How Not to Make Mobile Games

Some of the tricks used by the most lucrative mobile games to manipulate and exploit their players.
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Music is first: Dog Park by Silent Partner • Dog Park - Silent Part...
and then Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven

[@PolyMatter]

Hope you guys find this topic interesting? Feel free to give feedback. I've got another political theory video in the pipeline which should be really neat (not unlike the North Korea one). Probably the video after next, but I think it's going to be good!

[@bartvos2342]

Great video. Beyond things like the animation quality and clarity of explanation, which is consistent across all your videos, I really like the topic. It's relatable for a lot of peoples, and the principles explained are interesting. I'm looking forward to the next video on this topic!

[@BasicSpencer]

are you going to be praising another enemy of america like in the other korea video? the title of that one disgusts me. people like you don't belong in this countery

[@MrBenMcLean]

PolyMatter these skinner box "games" are evil. That's why I mostly play retro games like Doom, StarCraft or Starsiege Tribes where one purchase means you can actually enjoy something and keep it indefinitely. Even MineCraft (on PC) got this right. Why can't mobile games?

[@fiontankelly2925]

Basic Spencer you incorrectly spelt country

[@sagniknath4344]

PolyMatter Dude one day you will be the next CGP Grey

[@Uhuss-qq6cq]

*"Pay money to play less of the game they paid for"* now that's what you call a genius businessmen.

[@cookiesrgood1802]

Holy shoe that's a really good deal

[@olive6942]

Donald trump: the art of the deal

[@firefish111]

Oh, good your name is moneymatic

[@luard4880]

STONKS

[@tonyvu3235]

moneymatic *stonks*

[@njf1175]

3:33 Lure them back with a notification, or two, or thirty. *Duolingo bird wants to know your location*

[@kro2704]

He isn’t is here is she?

[@ghshrksidhc5460]

kidnapp they're familly

[@kenshinrx]

Cringe :/

[@eagletgriff]

*ERHEM ITS ONLY FOR **_GAMES_*

[@geckoo9190]

Yea, in that moment you start to watch the sky looking for a green owl.

[@quamaii]

Why is it that in mobile games there are 2 currencies that are ALWAYS like: 1. The useless currency that you get for doing ANYTHING. 2. The useful currency that's really hard to get without paying.

[@TheHeavyshadow]

For two reasons: 1. To further confuse one on how much one has already spend on the game. 2. To give the player the illusion of progress. You might earn 100.000 of currency-1, but currency-1 is almost useless. Only the real-money-currency, currency-2, gets the player the really good items. Of course, these items only help the player to get more currency-1, so the designers are relying on the player paying even more for even more faux-progress.

[@oblivion2755]

Free Fire has a free currency called Coins, you get coins for playing, but it also has diamonds, which is a paid currency.

[@cst1229]

Or impossible. Example: Pickcrafter has picks, which you get by mining and idling with PPS items, and Runic, which can ONLY be obtained at the start of the game or by paying.

[@xexpaguette]

Dragon City in a nutshell, except you can also use currency 2 to get currency 1. I still have *hundreds* of gems because I'm a crazy saver lol

[@MetaBloxer]

Maybe it's to make the lack of the second currency more frustrating, while also amounting to "progress" that the player doesn't want to lose by giving up playing

[@07h23]

Voodoo games are the perfect example. Basic idea Money Bunch of ads

[@PoloRossi]

IceLeaf29 I do the exact same thing. Helen Sillaste They also make fake .io games that have bots rather than multiplayer and tend to make clones of other game apps, really cheap of them if you ask me.

[@igorralevic4956]

I play voodoo games a lot. I just keep my wifi off and my wallet closed

[@fookineatsheetbeach1167]

@@PoloRossi Does that include paper.io?

[@PoloRossi]

l2r2 Yes, every single .io game they’ve ever made has bots with pre-written names. The easiest way to tell it’s a bot is by turning off WiFi for the app and keeping track of who’s who and the repetitive patterns they make.

[@dreflox]

voodoo games also won't want you to play if you don't agree in them stealing all your data, contacts and files in your phone

[@txxxj4752]

I love how he ends using one of the tactics 'I will show this in an upcoming video, subscribe until then.'

[@Platinum_XYZ]

lol

[@night00glider]

Why isn't this pinned ???????

[@toothpasteboy2019]

*BIG BRAIN*

[@Brahvim]

404th like, ERROR_404

[@cautarepvp2079]

lool well done hahahah just noticed it too

[@kekero540]

*Or spend 5$ for 1000 polypoints to get the next video.

[@allenb5288]

Cicero haha lol

[@_____._..--_]

Cicero I'm sold

[@endeavor8850]

Cicero KZbin Red.

