Monopoly GO's EVIL Strategy to Make You Poor

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“I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick *ss. And I'm all out of bubble gum.”
All I'm going to say is: watch "They Live." (if you haven't already)
The iconic sunglassess scene from this cult classic is a transformative moment. Our protagonist puts a pair of special glasses and the world changes before his eyes-revealing hidden messages and the true faces of the aliens living among us.
This film, a sharp critique of unchecked capitalism and mass media, is - so I thought - a perfect opener for today's deep dive into Monopoly Go.
This "game" is a carefully engineered trap, a profit machine disguised in the innocent trappings of Monopoly without you realizing it. If only we had the magic spectacles to spot the wolf in sheep’s clothing, the Monopoly GO maker wouldn't have slyly pocketed $2 billion in less than a year…
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@BelindaErcan Месяц назад

Who knows of the sunglasses scene from the movie ‘They Live?’ If only we had the magic spectacles to spot the wolf in sheep’s clothing, the Monopoly GO maker wouldn't have slyly pocketed $2 billion in less than a year… ===> ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aiMLJAZajxg.html ATTENTION: I do NOT control WHAT ads are shown in my videos only WHEN they might be shown. Anyone having to watch a Monopoly Go ad at some point: I am sorry. I can’t control that unfortunately. Just close your eyes during the ad and keep them open during my video :) Latest news on Saudi Arabia investing MORE in mobile after Monopoly Go www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-19/saudi-arabia-s-savvy-to-put-more-into-mobile-after-monopoly-go

@nigelchaos Месяц назад

They Live! is one of my favourite 80s sci-fi movies. Roddy Piper actually came up with a lot of his one-liners himself.

@BelindaErcan Месяц назад

@@nigelchaos Yes, Roddy ma boi. So good Mr. Carpenter chose him over Kurt Russell. Giving this "guy who's just a Wrestler" a chance to explore a new creative endeavour was pretty unconventional at the time. Glad it's one of your favourites.

@nigelchaos Месяц назад

@@BelindaErcan I like Kurt Russell too but Roddy was perfect in that movie.

@docsigma Месяц назад

Mr. Monopoly holding up a microtransaction, slip on the shades and it says "THIS IS YOUR GOD"

@PixelYT-ts2fe Месяц назад

ITS FREE

@justanotheruser6744 Месяц назад

Got a Monopoly Go ad on this

@BelindaErcan Месяц назад

Unbelievable…

@JadenZeCreator Месяц назад

Me too lol

@radkovicbe Месяц назад

Ditto

@DatDrawingKid011 Месяц назад

Same lol.

@orbitalpudding3420 Месяц назад

same here, i get them on 90% of videos despite no interest in playing the game

@Shy_Abi Месяц назад

So, the elderly lose money on Monopoly Go and the teenagers lose money on Genshin Impact?

@adam17tt Месяц назад

The boomers lose their money to their homeland, the teenagers who hate to be blind patriot lose their money to China (hint: it's worse)

@OdaSwifteye Месяц назад

Do we barely have enough money to spend on goods and services, or do we just spend all that money on video game transactions?

@anonanonymous9670 Месяц назад

Those teenagers must be really stupid then, there's nothing to actually spend in Genshin The game is too easy until the endgame dungeon and even still it's not that hard (You just have to grind for gear with the right stats, though I don't know if they've improved that aspect of the game)

@nguyennhon2088 Месяц назад

@@anonanonymous9670 the main reason why people play genshin though is the characters, not the gameplay so I’m assuming they only pay for rolling for the characters in the gacha

@MindlessMagic Месяц назад

Never played either but I would much rather give money to Genshin Impact, at least it's a actual game and not a board game in a mobile game.

@halotalim 25 дней назад

I started playing Monopoly Go but quit when I realized that 1. It was spinning its wheels with things that really don't matter in the end 2. I wasn't going to be paying any money because, if I can't have full access on my accord for free, then I wasn't going to get involved. 3. My wife stopped playing and there went my interest 4. It just wasn't Monopoly. I love me some Monopoly and this wasn't it. I want to look in my opponents eyes as we sit around a table and see thier face go white when they realize they cannot pay for the hotel on my orange space. This denied me that.

