Why are MOBA so addictive despite their hard mechanics

[Dark_Phoenix_Zaetyk]

Am really curious about this,i admit most of the times i get beaten up in MOBA but i always dive into them again considering my meager skils

 

[oniondouble]

The high you got from winning is so good it felt like crack.

 

[Santaisblue]

Because they usually feel fair, if you had done this or that you could have won which makes the wins you do get feel all the more satisfying.

 

[Dark_Phoenix_Zaetyk]

The high you got from winning is so good it felt like crack.

Lol it like getting doped when you win

Because they usually feel fair, if you had done this or that you could have won which makes the wins you do get feel all the more satisfying.

That i admit much.... especially when you have skills the winning makes it more sweet

 

[esThr]

It's like a complicated game of chess, the best characters are the ones that disrupts the game to your team's favor the best.
Though some reasons that people get addicted to MOBA is probably kill dopamine followed by a win streak. Guess that it builds up their ego which in turn makes them more entitled and be more narcissistic to the point that every single mistake could be seen as a teammate issue

 

[Prince_Azmiran_Myrian]

Masochism

 

[Dark_Phoenix_Zaetyk]

It's like a complicated game of chess, the best characters are the ones that disrupts the game to your team's favor the best.
Though some reasons that people get addicted to MOBA is probably kill dopamine followed by a win streak. Guess that it builds up their ego which in turn makes them more entitled and be more narcissistic to the point that every single mistake could be seen as a teammate issue

I been called garbage teammate in MOBA more than anything in my life

Masochism

When you want to play casual you get a teammate who has been playing for 5yrs more than 19hrs..yeah it becomes toxic

 

[RepresentingWrath]

On their own they are not as addictive. Addictive part is everything around them. Rating numbers, events, skins, lootboxes, battle passes, etc.

 

[Dark_Phoenix_Zaetyk]

On their own they are not as addictive. Addictive part is everything around them. Rating numbers, events, skins, lootboxes, battle passes, etc.

I'm more addicted to lootboxes but the anxiety i feel when looting is off the charts

 

[Xcalibur_Xc]

Obviously because you get to troll others just for fun and watch them scream in frustration only for you to report them at the end of the match and get them banned. ??

 

[Cynthell]

Am really curious about this,i admit most of the times i get beaten up in MOBA but i always dive into them again considering my meager skils

Theres a term for it buts its effectively chasing the high. With MOBAs specifically theres a bit of a grace periodcwhen you start out, you know nothing and you know you suck. But that it happens, you make a play or get really into winning a match. Your brain associates that with the good brain chemicals and it starts to develop a cycle around that.

Some people its just winning, some its about a visuall representation of them getting better IE a rank or mastery. Some people its simply it just becomes a part of their routine. Theres a myriad of reasons why they might be addicting but it really just boils down to your chasing some kind of high the game gave you before.

Dont worry youre not alone.

 

[Dark_Phoenix_Zaetyk]

Theres a term for it buts its effectively chasing the high. With MOBAs specifically theres a bit of a grace periodcwhen you start out, you know nothing and you know you suck. But that it happens, you make a play or get really into winning a match. Your brain associates that with the good brain chemicals and it starts to develop a cycle around that.

Some people its just winning, some its about a visuall representation of them getting better IE a rank or mastery. Some people its simply it just becomes a part of their routine. Theres a myriad of reasons why they might be addicting but it really just boils down to your chasing some kind of high the game gave you before.

Dont worry youre not alone

I am learning more than i thought

Obviously because you get to troll others just for fun and watch them scream in frustration only for you to report them at the end of the match and get them banned. ??

trolling is fun but be careful some people have heart conditions

 

[Deleted member 84247]

Obviously because you get to troll others just for fun and watch them scream in frustration only for you to report them at the end of the match and get them banned. ??

Damn, I already knew, but you’re a dick.

 

[Prince_Azmiran_Myrian]

Masochism

I'll add:

Sadism

 

[Tsuru]

Am really curious about this,i admit most of the times i get beaten up in MOBA but i always dive into them again considering my meager skils

1) Numbers goes up
2) Hero grow stronger
and its why the Heroes of the storm MOBA was fundamentally a failure (even explained in CNs with a game maker MC)
3) PVP > PVE (in term of ceiling fun)
Players are fundamentally MORE RANDOMIZING ACTIONS than any current AI (not sure now)
A NPC no matter the programming, will always follow a line of course/routines.
But a HUMAN?
The human brain is the culmination of a gigantic number of super-computers (before the invention of quantum computers)
In a old anime "Neuro detective", there is this "villain" that ransom all the super computers in the world, just to barely replicate 1% of the personality of a deceased woman.

2.5) Crushing the weak.
Human psychology.