[@Excelsoft]

Cicero take my 💰

[@eve36368]

lol

[@zaktak4380]

You forgot about limited time offers and special packs. They are worth your money for sure!

[@ghshrksidhc5460]

lol even if I want something limited or paid I just hack the game gg ez

[@addust]

._. it's just another money-making hoax.

[@halkon4412]

@@ghshrksidhc5460 Most mobile games authenticate to their servers at regular intervals, so cheating isn't possible.

[@sdani.]

@@ghshrksidhc5460 or download a mod apk

[@jackpitard]

This exactly- they lure players in with limited edition items and stuff to make players want to buy it- if they don’t buy it they might feel like they’re missing something.

[@thatsroughbuddy1407]

2010: Casual, fun games 2017: Mircrotransactions 2019: "Lets throw away our brains and make innacurate and laughable ads... and then play them on our own games!"

[@shiruvuiaanimak1485]

It doesn't have to be smart, it just has to work and apparently, these ads are the most effective since there are so many of them...

[@susgaming6965]

A game is still fun despite microtransactions. Anything modern will be something an edgelord disagrees with.

[@kylenetherwood8734]

I'm already pretty good at not making mobile games.

[@doneaccount]

UNDERRATED COMMENT XDD

[@ElstonTrant]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW

[@cassette7347]

i start with plan of making a pc game and it magically turns into o mobile game. then i cancel my project, even if i finish it. i am never gonna publish a mobile game. *_ever._*

[@lubber794]

@@cassette7347 But why? Just because most mobile games are trash does not mean yours has to be. I hope there are not to many good devs with your mindset because in my opinion the mobile plattform is excellent for tightly designed games. just look at the ones made by nitrome for example. sure it can be hard to monetize ethically and be successfull at the same time but i think the best way to go about it is to advertise and give the option of turning ads off with a one time purchase.

[@okie9025]

@@lubber794 you do know that mobile games require extensive knowledge of Java and programming as a whole? And that Java is a pretty annoying language to deal with?

[@not5477]

In my 26 years of life I have never paid a single cent to a mobile game after installing it

[@icei34errel51]

In my time of play FEH i never spent anything on summoning orbs

[@jellyacw8751]

same

[@John-fs7oh]

Greedy games, can not be treated

[@oblivion2755]

@Zac Stevenson $600 is a lot for me.

[@a.q.2330]

@Zac Stevenson those games are trash man. At least it wasnt lords mobile or other ripoffs.

[@rookieman329]

PolyMatter: How to not make a mobile game Me, an aspiring game dev: WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!

[@RoganPlant]

Me, an apsiring rich person

[@adityamanthri9167]

How do people even like candy crush? I ignore it the second i scroll through it in the app store!

[@l0cr260]

Then you probably aren’t as vulnerable as everyone else

[@thepwrtank18]

If you use Windows 10, go ahead and check your apps, you will be forced to have it.

[@zrader1]

Me too

[@crowneedsabuff8057]

Parents

[@nixnix22]

Adults and elderly people

[@andyanon4081]

In the early days of smart phones, mobile games used to be creative and fun games which utilised the unique abilities of smart phones over other gaming systems such as the touch screen and tilt controls. Now they're almost all just clones of clash of clans and the like - games which I've never found fun. I miss the games which cost a few dollars and you can play them uninterrupted from there onwards.

[@AzuriteCoast]

Andrew Boot Ever played Reaper?

[@trevorbelmont9441]

Andrew Boot Yeah. Those games are cancer. Even their ads are cancer (Mobile Legends, Lords Mobile). Originality, creativity, and innovation is almost dead because of these games since they're only after one thing: money, money and money. I've only seen a few gems in the app store but there might be more if the app store isn't full of trashy games.

[@theprophetofthepastagod5633]

Marc Lorenz don't forget about the abomination that is final fantasy a new Empire which is just a fire age clone half of the ads I see on videos are that shit

[@drawmaster77]

in the good ole days I've used to play with a rock. Oh how much creativity it took to imagine a rock was a car, or a plane! Today we have real cars and planes, no creativity whatsoever. Today sucks!

[@tonyflamingo3444]

like boom beach or my singing monsters

[@hephaestus8266]

Taking candy from a child is hard. I have the scars to prove it.

[@telebread1416]

What did you do -_-

[@deezburr]

TeleBread *** he stole it from a ped dressed like a kid

[@calebunga7271]

Hephaestus82 I accidentally raped it and now im supposed to be a “pedoophile” and people “hate me” whatever those mean, jeez the nerve of the younger generation.

[@JeroenJA]

Simpsons proved it can almost kill you, just ask Mr Burns and Maggie ;-).

[@hayden-ln1li]

Try taking the entire child

[@dreemingofu8318]

EA's marketing strategies in a nutshell

[@millerh4500]

Yeah, but they also charge a $60 admission fee.