@miaryan5953 10 дней назад

I quit monopoly go because it was to repetitive and boring.😂

@RRgirl 10 дней назад

I can relate, I quickly realized after playing the game that it was basically a coin master copy with monopoly themes. The mobile game doesn’t carry any value to it as the original board game did, especially after learning the history behind the game. It’s just another micro-transaction game, it made me really miss the days where I could play monopoly on the gameboy and it was closer to being like the board game. With no micro-transactions if you’re low on rolls, subscriptions, battle passes, and all.

@filiperwky_7871 3 дня назад

i relate mostly to reason 4. uninstalled as soon as i saw that its not really monopoly

@Simplixify_sucks 3 дня назад

I got a monopoly go ad on this as well

@PtylerBeats 16 часов назад

I don’t understand the “spinnings its wheels with things that really don’t matter in the end” point because, no game really matters in the end. We play games for the illusion of progress and accomplishment. This game does that very well, but it’s not any less real than any other video game. Unlocking characters in your favorite games still really doesn’t matter in the end lol we just do it for fun

@pinknolan 21 день назад

If I’m a billion dollar company and I see an op-ed RU-vid video calling out my golden goose getting ALOT of attention I too would pay RU-vid to put the ads on SPECIFICALLY that video… but of course, that’s all hypothetical

@r8gg 7 дней назад

It's a video talking about the game, typical algorithm. Better help ads on better help expose videos

@Vmac1394 6 дней назад

They can't control where the ads are placed. RU-vid probably automatically placed their ads on this video because of the demographics and it talking about a mobile game.

@EduPintilie 6 дней назад

I would sue them if they touch my games (I own outfit7)

@portablecollector Месяц назад

Monopoly GO is literally the opposite of what the OG monopoly stood for.

@Bullminator 29 дней назад

So same as teen titans go?

@smallxplosion9546 28 дней назад

GO is OG backwards 🤯

@ShawnJohnson-xo5hn 28 дней назад

The fact that the original board game it was based off of had the very opposite intentions of the original Monopoly.

@BOXMAN2018 27 дней назад

Quite Literally Monopoly GO, OG Monopoly

@zacziggarot 27 дней назад

Seems to be exactly the same, you're playing against capitalism in both

@nigelchaos Месяц назад

The fact that a game meant to teach the exploitative nature of capitalism now makes more than a casino is the American Dream. PS: Who knew that even the mildest Monopoly joke would set off the Screaming Right?

@zukratzandljoe Месяц назад

yeah it lived long enough to become what it meant to teach

@BarkingPenguin-jt3br Месяц назад

Even the board game itself - its meaning was completely lost to the public, and its owners became monopolists themselves through its success

@OdaSwifteye Месяц назад

Let's face it. If you understand the satire of monopoly, you're playing better board games.

@nigelchaos Месяц назад

@@OdaSwifteye I'd rather play almost any other game.

@IsiahTomas Месяц назад

There are NOWHERE enough of these sort of videos.

@IShoePets 23 дня назад

As soon as you mentioned Scopely I knew it was going to be predatory to an extreme degree. I played one of their games a few years back; I had to quit after finding out how much some people were spending, it genuinely made me feel sick inside to learn.

@cappyhugigames 3 дня назад

same, i used to play stumble guys, but i quit, bc 1. To get skins, you have to gamble 2. The gameplay is copied from fall guys, and some other things from fortnite and brawl stars and maybe even other games

@PtylerBeats 16 часов назад

Why does other people’s spending habits affect how you enjoy the game? You should be careful about being on RU-vid. Some people spend WAY too much time and money on this app…

@IShoePets 15 часов назад

@@PtylerBeats Why would I not support a company, and refuse to participate in their system to manipulate people into gambling and then facilitate a means for those new gambling addicts to spend outside their means because they've been conditioned by a team of physiologists? Oh, no reason; I'm just plagued by these pesky things called 'morals'.

@lalalili2982 26 дней назад

Remember a video/podcast from cracked where one of the contributors talked about kicking alcoholism, and then becoming addicted to a mobile game about cats, and how similar the addiction was.

@paolarei4418 24 дня назад

Atleast the battle cats goes low with the P2W shit

@saynotop2w 15 дней назад

once you get addicted to anything, it never goes away. it’s just replacing one addiction with another. This is why I’m anti smoking, alcohol, and other drugs. The only non destructive way out of that addiction is to replace it with a relatively harmless ones like exercising or music.

