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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

For me, it's when people complain that a game/system/platform doesn't have them. Some games and systems don't need or want to gamify playing games and that's okay

[–] Stowaway@midwest.social 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Marketing: the end product just isn't right. We need to make it more fun. You know like a game.

dev: What are you talking about.

Marketing: There's this new thing called gamification. Let's do that.

Dev: First off thats not new, its been around for ages. Whatever, what are you even talking about?

Marketing: Yeah you know, make it fun! Give people awards for accomplishing certain tasks or reaching milestones. Lots of flashy lights and celebratory music. We do it in presentations and training all the time.

Dev: That's what xp, leveling, magic items, special skills, etc are. Your asking me to gamify a fucking video game?!?!

Marketing: Yeah exactly! Its gonna be awesome!

To be clear I don't think achievement s are bad. I don't personally care about them. This is just how I imagine the conversation went when they were thought of.

[–] Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world 2 points 6 days ago

I don't care if they exist or not. The complaints that XYZ doesn't have them is what makes me dislike them. Like who cares if Switch doesn't have achievements? Go play the game and have fun

[–] Orygin@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They didn't invent them. The Xbox 360 already had achievements years before them.

[–] Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I didn't say Valve did. I said why I don't like achievement systems or, I guess more accurately, why I don't think everything needs them