[@mohammedsy1590]

I know that the internet hates them but they're not that bad

[@millerh4500]

I'm interested. Explain?

[@adi3312]

@@mohammedsy1590 idiot good

[@icei34errel51]

Especially the firet one x10

[@lone.wo1f]

That was way *too dark* but way *too honest* to spil the truth of today's Mobile Game industry...

[@sylvierose2799]

Not from "today" tho, these issues are VEEEEERY old in mobile game market, if anything, they started to become slowly better in the last half-decade. Japanese gacha games which are infamous for being very greedy started to become more free2play friendly, something that no one ever thought possible a decade ago

[@sylvierose2799]

The majority still pretty pay2win but there is hope

[@tremeschinion9420]

we need to hear this kind of thing, so we can't be fooled by mobile games anymore. and if you want this to change, the developers must watch this video, so they'll know that people know the truth about their games, and probably a large number of people will stop playing the game because they know it's not worth play a pay 2 win game

[@SkullZNTH]

That was dark.

[@SkullZNTH]

True.

[@simpleman7203]

Like your profile photo

[@tarinm9430]

Ikr

[@onesun8841]

its the music

[@WatercraftGames]

As your profile pic

[@Nobeman2002]

You forgot to put Energy in the Game that the people have to pay to play the Game all the time or watch ads.

[@siddharthm3958]

Nobeman2002 the energy shit is so toxic.. i just quitted mobile games bcoz of that shit

[@purpleice2343]

All energy games I played were too dumb to connect to time servers and check the real time so you can easily just play a bit, quickly tab out, forward time one hour, and play again, lul. Never used money on them.

[@Edgeperor]

Nobeman2002 sad story time: I was playing this really decent mobile game where they clearly hoped you’d buy something, but weren’t pushing it at all. You could play as much as you wanted, when you wanted. Then I stopped playing for a few months, and it became a total scam. Want to play? Here’s three lives. Can’t get currency? Too bad. Out of lives? Spend some currency! What the fuck.

[@twenty-four6231]

Step 1: Include repetitive gameplay that only lasts the player 5 minutes before getting super boring. Step 2: Show the player ATLEAST 30 unskippable ads every hour. Oh, and make sure to ad a overly-expensive "remove ads" option that people will be forced to buy if they want to even play the game. Step 3: Make sure the game can't run without Internet, so people wouldn't turn off the Internet to avoid ads. Step 4: Buy ads for your game on every website there ever was. Step 5: Make sure your ad has "99% OF PLAYERS CAN'T BEAT THIS" with footage of a woman (IMPORTANT) playing the game but failing horrendously, even though its the first and easiest level of the game. 6. Profit

[@mixazizu]

Voodoo in a nutshell

[@Skribbly1]

The reviews: 1/10

[@ZeroRaxo]

@@Skribbly1 Oh yeah Step 6: Remove any review that is bad

[@MaybeNotARobot]

Most mobile games: pay to get stuff but it’s optional, but they make it feel required Gacha games: LITERALLY PAY TO LOOK AT PICTURES OF WAIFUS

[@kubatutak9452]

Also some games: pay to buy 80% of things

[@dragoljubobucinski7985]

@@kubatutak9452 EA: hold my microtransactions

[@cst1229]

EA just after acquiring PopCap: Fire all the PVZ1 crew for not agreeing to make PVZ2 F2P, P2W and mobile only. Later... EA with PVZ2: Pay an amount that is _more expensive_ than the price of PVZ1 itself to obtain 1 plant from PVZ1 that is sometimes less useful here! NOTE: I have never played PVZ2.

[@Exath8630]

No waifu no laifu

[@inaki5989]

Exath8630 paying for shitty waifus instead of getting the good free ones: no laifu

[@Anu8ius]

This is so sad that its true, Ive recently released my first mobile game with a few other people (a 3d-tower defense), and we made it pay-up-front and get everything included, no in-app purchases at all. That for some reason resulted in people that commented on our trailer to make the game F2P etc...

[@malace2]

It is sad that freemium is a common thing on smart phones if you need the money i gues you have to get low like them

[@Skyfire-dy4yw]

Mobile gaming has hit a new low if people want their games to be P2W. Or, They haven't actually hit a new low, because that would require them to be good first. But It seems like mobile games will forever be for the Cassuals. Because that's who's going to buy the game.

[@thepyrogamer659]

Have you tried making a demo? People would be more willing to pay for your game if they can get a taste of what the game is like.