@windwalker000 9 дней назад

@@saynotop2w I think it's possible to fix addiction with stoicism...but it takes a LONG time of conditioning and some serious soul-searching, which can be easier or harder depending on your job

@Zxcas Месяц назад

I played this for a month and the dark patterns are HORRIBLE, everytime you run out of dice there's a pop up that tells you that you can buy more dice for a stupid high price, you close that and another "time offer" pop up appears that will give you more dice for a lower price, if you close that there's a third one telling you to invite friends and they will give you dices for it The buy button for all of this appears in the same place as the "roll" button btw

@rainydaygaming5507 Месяц назад

It's absurd how many ads you get hit with. Even if you have a Google play pass, the game itself is just like BUY MOAR DICE

@Deucehoru Месяц назад

Same as every single mobile game

@Zulf85 Месяц назад

I had to play it for a cashback website offer, and it really is that bad. I didn't buy anything and didn't get far.

@Niphrentil 29 дней назад

Funny how you call "dark patterns" all the obvious "cries" these games do for money... No. Dark patterns are in games that NEVER ask for money, they NEVER spam you with ads, they NEVER spam pop up after pop up yet people spend more and more on the cash shop. Monopoly Go (just like Coin Master) are just blatant casinos that pray on peoples gambling addiction. No "dark patterns" here, the patterns are obvious.

@Xvladin 29 дней назад

That sounds like the same standard we've had for a decade

@ziggle5000 28 дней назад

I honestly don't see how this app could even be considered a game. There's no decision making, no skill, no anything. You just push one button and watch a piece move in a circle. There's literally no game.

@polarbear1713 26 дней назад

Yea, I tried it for a day and was amazed at how there is nothing to do. Like, there wasn't even any illusion of any strategy.

@RLSEI 26 дней назад

I played for about a month, there is some variation of strategy, but it's mostly just to make the most out of your moves. Didn't spend a cent, and I got bored eventually

@cyan_oxy6734 26 дней назад

Monopoly in the beginning was kind of a teaching game to show kids how unfair capitalism is and that getting rich is mostly dependent on luck. It came full cycle I guess.

@user-dx9vd4xv7y 26 дней назад

@@cyan_oxy6734 You’re right the communism game will be much more exciting.You just move around not buying anything and when you reach the start you just get a loaf of bread rinse and repeat.

@nightdrifter01 26 дней назад

@@polarbear1713you couldn’t be more wrong, strategy and planning is a very key part to the game. People who don’t use strategy and planning are the ones spending all the money. I’ve never spent a dime or used any of the glitches to hoard dice, but instead I plan how I utilize dice and how I do my rolls. Which it’s getting worst with the latest event since Scopely noticed the strategy people use and changed event payouts.

@e621. 5 дней назад

The quality of this video is insane, the research behind it is accurate and you said everything in a very clean manner. Everyone is pointing out how you have a small amount of subscribers compared to the quality brought to this channel, and while I agree, I'm more surprised by the amount of views your videos get. The way modern games are tricking players is not talked about enough, everyone should be aware of what they are putting themselves into. Hopefully one day your channel grows enough to actually make a difference.

@DrModGTA 26 дней назад

Absolutely true. Also, they had a good game for a while in order to get reviews up, then slowly made it more and more addictive and harder to get their stickers... now the 2 million reviews are 5 stars.. meaning anyone second guessing will only see a top rated product. They know every strategy possible to be scumbags. These sort of companies should be heavily regulated and its insane how gambling has so much regulation and protective laws for people who spend money but these games do not. Things need to change

@michaeltreu4152 9 дней назад

Lol there is no skill in monopoly go. In fact i don't think there has ever been a game that uses less player ability . i cannot imagine people playing a shittier version of the game. Like for real...... you literally just roll dice. wtf is wrong with you all .At least waste your money on a game that you actually do something.

@grandmasterflash8710 27 дней назад

One note: whales usually don’t refer to people who spend hundreds of dollars on apps. They refer to people who spend thousands or even TENS of thousands on apps. These are people with extremely heavy credit card debt from these apps and very heavy gambling addictions. The truth is that all it takes a relatively small amount of whales to really make an app successful

@rabbitttz 26 дней назад

Have you seen the whales in Diablo immortal!? They spend over $100,000 for some fluffy wings on their character. It’s madness!

