The ban isn’t even the problem here. It is that someone has access to and moderates their private conversations.

I wouldn’t use their tool even if it was my only option.

Back in uni, most of these dark patterns were taught as “game design fundamentals”.

Now as I work on my indie games, I avoid using what I learned in uni.

Game design all boils down to “is it fun?” and anything else is bullshit sales tactics.

I wish the site also focused on real games, and not just mobile games.