[@slimebuildingblocks5805]

What's it called

[@larsus1436]

Please, please, please, DON'T agree to do that. You did the very right thing to do there. I'm extremely tired and frustrated of looking for a good mobile game that I have to pay for (I hate F2P games because I can't stand P2W, or microtransactions all together), and even when I find one, most of the time they even include microtransactions! T_T I've mostly seen games that were also released on Steam, but for some reason, only the mobile versions have microtransactions. Two examples I can think of are Plague Inc. and Beat Hazard. So please, don't do it :( remain as you are, paying up front for everything and no microtransactions. People need to stop thinking that because it is on the App store or Google Play, it *has* to be free. If you don't mind, please tell me which game it is. As I just stated, I want games that must be purchased but have no microtransactions or anything (like, you know... a regular same as ever videogame), and I actually love tower defense games ;D

[@Alex_Guy1011]

When i saw the title, i instantly thought of those Mafia City ads.

[@c0r5e]

The_Admiral thats how mobile game MAFIA works

[@Naokarma]

which is sad since the developers did a shockingly NOT awful job on that game and kept it genuine. (for lack of detail let's say I was challenged to play it and not cringe.)

[@JustJum]

Now the game ads are either: Just a 10 second random clip of gameplay that cuts out of nowhere. Sometimes adds a random emoji for that extra touch. Mom vs Dad, with the mom always winning, most of the time because she got lucky, or she just played much longer. Noob vs pro, same thing as mom vs dad. "I cant make it to level 2" while the player cant solve a task that a baby can.

[@lan1ern]

3:30 I think you switched Duolingo and mobile games

[@TheRandomizer44]

That's true

[@philhuntsman7588]

DUOLINGO OWL PLEASE DONT KILL ME

[@aboredfellow1448]

Turn off notifications for Duolingo. Simple.

[@qufo2008]

@@aboredfellow1448 if you turn off notifications for Duolingo... Duolingo turns off your family

[@bruvyuh4701]

Spanish or Vanish

[@sweetberries4611]

Mobile game, *shows up Netflix, KZbin and Facebook*

[@lord_khufu]

I watched youtube on safari to save up some space on my 16 gb device, lucky that I don’t use neither facebook or Netflix so my ipad still pretty clean

[@ANightDazingZoroark]

angry birds just got ruined by the shit mentioned in this video now my childhood is something I could cherish.... angry birds is never the same again...

[@madelinebitts2766]

Angry Birds was just a reskinned rip off of an existing game that had been online for a long time before Angry Birds was even a thing. It was free, too, not freemium.

[@mwbgaming28]

same with fruit ninja, i have the original fruit ninja on my old iPhone 4S (before all the bullshit was added) you swipe fruit and if you hit a bomb, you lose, simple as that or you can pay $1 for so called "zen mode" where there are no bombs and you can play until the timer runs out now its full of bullshit daily logins, microtransactions, ads and fuck knows how much other crap

[@acebalistic1358]

Go watch game theory or film theory to ruin the rest of your childhood!

[@kubatutak9452]

Angry birds 1 was good, no overusing ads and microtransactions, 2nd part is worse, you have limited lives and ads everytime yoy play it

[@alecs2143]

F

[@yonitik9931]

Good anim, good narrator, good edit, good video, quality content=small sub-base

[@jamzsmp]

Yonitik It sucks when people like this don't get the high subscription count like fake drama causing channels do. It's upsetting

[@yathusanthulasi]

drama is "interesting" for some stupid reason. that needs to change

[@shibesongs]

Yonitik dead memes, 13 year old bitch as an narrator, clickbait (huge sub base)

[@Der.Geschichtenerzahler]

The number of subscribes doesn't matter. If he'd to beg for us to subscribe it would be kinda ironical.

[@CurtissB]

fruit ninja used to be good

[@DaKing08]

Voodoo: Write that down, *WRITE THAT DOWN!*

[@tushargupta1764]

Referece to Charles The French!

[@planetdesign4681]

“Your goal is not to make the player happy” **Uh, yeah, ok**

[@sharpes5816]

Gotta love exposing the psychology in everyday apps

[@rubabrahman9497]

developer : * creates a pay-to-win game * me: * *laughs in apk mod* *

[@SKtheMage]

Haha get it. You download it without paying.

[@cst1229]

Or patching the game to allow free IAPs to get past the payment/wall without paying.

[@tushargupta1764]

@@SKtheMage not only that, but through the modded apk and game guardian, you can even add as much currency as you like. But, some server based games don't work with game guardian like Clash Of Clans as their data is stored outside the device. I did this on CSR Racing 2 and bought every single car in the game and the boss cars! I am sure i spend more time with the modded app than the actual Play Store app which i used to play around 2 years ago. I got banned from CSR Racing 2 Online though.

[@mofukitt]

eyyyyy!

[@ceoofbruh6844]

Same fellow budget gamers

[@alexander_a.]