@solidoxygen7873 26 дней назад

Those people deserve to be poor

@st1ckman456 26 дней назад

Scale is relative. The phrase "whale" means big spender. What qualifies that is relative to what most others are spending. The majority of people in a casino are spending far more than the majority of people on pay to play apps. So the bar for what qualifies you as a whale is much lower in those latter environments.

@GardenofEdens 25 дней назад

@@st1ckman456 I would guess 10% of pay should be considered a whale since that is in most cases a lot of money for that person. thats why you dont wanna get a ticket in switzerland

@lunova6165 25 дней назад

The scope of that word has broadened to the point where their goal is to make everyone a whale, and a regular spender. This game is not being held up by a small amount of whales, and neither are most popular mobile games. Whales tend to only keep smaller games alive with less scope, such as old MMO's, etc.

@freyabaker8334 27 дней назад

LMAO I CLICKED ON THIS AND INMEDIATLY GOT A MONOPOLY GO AD I thought it was part of the video for a sec

@schooper. 26 дней назад

Me too

@Silverfish0161 26 дней назад

I got one during the video

@abteilungsleiterderliebe1337 20 дней назад

Me too, must be a coincidence guys 🤭

@Pekenter 15 дней назад

Me too😂

@MeganIsNotHere 15 дней назад

Same 😂

@Coach_Duke 25 дней назад

I am a small content creator and got offered a ad campaign for Monopoly Go. Before I accept I wanted to understand it so I looked it up and found your video. Thank you, now I am better informed and I wont accept it ♥

@rockalinebellosa7907 День назад

Getting a monopoly go ad on this video when I have never seen one before makes me wonder if it was done on purpose

@Loreignss 27 дней назад

Fun fact: Raid Shadow Legend's studio is actually owned by a casino they bought when they decided they needed a way to indoctrinate kids into gambling. They brought on addiction specialists and crafted the game around and then went scorched earth advertising on every youtube channel you've ever seen. The game, is literally owned to extract money....from children

@BelindaErcan 27 дней назад

😢

@atoucangirl 26 дней назад

i'm so glad that's legal :) i love it when governments do absolutely jack shit to regulate things online :) :) :)

@thejokerking9268 25 дней назад

@@BelindaErcanyou should see all the Roblox gambling games disguised as “experiences.” All are target towards kids…

@joelsjunk239 25 дней назад

@@atoucangirl don't blame poor parenting on the government. Would you really want to verify your age to play mobile games?

@youraveragereffian 25 дней назад

@@joelsjunk239There's only so much proper parenting can do when there are teams of trained psychologists formed to find the most effective way to take your money

@felixgraziano2873 Месяц назад

“Seemingly innocent mobile game” At this point, I don’t assume the vast vast majority of recently released mobile game to be innocent.

@lemonmazter7831 26 дней назад

I mean anything "Free" has a caveat and 90% of the apps are free

@OutLanderUSN 9 дней назад

Anything that pushes microtransactions as a main feature is anything but innocent.

@jspinac1 14 дней назад

Monopoly is now basically becoming the very thing it was criticizing and satirizing is so hilariously sad, it brings a tear to my eye. No greater sin than irony.

@Zoomy 11 дней назад

Honestly, I'd be disappointed if Monopoly GO wasn't a capitalist nightmare digital hellscape app.

@popskull42 27 дней назад

You've overlooked one of the biggest and most important regulations on casinos, and slot machines in particular. Slot machines MUST be set to a constant payout rate and changing that rate to make it either richer (more frequent payouts) or leaner (less frequent payouts) must be authorized by a gaming commission. This is absolutely critical because the very best way to get a person hooked on a behavior (slot machine, gaming app, or anything else for that matter) is to start with a very rich payout scheduling (even operating at a loss) and then slowly lean it out over time until the person is addicted and hemorrhaging money. Every casino on the planet would do this given the opportunity but don't because they'd be penalized beyond its utility. Because that consequence does not exist for them, every single gaming app does it as well.

@Vailskibum Месяц назад

I make it a habit to stay away from 99.9% of mobile games haha, awesome vid!!

