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Why I collect DLES

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Re: Why I collect DLES

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Post by Timwi »

I'll be honest, I never quite understood the fascination with daily games that Wordle seems to have sparked. I'll grant that it's probably better than being stuck in algorithmic feeds, but the retention strategies, such as streaks, are just as manipulative.

I wanna play a game when and how often I like and not be forced into a daily pattern and be made to feel awful if I miss it just once.

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Post by anticorporate »

I like the collection, but I'd love it if someone would make a high-quality open source clone of them. They're so simple, I really don't care if it's AI slop under the hood as long I don't have to endure the pointless tracking and ads most of them employ.

A clone rater would be a great service to this genre, since many of the clones out there are somehow, just, really bad - maybe because the barrier to entry is so low?

Re: Why I collect DLES

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Post by batch12 »

Timwi wrote: post #5

I'll be honest, I never quite understood the fascination with daily games that Wordle seems to have sparked. I'll grant that it's probably better than being stuck in algorithmic feeds, but the retention strategies, such as streaks, are just as manipulative. I wanna play a game when and how often I like and not be forced into a daily pattern and be made to feel awful if I miss it just once.

I put a word game together, it was a fun exercise. Nobody plays it except my wife and her family. It's really not even finished or even that good. Since it's one of the few things she likes that I made, it's still up with a user base of 3.

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Post by king_zee »

Timwi wrote: post #5

I'll be honest, I never quite understood the fascination with daily games that Wordle seems to have sparked. I'll grant that it's probably better than being stuck in algorithmic feeds, but the retention strategies, such as streaks, are just as manipulative. I wanna play a game when and how often I like and not be forced into a daily pattern and be made to feel awful if I miss it just once.

Depends on the game, I stopped wordle because it didn't give me any validation when I solved it anymore, but some games are genuinely fun, and the "daily" element is only because they're replayable puzzles, like sudoku or crosswords, try https://cluesbysam.com/ for example, it's my favourite, difficulty scales by day so Monday is easiest

Re: Why I collect DLES

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Post by wunderlotus »

Timwi wrote: post #5

I'll be honest, I never quite understood the fascination with daily games that Wordle seems to have sparked. I'll grant that it's probably better than being stuck in algorithmic feeds, but the retention strategies, such as streaks, are just as manipulative. I wanna play a game when and how often I like and not be forced into a daily pattern and be made to feel awful if I miss it just once.

I have a bunch of games or puzzles I do (mostly) daily but never cared about the streaks or any of that. Pure enjoyment.

To answer your question: most ppl enjoy routine and the satisfaction of checking a box, no matter what that box is.

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