Timestamps 1:13 The Abstraction of currency 2:40 Create Dependence 3:38 Pay Not To Play 4:16 Eternal Monotony You’re welcome

[@Yeet-zu9tb]

thx

[@labibhasan3239]

I didn’t need it

[@ahreuwu]

also, by giving the users a little bit of 'the (paid) game currency' as a reward for voluntarely watching an ad, they will use that amount of currency to 'feel the taste' of being premium and now you can trick their minds into buying more currency so that they can still get the benefits of having the ingame currency. ads + paid currency = instant profit

[@huberthilla5322]

Favri good point

[@purpleice2343]

Doesn't need to be ads, just give them say, 1 (or more depending on prices) gem (premium currency) every level up or quest or etc just to let them taste the same without making them watch ads, can always add ads anyway.

[@jonathandpg6115]

Meh, adding the ads = gems etc makes me less likely to bitch about having them. I usually turn data off not to get them before opening the app (some ads take a lot of data)

[@owlblocksdavid4955]

I like the system where games have a free, demo version (with reduced features) and a paid, "full" version. That way, one time pays for it all, and you get to try the game first (and play that version to your hearts content). So if you really like that game, you can buy the full version.

[@musicstreaming3709]

Owlblocks David no that is not nearly extortive enough

[@4chainer691]

Candy crush just stolen bejeweled's mechanics and gets all the fame cause they just add something a person would want

[@berry7939]

Yes1 bejeweled is more of quality, i never have even seen any pay to win things on it.

[@4chainer691]

@@id_dragoon maybe i will

[@0bashie]

@Phương Nguyễn fawk EA maen

[@ionutblaj128]

@Blizzard Gaming install eclise xd

[@cassette7347]

me: i just downloaded this game, let me pl- game: *shows an ad* game:.. game:give us 5 sta- me:i just downloaded the game and i didn't even played game:oh.. game:.... game:pay 09.99$ to continue then

[@Aron-iw7pq]

Fucking love the tone of this video. Holy shit you nailed the sense of heartless society we sometimes find ourself in. Great job man.

[@Taikiji]

This feels a lot like a CGPGrey video (ps: that's a GREAT thing, I'd LOVE to have videos in a CGPGrey style that talk about videogames)

[@Taikiji]

Especially feels like the 7 Ways to maximize misery video

[@BasicSpencer]

Yeah, this polymatter kid is a total cpggrey ripoff, I agree. Its pretty sad that such sad people need to rip off more successful peoples formats in order to get views. obviously polymatter is just another jew cashing in like the game's hes criticiszing.

[@sthngo]

It kinda sounds like he's trying to imitate him, too much uncanny valley for me

[@lukemorrison5500]

I don't think he's THAT bad or trying to ripoff anyone... He is actually very good and tbh I wouldn't take people who use "jew" as an insult seriously.

[@BasicSpencer]

Luke Morrison if facts are insults than consider me very rude. Polyshekel has been brain washing his audeance for many years now. The liberal agenda on his channel is clear. Zionists are a great threat to this god blessed nation

[@CuppoJoe_]

When someone pays lots of money to play less of the game they paid for *_STONKS_*

[@cheesejam1373]

To me it's stinks

[@pickle24]

Thanks for brawlstars supercell! Really enjoyable, zero ads and it's more skill based than pay to win.

[@theoneabovemost7865]

Thank you and the gems are not impossible to collect

[@mbnba3821]

Its ight

[@dragoljubobucinski7985]

IMO the game is boring, i played it, the concept is good, if i didnt have a pc brawl stars would be my favorite game of alltime

[@pickle24]

@@dragoljubobucinski7985 i've been playing it for 1 year

[@dragoljubobucinski7985]

@@pickle24 holy shit has it been out that long

[@nasserm6852]

Honestly I love your art style, the timer on the top during the topic slides, and your voice! Keep up the work!

[@TimTeemo]

Also, Pokémon go was so incredibly easy that a Free To Play player can do well in it without spending money on poke coins. But clash royale takes so much time to get enough items or cards to get better at the game. I rarely run into anyone that’s made it to 4000 trophies without spending anything. Good for you if you made it far without spending money.

[@TimTeemo]

AJ LaMarc Wow nice. I’ve spent $22 and I’m at 4k. Not much of a trophy pusher

[@vexo9531]

Teemo [GD] I can see why. I have spent 10$ in total on Clash Royale and I'm at 3000 trophies. Difficult to see where I would be if I didn't have the cards I have now because of the gems I bought.

[@vexo9531]

SUNBURNT I have all of that but a clan. I have my own clan which I am trying to grow. The closest we have come is just one chest. I open my free chests and I hate waiting for the crown chest it's just gold that is a problem and my own clan

[@DMack6464]

We meet again

[@FiresBZ]

You really don't need to spend anything to get tournament level cards and a decent trophy count. If I recall correctly, I made it to 4K before spending anything.