@glumdrops3678 Месяц назад

Oh yeah totally, I limit myself to pokemon sleep and the odd game of minesweeper

@user-dg2ec5vt8v Месяц назад

I still play Pixel Gun 3D, but I might stop because of the ad every two seconds and P2W guns.

@Alexa_mapping Месяц назад

I Feel the only games that can be trusted now are are paid games such as, geometry dash or where’s my water.

@GreatUsernameWowie Месяц назад

What are you doing here!?

@Delete881 Месяц назад

holy crap IT'S HIM!

@Blaster1360 26 дней назад

Given that this is a game based on a board game about rampant capitalism, this doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

@boardgamebuds 15 дней назад

Excellently put together, and very thought provoking Belinda. I've designed multiple published board games, and your video made me reflect on how we use dopamine triggers as lovingly implemented tools to enhance the fun of our games. And those same tools that can make people smile and laugh and play (push your luck, random reward cycles, community and social interaction), can drive people to poverty, addiction and loneliness the moment those interactions become monetised. This isn't a board game as I know it, it's a skinner box, you're right. Great video - looking forward to seeing where you go with your next. ☺

@soloq.game.design Месяц назад

Just tested this game recently, motivated by news about marketing budget and revenue. For me the most "amazing" part is how well the predictive analytics / personalized offers are tuned. This game basically tries to profile you (or use an already known profile of you from Facebook / Google) as fast as possible to make you pay just a little bit. As soon as someone buys even just the lowest offer it starts to go really hard to milk that juicy sunken cost fallacy in you. Time pressure / FOMO on the left, Peer pressure / social pressure / competition on the right, battle pass like systems, collections to complete. And at the end it's a game about pushing one button, for boards of different colors.

@BelindaErcan Месяц назад

Yup! And voila, $2Bn cashed in. 🫠

@s15240drifter69 Месяц назад

Haven't made it through the entire video, but also worth noting that the more you buy packs, the more expensive they get with diminishing returns.

@adoug_ 29 дней назад

And games now start labelling this low offer as “your first purchase” or similar, as they know you’ll be making more after.

@val834 28 дней назад

I used to work for a company that had an official Monopoly merchandise e-shop few years back. We weren't connected to this game at all, the company just bought rights to the boardgame logo and stuff like that and made merchandise with it. I cannot even explain the gut-wrenching calls we would get from people that were ruined by this game. People will call desperately crying begging to have some of their money back and we would have to explain we had no connection to the game or Hasbro or whoever it is that created this evil app and they wouldn't want us to get off the phone! Kept begging and begging and begging to not hang up and to please help them. Honestly it was heart-breaking.

@cupguin 26 дней назад

I think that really speaks to the lack of digital literacy. While plenty of digitally literate people can become addicted it's a lot easier to spot a scam like this when you recognize the techniques being used. If you can't even figure out who the game developers are (which is not only really simple but also useful to help avoid their other products in the future) how are you going to recognize the manipulative techniques being used?

@TheSporetik 26 дней назад

I mean they are the ones paying so kinda responsible for their actions

@uhhhhhhsalty 26 дней назад

@@TheSporetik yeah they are but also the game is hiding extremely predatory tactics behind this "family friendly" facade. Basically a casino that also allows kids. Games like this *need* to be regulated

@SHEIFFY 26 дней назад

Are you talking about monopoly go? Like they spent tons of money on that app and came crying to you for their money back? because MG just made a year this April so I'm just confused about the dates.

@val834 26 дней назад

@@SHEIFFY I worked for this company in 2021 (I'm in UK btw) so I'm not sure if it was exactly this game or a previous version of it, but it definitely was as predatory as this if it wasn't exactly this. The reason they would call us is because they would probably google Monopoly customer service and the company I worked for has a bunch of branded e-shops and does bespoke merchanside as well so our phone number was on the "contact us" page of the Monopoly merchandise e-shop. As it was officially licensed by Hasbro I guess they tought there's some kind of "monopoly" company for everything, the merch, the board game, the apps etc and just call whatever phone number they could find connected to Monopoly. I'll do some research and figure out if it was this specific game or another Monopoly branded casino kind of game and report back

@powerdude_dk 16 дней назад

Of ALL the evil things in this world, predatory gambling mechanics is among the absolute worst. It destroys lifes. Lifes that could've been just fine, if they were not to encounter anything would lead them to addiction. I don't say that it's other peoples responsibility to not expose you to gambling. But realize that these massive companies SPECIFICALLY targets weak individuals, because they know they can exploit them. If that's not pure evil, I don't know what is.

