Hiiii!

So, I need to get participants for a gacha game survey for school. It mostly consists of questions abt which gacha games you play and enjoyment of gacha games. I'm not sure how long it will take but it should be fairly quick. It is completely anonymous so no pressure if u want to fill it in or not. If you are interested in filling it out or just bored, feel free to do so here: https://forms.gle/Crrpom26TVtinic76 .

Thank you so much for your help and time!!!!

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I think people always look at it in the wrong way. It's not entirely the Gacha thingy. If your game has a solid foundation and has something worth looking forward to then nothing will stop the consumer to pay for it.

Genshin always get criticized for its bad Gacha practices yet the game is always trending and still haven't lost its popularity over time. What does that mean?

The game is doing something right.

If players are willing to spend money in your game despite not having a f2p friendly gacha system then that means they still see a value in your product.

People saying you should try a certain game because it's more f2p is a very dull statement imo. That means your game has no identity. It's giving out more pulls and free stuff? Ok! what else? Tell me about the game?

• What the story is like?
• Is it well optimized to run across different platforms.
• How's the community support?

What do you think?

With the Global and HD version gone, the JP is the next one will be closing its doors on Feb. 28, 2025. Dammit....one of my favorite games will be gone forever. Why...Hot Studio....why!!!

To clarify, this isn't referring to gameplay but moreso to the premise of a high budget gacha with a roster made up of characters from various IPs

The roster could have anything go and you could pull for Homer Simpson and Naruto Uzumaki in the same game or it could just be limited to anime characters or videogame characters or characters from popular gacha