[@AlexandruTanase11]

This is so good. Great job! Also, to add, it's extremely important to have amazing coherent/flashy art style, fluid animations and satisfying sounds (such as clinking coins)

[@WB_WRHD]

Welcome to scamming 101, first, we cover the college system

[@zt3853]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooofffffffffffffffffffff

[@thanhvinhnguyento7069]

Oh shit. But I'm still falling for the scam anyways

[@missingpathway0]

Mobile games aren't video games they're just money grabs.

[@Topunito]

Yep.Even happened with minecraft PE

[@jacobperron7639]

Cuzeg Spiked In the video he talks about the ways to make people give you money for things that should be included in the game but in mcpe it is just additional stuff

[@Gelzazz]

What about Pokemon revolution online on mobile

[@heyheyjj]

well according to the FUCKING DEFINITION OF VIDEO GAME (vid·e·o game noun: A game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a television screen or other display screen.) YES THEY FUCKING ARE

[@CrossoverGameReviews]

And that's where the console and PC games are heading. So by your definition, console and PC games aren't games either.

[@juandavila140]

Good job, the "sinister teacher" tone fit this video perfectly. Very a la "rules for rulers" and "7 ways to maximise misery" but aplied to a different topic, Great video!

[@CurtissB]

Juan Davila hahaha i know right

[@atilafernandes217]

What a honesty! Never lose that! Subscribed.

[@efren.hurtado]

I love how your video provided me with enough enjoyment to keep me interested, but not enough to fully satisfy me. I shall sub!

[@mechacode8527]

overall: manipulate and exploit your players for your own benefit xD

[@vampira_sarita]

Dany L games pretty much

[@VM-bf4iu]

Nothing but business

[@fargeeks]

yup in the end they're making bank

[@mustafaajmal3210]

The phone's time was 9:41 which is when Steve jobs announced the iPhone, and is the time that all apple products' times are in commercials.

[@PolyMatter]

You've spotted one of the easter eggs :)

[@raspberry_picker395]

Mustard Tech what

[@narektorosyan863]

Actually it's 9:42 (Apple even used it in promo materials like www.iphones.ru/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/iPhone2gPricesNowM.jpg )

[@Excelsoft]

Chicken Pie it's 12:14 PM here 💭

[@peakupoop636]

Narek Torosyan p

[@omermirza3210]

Explain the viewers a topic just enough that their knowledge enhances but not enough thay they leave your channel. You are one of them.

[@joeclinton837]

Thanks, I’ll be including these in my next mobile game!

[@maurogori5425]

very intersting. subscribed.

[@wolfizee6516]

Same

[@TheTrenchesYT]

Same

[@alisafaaraafard6691]

Same

[@darkorandjic2574]

Same

[@Ronv007]

Same

[@itsCh4rl1e]

You make extraordinarily high quality videos! deserves many more views

[@smecher5219]

Let's not forget about putting currency that can be gained via ad watching

[@jackpitard]

A Part of a Mountain yes, they do this to “give you a taste of being premium” to make you want to buy it.

[@nadir2k]

In my 19 years of life, I have never paid a single cent to a video game.

[@xXJ4FARGAMERXx]

Soooo, I'm guessing you pirate all of your games?

[@nadir2k]

@@xXJ4FARGAMERXx yupppp

[@xXJ4FARGAMERXx]

@@nadir2k even i, as a proud pirate, have purchased a ps2 disc of gta sa for 10$, you seriously haven't spent a single CENT on videogames?

[@nadir2k]

@@xXJ4FARGAMERXx Yes, I am not even joking bro. I use the INTERNET

[@tushargupta1764]

@@nadir2k but this can only be done on pc and android. Good luck trying to do that on consoles and ios

[@DannZylman]

this reminds me of a south park episode

[@BibliaOfficial]

Viro Science Same

[@BibliaOfficial]

Viro Science the Terrance and Philip game?

[@martinsleis3852]

It is exactly like the one episode.

[@centevanbael292]

Yea tottaly this is prrfect

[@kivan0623]

Freemium?

[@SneakyThePagan]

A very good video, honestly. From a standard viewers point of view, you go enough into detaile, not talking too much or too less about a part of the topic. Waiting for other videos from you, honestly!

[@SubscribersWithoutAnyVid-vu1no]

Example of bad mobile game: *This video was sponsored by Raid: Shadow Legends*

[@Technyk]

Subscribed. This shot me into my deepest thoughts

[@enp4yne]

Hey, love your videos! I was surprised to see you "only" had 29k subscribers, your videos are really high quality! Keep it up and I'm sure you will have a lot more success :) /subscribed

[@jflight1691]

Your videos are like nicely animated CGP Grey, interesting topics too!

