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[AnimalsALot]

Just gonna drop this study here again. I personally don't like the direction the game is heading but it makes sense from this viewpoint if this research is anything to stand by. More and more gamers aren't interested in deep thinking or complex strategy and it's been on a downward trend for like 10 years.

https://quanticfoundry.com/2024/05/21/strategy-decline/
Gamers Have Become Less Interested in Strategic Thinking and Planning

Gamers ARE getting stupider

[Niroken]

Gamers ARE getting stupider

Personally I don't put that all of the people playing the games. Why make harder/intelligent game design when you can get the player hooked on spending with micro-transactions for a quick dopamine rush.

[Rekh]

Gamers ARE getting stupider

Not gamers, society. But I can't blame them, when they're injected with 50+ patogens before they're 5 years old it makes sense.