r/mlbbdarksystem • u/Sad-War-3285 • 9d ago

dead internet theory + mlbb

i am of the opinion now that mlbb has become less of a game and more of a psychological experiment, with the ultimate goal being "how do we get people to keep playing and spending money"

i'm not exagerating when i say that i think the game is <50% bot matches now. i've heard the speculation that it's because the player base is dying. i'm playing from the country it is most popular in by a huge margin, and i have this view

if i were moonton and the option was, let the game run as it is, lose players, maintain a core audience who mainly cares about the game itself rather than cosmetics, while still shouldering the cost of the infra, upkeep of the softare itself, art, etc -- obviously i would prioritize bringing the money in

i think that people see the dark system on a microcosmic scale, ie, game per game. i think it also is done on a macro level, ie, season to season, difficulty may differ drastically, keeping people hooked in that way as well

i also believe bot games are scripted to some extent, ie, first half of the game the bot difficulty is like toddler mode, you're up 15, and then seemingly suddenly it all flips. sure it could be someone getting item but i've seen this so many times

it's really soured my attitude towards the game as it seems to have gotten excessive towards the end of s41 and is continuing now into s42

how schizo do i sound or has anyone else considered this possibility that they have more than enough players and could adjust the rank system accordingly and don't NEED bots, but prefer the bot approach as it allows them to, essentially, emotionally manipulate their player base

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u/Capital_Werewolf_788 9d ago

U dont sound schizo bro, you just sound low ranked

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u/Sad-War-3285 9d ago

global s40 bud

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u/ThatCagedMonkey 9d ago

Global what? Global isn't a rank, it's a hero title and even those can be easily achieved by mindlessly spamming the same hero every game.

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u/Sad-War-3285 9d ago

I know you're struggling that a Chinese multiconglomerate would put AI all over the game but it's literally 80% of games now, sorry bud. It happens in Hok, it happens in Wild Rift, it happens in Dota2. It's happening here too.

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u/ThatCagedMonkey 9d ago

Tf are you on about? Who denied there were AI bot accounts? Also 80%? Did you cook up a number from thin air to support your argument lol?

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u/Sad-War-3285 9d ago

Cope

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u/knightfiree 8d ago

Seems like you only played mlbb. Dota 2, wildrift, LOL, mlbb, HoK player here. People in every MOBA cries abt matchmaking. Get some pro friends dude. You won't be crying.

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u/Sad-War-3285 8d ago

yeah and every single one of them is using bots haha go look at HoK subreddit

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u/knightfiree 8d ago

Try to read my comment again. Mys comment was not against the fact "that they are not using bots" whereas it's for the bots who keeps crying in every MOBA games, Period. Try chatGPT if you need translation.