[@TricoliciSerghei]

I found this video VERY helpful, thanks a ton. Subscribed!

[@batebo2047]

Thanks PolyMatter. I learnt really much from your video. It was really good made at all.😀 People like you are the best teachers. Please don't stop even if KZbin stop give money. Love from Bulgaria

[@kumatoraabomination]

how to make money fast: make weird spiderman and elsa videos.

[@TheUKNutter]

HEHEHE I AM A YOSHI YES! This needs to be this guy's next video.

[@captain_starducks5048]

HEHEHE I AM A YOSHI im making a spiderman and elsa sextape (for kids)

[@kumatoraabomination]

for kids, of course.

[@haranu1839]

I once got sixty notifications for a tile switching game.

[@haaxxx9]

FluffyCat McFluffy Uninstalled that shit right away and buy a 3DD instead. Or a Vita if you live in Japan. Or a Android gaming tablet that you can play emulators on there if that is your thing. All these greedy ass company's can rot in hell!

[@bruh-dj5uo]

3ds? Only if you hack it.

[@JoaderR]

Disable notifications

[@Iamnabink]

JUST LOVED IT. AWESOME ,, YOU GAINED A NEW SUB. THANKS MAN FOR THIS VIDEO

[@riashadbro]

Excellent video. Subscribed!

[@RandomThinker10]

Sad to see this strategy move into console gaming. Completely ruined the fun for me so I stopped playing all together.

[@purpleice2343]

Maybe console peasants will realize that paying $60 a year and other shit isn't how gaming is done and will finally use their money that they would use to buy a console to build a real pc that will be just as powerful (if not more), while also will buy games for lifetime and enjoy them as long as they care about them or have internet and electricity, lul.

[@flaviunuflavius2495]

well I doubt that, just look at games like League of Legends, the game is free and the gameplay really isn't giving you the feeling that it is pay to win (becuase it isn't, they mostly make their money from skins and other bundles). I am not negating the fact that this is still a game and may be seen as a waste of time ( it is actually pretty addictive, but what game isn't, right? so it's up to you to be responsible) but at least it is a pretty good overall game experience if you play for fun and is more enjoyable if you play with friends.

[@Evilkwiet]

@@purpleice2343 Finally another PC-master race Warrior. I salute to you my brother, i wish you well on your conquest to put these peasants and heretics on their places. May your Frame-rates be high and temperatures low.

[@flydrop8822]

@@purpleice2343 dude, just no, buying a simgle console is WAY cheaper than buy a powerful computer. A lot of games that run smoothly on console need a very good computer to have the dame experience. I have a Xbox One for about 2 years, and it never had problems with CPU/GPU not handling the game well, while in my computer that was about the same price, i can only play Fortnite on super low graphics, hell even CS:GO needs to be on low to run at 60 FPS.

[@flydrop8822]

Kevin dont give up, future looks bright for gaming, as some governments are starting to ban loot boxes and crap like this.

[@kingofbubbles6220]

Nice vid mate. I will now become the greatest most powerful man in the universe. Also I like the style.

[@Dougy]

king of bubbles / You a game developer?

[@farisakmal2722]

KZbin recommended me this video. As an avid mobile game player, this video hit me right in the guts and made me question my life.

[@takamuramamoru7972]

very professional analysis great video !

[@doverif]

The daily reward has been exploited far too many times, just go to your settings, go to date and time, turn off set automatically, move it a day ahead, and boom, it registers as a day ahead.

[@yeahnoway111]

good developer would make that server based so you wouldn't be able to do that

[@firstlast8703]

moivaanmoi exactly

[@AvatarLandRazer]

moivaanmoi good developers could even check for an attempted cheat and if done several times get you banned

[@cl1ckbat358]

I do that

[@Henrix1998]

The problem is that you lose those days. If you switch your clock to real time, you won't get the days again

[@kodnot]

I'm afraid you've failed to bring your point across. I cannot really feel the "sarcasm" in your voice, and the points you make are valid. I liked the video, but you convinced me that these are, indeed, good strategies to use whilst making a game, and not the opposite.

[@bro748]

The point is that they are good strategies for making money but not for making the player happy. The purpose of the video is basically to raise awareness of what they are doing to make people less susceptible to their tactics.

[@raspberry_picker395]

bro if it stays like this for the next couple of years or i just feel like becoming a millionare, im making a f2p p2w (and all the others "p2"s) mobile game with my friends. Putting this video in a playlist just in case

[@brandong7675]

Arcana-NaN dumbasses who spend that much money and have that much money are going to do that anyway and give thiers money to someone else eitherway so why not be the person they give thier money too and you can talk about ethics all you want but at the end of the day it's thier choice to give that money away

[@PunishedFelix]

I mean sure but you're basically just admitting you're a fucking tool ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@brandong7675]

Arcana-NaN we all are but some tools are more valuable than others (:

[@gigag5827]

This is the one of the reasons "why you can't called a gamer when just playing mobile games."

