I have come to the conclusion that the aspect of video games which bothers me most in video games is anything which compels or "rewards" you for opening the game at regular intervals at specific times.
Examples include "daily login bonuses," daily "streaks," and multiplayer activities that require a fixed set of people to agree in advance to long in at a specific time (e.g. "guild raids.")
I'm pretty negative about subscriptions. I have subscribed to a total of 1 video game in my life, and that was only for a few months in 2005. I've also never subscribed to a film or music subscription.
I'm pretty negative about lootboxes, and I have never purchased a lootbox ever.
But I have played free-to-play games that have subscriptions or lootboxes. I just don't buy them. I don't have any trouble playing free-to-play games and resisting the constant nagging to buy in-app-purchases.
There's something different about daily login bonuses for me. When I play a game with a daily login bonus, it messes with my thinking even when I am not playing. I think "Did I remember to play <game> to keep my streak up?" Even when a game stops being fun, I've kept playing for another month or so because I couldn't resist the urge to continue my "streak."
I've realized that games with daily login bonuses poison my thinking and the way I interact with games in general. So, while I may still play games with lootboxes, I have decided I will never again play a game with a daily login bonus.
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