Damn you social gaming!!

Bells · 02-21-2010, 01:09 AM

So... my GF is playing one of those "Happy Farm" thingies in one of these Social Networking Pages... and at one point she paid real cash for content (she wanted the Peacock....). At that point i decided to try and nudge her a little bit towards Facebook. Being as it seems to be the biggest one around, and also because there she couldn't pay for content (no International Credit Card) nor addict to much on the games (her English is not very good).

... then something happened.

I pushed her to this "Cafe World" game, where she puts together a Diner... and she loved. Then she asked me to play with her... now, i steer clear of these time wasters, but she really wanted me to play with her...

...today i just noticed that i'm level 9 and have a Dungeon Theme going on in My Diner. Then i noticed that i'm Level 5 in this Card Game called Warstorm because it's a good way to fill the time gap while i wait my pot roast to get done. And i have this Poison / Shock deck going on that is really effective unless i'm up against Flying and Archers.....

When did this happen?!

So, did any of you have fallen to the siren song of these Social Games?

Also... anyone want to be my Neighbor in Cafe World? Or my Ally in Warstorm?

....dear god.

bluestarultor · 02-21-2010, 01:24 AM

*KA-CHOCK*

I'm sorry, Yeller, but this is the only way! T_T

Yeah, really don't see the point or allure in these things, but my brother is on a buttload of them. And then he rags on me for my new Twitter that I barely use.

Ecks · 02-21-2010, 02:41 AM

Friends and family are all ADDICTED to this shit. Can't be bothered to play any of it myself... I don't have enough time for an MMO, let alone keeping up with some facsimile of one.

I'm too busy playing real vidya gaems.

MuMu · 02-21-2010, 03:07 AM

I gotta confess, I made a Facebook solely to play these games and they're actually quite fun. Although paying real money for anything on the Internet is a big no-no for me, a lot of them are quite addicting, and even well crafted(Restaurant City and Crazy Planets come to mind).

It's sorta like a Newgrounds, 'cept people can bug you(A lot) about them.

A Zarkin' Frood · 02-21-2010, 06:56 AM

My brother plays "My Bimbo". Once he asked me whether that belt goes well with his skirt. Yesterday I told my parents. I don't know what they're gonna do now.

synkr0nized · 02-21-2010, 07:36 AM

I ignore all requests to join those kinds of applications and hide them from the displayed news feeds. So terrible. I'd say that I feel bad for people who actually spend money on such tripe, but they did it to themselves.

BitVyper · 02-21-2010, 09:46 AM

I wonder how many people posting in this thread have paid subscription fees for MMOs.

Loyal · 02-21-2010, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by BitVyper

I wonder how many people posting in this thread have paid subscription fees for MMOs.

Difference: One is a game where you pay to play, and the other is supposed to be free to begin with.

Either way, I avoid both these days. MMOs suck my free time away, and lord knows I can't tolerate another one of these "Issue order, screw off for four hours, come back and repeat" 'games'.

Tev · 02-21-2010, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BitVyper

I wonder how many people posting in this thread have paid subscription fees for MMOs.

I used to pay money for Donation Items on ~~Gaia~~ that place I've never been you can't prove anything dammit!

Granted it was just $5.00 a month so I could get both items. And I usually waited until mid-month when they were released so that I could see what I was getting and not buy it if it didn't look neat. But I kicked the habbit a few years ago and haven't logged in in forever. I wonder what my mini-wings are going for these days....

Ecks · 02-21-2010, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BitVyper

I wonder how many people posting in this thread have paid subscription fees for MMOs.

Totally different, man.

See, we pay the guys who make THOSE to continue updating the game.

This farmcafewars shit? Who knows what those guys do with their monies.

02-21-2010, 01:09 AM	#1
Bells That's so PC of you Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a Server-sided Dimension where time is meaningless Posts: 10,490	Damn you social gaming!! So... my GF is playing one of those "Happy Farm" thingies in one of these Social Networking Pages... and at one point she paid real cash for content (she wanted the Peacock....). At that point i decided to try and nudge her a little bit towards Facebook. Being as it seems to be the biggest one around, and also because there she couldn't pay for content (no International Credit Card) nor addict to much on the games (her English is not very good). ... then something happened. I pushed her to this "Cafe World" game, where she puts together a Diner... and she loved. Then she asked me to play with her... now, i steer clear of these time wasters, but she really wanted me to play with her... ...today i just noticed that i'm level 9 and have a Dungeon Theme going on in My Diner. Then i noticed that i'm Level 5 in this Card Game called Warstorm because it's a good way to fill the time gap while i wait my pot roast to get done. And i have this Poison / Shock deck going on that is really effective unless i'm up against Flying and Archers..... When did this happen?! So, did any of you have fallen to the siren song of these Social Games? Also... anyone want to be my Neighbor in Cafe World? Or my Ally in Warstorm? ....dear god. __________________ *BELLS STORE : Clothes! You wear* them! Free US Shipping Subscription System? WTF?! Zazzle Black!** Last edited by Bells; 02-21-2010 at 02:15 AM.

02-21-2010, 06:56 AM	#5
A Zarkin' Frood formerly known as Prince. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Right here, with you >:) Posts: 2,396	My brother plays "My Bimbo". Once he asked me whether that belt goes well with his skirt. Yesterday I told my parents. I don't know what they're gonna do now. __________________ >:( C-:

02-21-2010, 07:36 AM	#6
synkr0nized synk-ism Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: throughout the Wired Posts: 6,861	Real games are exponentially better. I ignore all requests to join those kinds of applications and hide them from the displayed news feeds. So terrible. I'd say that I feel bad for people who actually spend money on such tripe, but they did it to themselves. __________________ Find love.

02-21-2010, 09:46 AM	#7
BitVyper History's Strongest Dilettante Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Arcadia Posts: 6,662	Does this sword clash with this armour? I wonder how many people posting in this thread have paid subscription fees for MMOs. __________________ "There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea is asleep, and the rivers dream. People made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace; we've got work to do!" Awesome art be here. Last edited by BitVyper; 02-21-2010 at 09:48 AM.

02-21-2010, 03:07 AM	#4
MuMu Rocky Wrench Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rio Posts: 1,197	I gotta confess, I made a Facebook solely to play these games and they're actually quite fun. Although paying real money for anything on the Internet is a big no-no for me, a lot of them are quite addicting, and even well crafted(Restaurant City and Crazy Planets come to mind). It's sorta like a Newgrounds, 'cept people can bug you(A lot) about them.