[@alvaroj9509]

Have you ever played pay to play games on mobile? Some are fucking amazing

[@biggiecheese253]

Stardew Valley, Terraria, Minecraft

[@tremeschinion9420]

specially if you haven't played flash games, btd 5, kingdom rush, maybe angry birds go? purble place, etc.

[@sleepy_boi7552]

Gatekeeping much, ok i understand though it's mostly a landscape of trash

[@obviouslyweb]

This is surprisingly eerie, especially with the music and scary truth of the facts.

[@AlexVoxel]

Amazing video, a lot of people should see this!

[@otakon17]

This is fiendishly genius. I find myself repulsed and impressed simultaneously.

[@prateekgaur1172]

Thanks for this video polymatter I started learning app development to make games but now after all I am making softwares for companies and startup I will start my original plan of making games today will be realising series of games in this June thanks again for making me realise this

[@olfmombach260]

Nice, moonshine sonata in the background

[@MoisesRuizC]

Youre improving this video feels oddly like a Greys video. Buts its really well done gj bud keep it up

[@roastedman8384]

700 Supercell and EA workers disliked this video

[@jakewhitley5450]

I love your videos sounds terrible to say but I put a couple on and I’ve learnt some stuff and drifted off great content

[@orbitch648]

I recommend The Battle Cats. There is NO ads. Basically it doesn’t take itself seriously. Basically you get cats and fight against other enemies in different places.

[@honestwong8942]

Now that's a name I haven't heard of in many years

[@UnstoppablePhoenix]

But it's a hell of a grind

[@diditomaz2001]

Hello nice video

[@PolyMatter]

You must've been on 10x speed if you already watched it :)

[@mr.universe7049]

+DidiTheToast Wow, you gut fucked.

[@s.y.7866]

PolyMatter love your videos dude! But I already know all of these, Mainly because of south park

[@soggycatgirl]

it's possible with an extention, but no sound. i.imgur.com/D2ZbaMC.png

[@aidanlenton493]

DidiTheToast I

[@ah1rooivalk]

This video depressed me... I realized I am clearly to good a person to be rich.

[@ah1rooivalk]

True, sometimes, suppose it helps to be ruthless. But then you get legends like Musk, but I suppose he is just relentless.

[@callumgallacher8747]

too*

[@owlblocksdavid4955]

Some people do get rich off of pet projects. And sometimes their success is too much and they decide to sell to microsoft and live a life more quiet than when they were the lead developer of the best-selling pc game of all time.

[@timothynorman9170]

I assume the music had something to do with that.

[@owlblocksdavid4955]

@Hex Say yup. Purely hypothetical.

[@dArtistGames]

Now that is what I call the wreckers of the industry. Game dev is not about making money but about making people enjoy what you made! Thanks! Now i know what i shouldn't add to my mobile game! :)

[@danielcjtodd]

what an amazing video. well thought out, scripted, animated, presented. instant sub.

[@MinerDJ6]

This just feels evil, getting thousands of people hooked on a time and money-wasting game... Which only distracts them from living their lives. I used to be addicted to clash of clans and clash royale, plus other games... It totally sucked!

[@DirtMankee]

Same here, kids are much vulnurable to those evil tactics. These games should be banned! Some humans always find ways to use everything for evil.

[@onesun8841]

N parents do NOTHING to stop the time wasting and just before their childhood is over they realize they waisted their time

[@onesun8841]

Dont forget selling their personal data

[@zedlinO7]

Awesome videos

[@marciopires4969]

Your Vídeo is absolutely amazing. Do other vídeos like this one, related to the game industry. I would love to hear your thoughts about what is a "Too Generous, Too Original and too Honest" game for you, with some examples if possible.

[@Madcowe]

0:11 - Assistant to the regional manager I commented this just so you know the reference wasn't in vain

[@p1gam3yteam25]

Damn 200 likes and no dislikes. Btw loooove your content😊

[@demographic8114]

this reminds me of cgp grey good job dude

[@nagiuhti]

There is an ad for a ftp mobile game at the end of this video. Amazing

[@ShredRedDUBC]

Loved the video. All i could think of was the canadian devil yelling all these things at me from south park haha

[@tracyreznik6232]

looking at you, bandori and love live

[@TupacsStepSisterlocoman]

30k views, are you kidding me why doesn't this have a million?

[@adalqureshi3515]

Great informative video 👍

[@derekw8039]

This is a great look at the tactics that bad mobile games use. In the future, I would use a more obviously sarcastic voice tone. But nice work!

[@Ferraday]

HOW IS THIS NOT OVER 1 MILLION VIEWS?????