• Blackmist@feddit.uk
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      7 hours ago

      Do you also rate books by the number of pages?

      This attitude here is what has fucked up gaming more than any greedy publisher ever did.

      • vxx@lemmy.world
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        4 hours ago

        If a book costs 80€ for a ten hour read, it’s a complete ripoff that nobody would buy.

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            2 hours ago

            You still had the choice between a cheaper pocket book and the bound version.

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          1 hour ago

          But what if the book were titled, “Here’s how I became a millionaire” or “steps to become a millionaire” or stuff like that

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              Well, it would really just be a 2 - 10 second read, depending upon how fast you read, so…

              On the other hand, do you consider time taken imagining the story, as part of the reading time, because I know a book that would have a months long reading time in that case.

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      14 hours ago

      I finished DOOM (2016) in 8.8 hours. Granted I didn’t stop for collectables and was on normal mode. I tried Eternal but got bored after 2 hours so that’s what I’m basing it off.

      My steam friends currently have about 17 hours (they bought it early) but they like collecting stuff and getting 100% achievements. I’m not sure how long the story is without 100%ing it but it shouldn’t be too different from the other games.

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        3 hours ago

        Why do you even play games if you rush them? It’s like the guy a few years ago asking on Reddit if he should go past no return in Cyberpunk 2077 at level 18. The fuck, mate? You missed the whole game!

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          53 minutes ago

          Who said I was rushing? Gathering the collectables is a chore so I just progressed through the story and finished it.

          Edit: Also my friend 100% the new Doom game on the highest difficulty in 21 hours. Doom games are short in general.

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          2 hours ago

          A bunch of people are like that, too.

          It’s like buying some expensive bottle of wine, thwn chugging half. And throwing the rest away.