamers usually use the word.

    • @mathboy_
      @mathboy_ 8 лет назад +1

      It's only slightly monetizing, it's not extremely monetizing is not a good argument. Just because it's a little doesn't mean it's not bad.

    • @suburiboy
      @suburiboy 8 лет назад +5

      +Mathboy Most gamers' issue with monetization is the so called "pay to win" concept. IMO PokeGo does a very good job of not being pay to win for a variety of reasons.(good items still need to be acquired at stops, ball acquisition from stops is well balanced for non-paying players). Game critics often don't like monetization because it clashes or conflicts with the core mechanics. IMO PokeGo's monetization does not clash even slightly with the core mechanics(Even the accelerator items like lures/eggs/incense only accelerate effectively if you are still engaging with the core mechanics). Monetization is not bad in and of itself, rather monetization is bad when it is shoehorned into a game in a way that hurts the end product.

    • @NikDavis
      @NikDavis 8 лет назад

      I'm just not ok with in-app purchases period. It makes it very difficult to track spending habits and I feel like if I played these games I'd just be worried which would distract from the game. Like common! Buy a game once, play it, buy another game. Why do we need this crap. Ranty ma bad...

    • @facepuncherjoe7091
      @facepuncherjoe7091 8 лет назад

      Well, think of it as with most popular MMOs; a monthly subscription is used as to generate a steady income in order to be able to further develop the game, only instead of that they use in-app purchase. A one time fee couldn't be used in this type of game since they aren't going to make sequels, they'll just add more content.
      Most people prefer a completely optional purchasing mechanic too a monthly subscription. A game where you can't get the full experience is another thing but, in the case of this game, it's still (pretty much) the same amount of work even if you pay and you can still get access to all the same content even if you don't.
      I think making a blanket statement about any topic is a bad idea, all things have nuances. I dislike this type of game model in general, but I find it completely tolerable in this game.

  • @deeps.
    @deeps. 4 года назад +4

    Valve f2p games (Dota 2, CSGO, TF2) are great because they're not pay to win, skins are well just cosmetics and completely optional

    • @piyushdiundi9661
      @piyushdiundi9661 4 года назад

      Aren't there loot boxes in them?

    • @deeps.
      @deeps. 4 года назад

      @@piyushdiundi9661 Yes, but unlike the games shown on this video the skins you'll get doesn't give you any advantages

  • @sofaking1611
    @sofaking1611 3 года назад

    In app purchases are easy enough to calculate with simple division. The truly devious aspect is the higher the cost purchases are usually a better deal. So it makes sense to spend more money as it "saves" money, but the prices are all artificial to begin with.

  • @falsevacuum4667
    @falsevacuum4667 8 лет назад +55

    Well yeah but everyone already knows that.

    • @falsevacuum4667
      @falsevacuum4667 8 лет назад +6

      ***** I don't mean to sound pretentious it's just.. how does someone not know that the reason they are free is because of cash shops?

    • @scottverge938
      @scottverge938 8 лет назад +7

      The interesting point isn't that they have shops. It's all the stuff going on in the background. How not calling it money encourages spending. How they incentive you to spend to skip grinding or to use a continue. And all the rest of the stuff mentioned in the video. Most people aren't really aware of all that stuff.

    • @sgtsnakeeyes11
      @sgtsnakeeyes11 8 лет назад +5

      it gave lots of details and examples dummy

    • @falsevacuum4667
      @falsevacuum4667 8 лет назад

      ***** That's true.

  • @mfashion1232
    @mfashion1232 7 лет назад +11

    yes i know those things but what surprises is that there are so much impatient people in the world who spent money on just mobile games than just wait to complete.

  • @cyi.02
    @cyi.02 5 лет назад

    Don't forget about the monetary sources from the ads

  • @Nikg0518
    @Nikg0518 23 дня назад

    Thanks for teaching me how to get a vox app

  • @glitchysoup6322
    @glitchysoup6322 7 лет назад +11

    Google should add option in PlayStore to don't show apps and games with ads and in app purchases.
    For example you want download voice recorder from Playstore and obviesly you want best and without payments and ads. I typed "Voice recorder" in Playstore and I checked first 54 results:
    39 contained ads (72,2%)
    11 contained in app puchases (20,4%)
    4 legit free good apps without ads and purchases (7,4%)

    • @blazedafirecat
      @blazedafirecat 7 лет назад +5

      Creators of games still need to make money somehow. Creators spend their valuable time on creating games, and time equals money. If you don't want in-app purchases that's fine, but that means you have to put up with ads so the creators get their money. On the flip side, if you don't want ads then you have to put up with in-app purchases. Creators need money, otherwise, they can't afford to make the game better or create other games because guess what? They need to eat. It's the same philosophy for RUclips, which is why ads are a thing but not any in-app purchases (except RUclips Red, but that doesn't have too much of an effect on what you can do on RUclips).

    • @glitchysoup6322
      @glitchysoup6322 6 лет назад

      I think, that you are not understanding, what I wanted to say. These developers, who are developing the same things over and over again, are trashing Playstore. What is point of 54+ voice recorders? If these were complettly new and inovating voice recorders with different functionalities, then I wouldn't typed my comment in first place.

  • @zeromailss
    @zeromailss 6 лет назад +122

    as much as I hate Freemium game at least they are free to play, right now even full priced 60 fckin dollars AAA game has microtransaction almost as bad as Freemium game

    • @jackbraymuk7184
      @jackbraymuk7184 5 лет назад +5

      にゃあエイリアンMeowAlien if there ea

    • @jon-unicorn-doxxer
      @jon-unicorn-doxxer 5 лет назад +9

      Hey, not all video game companies are EA and Activision...

    • @ZedAnimates31
      @ZedAnimates31 5 лет назад

      にゃあエイリアンMeowAlien yeah like frikin Pokémon games on release are $60. I guess they don’t have micro-transactions, but for a game from the Pokémon franchise, that’s way to expensive, which is probs why a lot of ppl emulate the different Pokémon games

    • @cradleofanal
      @cradleofanal 4 года назад

      yah that reality is still mind blowing to me..

  • @DaRandomPerson
    @DaRandomPerson 4 года назад

    Great video by the way!

  • @leeartlee915
    @leeartlee915 2 года назад +1

    The funny thing about Freemium games is that the techniques don’t really work on “core” gamers. People who’ve been playing video games since they were 4 aren’t really cool with having to bust out their wallet just to play another 30 mins. That’s why these games work really well on non-traditional gamers.

  • @superbros1690
    @superbros1690 7 лет назад +37

    We all that is supercell has mastered this