4) Be a hero
= Immersion. The ultimate goal of any "entertainment".
Song, novel/book, game.
And also why "old works" > "modern ones" bc they were invented to say a story. But now creators focus more on "how to get popular" when starting to create.
Evangelion, OPM, etc were created WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING THEY WOULD SUCCEED (and even created them with a failure from the start)
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knowledge related question, ESPECIALLY for gaming/anime or more.
(yes i'm flirting with botty nonstop, but before that, im overall a robot)

I'll add:

Sadism

< (yep)

my 2.5

I been called garbage teammate in MOBA more than anything in my life

When you want to play casual you get a teammate who has been playing for 5yrs more than 19hrs..yeah it becomes toxic

Do you know that, BETA of LoL was wholesome.
It was good times......
(once said that to some teammates (of another game) were surprised and near didnt believe it / said it in a shocked style)

Also warmog and Ryze ulti were the broken shit.
Warmog +1hp per minion kill and +15hp for champ kill. MAX +3000 (or 5000?)
And ryze ulti, is bouncing disk E. With +250%AP or somthing ratio.
= enemy is instant delete (personal story experience, with one of my most clear memory of LoL, beside my first penta)

I been called garbage teammate in MOBA more than anything in my life

You are a baka.
Or more precisely, a information-lacking baka.

Reason : No one touch LoL anymore. Turning into a common internet knowledge, that LoL is now a toxic swamp that no one should touch anymore.
Its as well known as Twitter is a shithole to never go to. NEVER.
(-insert Lion King meme to not go there-)

 

[Dieter]

Whatever puts you in a positive feedback loop of flow state can be addictive. Video games are considered addictive cus of dat.

 

[Tsuru]

Lol it like getting doped when you win

That i admit much.... especially when you have skills the winning makes it more sweet

(Anecdote)
Sadly, you probably didnt play LoL when Darius was "unpatched"
Basically
Riven were spammed nonstop TOP.
The kind where its a 9/10 pickrate.
And champs like nasus = instant loss. (one of my fav champ bc STACKS. NUMBERS GOING STONKS)

And well.
Darius popped.
And his Q is AN INSTANT DMG + BONUS IF BLADE ZONE.
And god poor rivens were hurt a ton. (though among all rivens i beaten, THERE IS ONE that won the match, bc it was giga late game with full inventory)
All times, the rivens is basically DENIED ALL FARMING.
Its like a Teemo abusing enemy but worse and more legal.

Gosh the satisfaction.
Especially as a nasus player + me with heart of justice flaming like batman.

Whatever puts you in a positive feedback loop of flow state can be addictive. Video games are considered addictive cus of dat.

^Yep !
--------------(To Pheonix)-----------------------------------
Minecraft is an example of not PVP but some addicted to it.

If MOBA rely on the potential randomness of humans brains of others (enemy/allies).
Minecraft rely on the self player brain to have fun.

-Also its one reason TOUHOU became less popular or even forgotten. Despite one of the biggest fanbase and doujin count during a period.
Because the "patterns" of enemies is stoic.
But a human? They can go left, go right, go back, dive on you, stop moving. That is it.

 

[Dark_Phoenix_Zaetyk]

1) Numbers goes up
2) Hero grow stronger
and its why the Heroes of the storm MOBA was fundamentally a failure (even explained in CNs with a game maker MC)
3) PVP > PVE (in term of ceiling fun)
Players are fundamentally MORE RANDOMIZING ACTIONS than any current AI (not sure now)
A NPC no matter the programming, will always follow a line of course/routines.
But a HUMAN?
The human brain is the culmination of a gigantic number of super-computers (before the invention of quantum computers)
In a old anime "Neuro detective", there is this "villain" that ransom all the super computers in the world, just to barely replicate 1% of the personality of a deceased woman.

2.5) Crushing the weak.
Human psychology.

4) Be a hero
= Immersion. The ultimate goal of any "entertainment".
Song, novel/book, game.
And also why "old works" > "modern ones" bc they were invented to say a story. But now creators focus more on "how to get popular" when starting to create.
Evangelion, OPM, etc were created WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING THEY WOULD SUCCEED (and even created them with a failure from the start)
----
Dont forget to @ me for ANY
knowledge related question, ESPECIALLY for gaming/anime or more.
(yes i'm flirting with botty nonstop, but before that, im overall a robot)

< (yep)

my 2.5

Do you know that, BETA of LoL was wholesome.
It was good times......
(once said that to some teammates (of another game) were surprised and near didnt believe it / said it in a shocked style)

Also warmog and Ryze ulti were the broken shit.
Warmog +1hp per minion kill and +15hp for champ kill. MAX +3000 (or 5000?)
And ryze ulti, is bouncing disk E. With +250%AP or somthing ratio.
= enemy is instant delete (personal story experience, with one of my most clear memory of LoL, beside my first penta)

You are a baka.
Or more precisely, a information-lacking baka.

Reason : No one touch LoL anymore. Turning into a common internet knowledge, that LoL is now a toxic swamp that no one should touch anymore.
Its as well known as Twitter is a shithole to never go to. NEVER.
(-insert Lion King meme to not go there-)

Sensei don't call your student baka

 

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[Tsuru]

Sensei don't call your student baka

You are a teachable cutebaka =p

(sorry if my words hurt you when i first said it)