@itsipsn8128 26 дней назад

You are such an underrated content creator and im looking forward to seeing more of your videos! The editing is great, the thing u are talking about is great, everything is!

@YeppohTube Месяц назад

In season 18 South Park, "Freemium isn't free", they tackled about this issue with mobile games preying on people who can easily get addicted. That was 10 years ago, and spot on. This business model in mobile gaming is still going on.

@JJGeneral1 Месяц назад

I just commented this before I saw yours. It’s already been covered and people know about it.

@goldensloth7 29 дней назад

@@JJGeneral1 i thought everyone knew this

@BluePhoenix_ 29 дней назад

Sadly time makes everyone a hypocrite... Looking at you phone destroyer (and i know, phone destroyer isn't as bad, and it's dead but still)

@jonathandpg6115 28 дней назад

The issue is few people will play a game if you charge for it….so freemium it is

@MountainMemelord 28 дней назад

@@BluePhoenix_I mean, they're self-aware in-game, as the ending is literally determined by how much money you've spent on the game, & getting the best ending has Token tell you (in the form of the New Kid) that you should probanly seek help.

@Zaiqukaj Месяц назад

Oh good it’s an ad for what we are talking about. I’m permanently mad at this game because the ad on tumblr at random makes a really loud noise.

@Bullminator 29 дней назад

U block origin?

@aolivep 27 дней назад

@@Bullminator Mobile, prolly. I also mostly use mobile tumblr these days

@eragonfreedman9228 27 дней назад

@@aolivep brave

@benhoman565 26 дней назад

Firefox browser with unlock origin on mobile@@aolivep

@thatonepossum5766 17 дней назад

@@aolivep there’s adblockers for phones, too. I downloaded one after I got tired of recipe websites draining my battery (they have an INSANE number of ads). So, if you wanted to get away from the ads, that’s an option.

@Inki_Inc 20 дней назад

This video is so well produced, surprised to see your subscriber count not in the upper 100k’s.

@RagingBigfat 20 дней назад

Glad I discovered your channel, videos are very well crafted and there's a whole lot more I need to watch, good jon

@lisatroiani6119 Месяц назад

i just realized, monopoly go is a copy of an already existing mobile game, Board Kings. everything from the concept to the ui looking incredibly similar, even the sticker album is something that was already in Board Kings (it’s called the same thing too). and yet, it’s somehow less manipulative than monopoly go

@sentrogames1515 29 дней назад

I used to play Board kings for years, it has its issues but it has more personallity in its game then Monopoly Go ever did, and even now Monopoly go seems to be getting cheaper with its assets in game

@limediamond3657 29 дней назад

THANK YOU nobody acknowledges that this game is just a copy of another game and it bothers me so much

@unhoely7925 28 дней назад

Thank you for reminding me! When I first started playing MoGo I noticed how similar it was to a game I used to play but I forgot what it was called. I’m addicted to MoGo but I wasn’t addicted to Board Kings and I think that’s because with board kings (at the time, not sure if it changed now) you had the option to watch ads in order to get a bit more dice and they didn’t bombard you with ads consistently to pay for more dice.

@MASTERV68 28 дней назад

Yeah noticed it too because i used to play it

@snackplaylove 27 дней назад

I didn’t DL monopoly as it looked identical and I figured didn’t I already play this! Saved me a few hours :)

@epicvibe69420 27 дней назад

some reverse engineers have even found out that the game already knows what you are going to roll next round, it knows in its code where you are going to land, how much you will roll. thus figuring out how long it'll take until you need to pay for more rolls. all on purpose. you can even see that some of the people you attack aren't even actual people, just bots. this can be proven if you have 2 accounts running at the same time, all of the rolls and all of the people you attack are literally the same, everything is pre-programmed

@EyelessAugust 26 дней назад

That’s so scummy. I hate games like these. We need stricter rules so we can out an end to greedy cash grabs like these

@garden0fstone736 26 дней назад

God forbid you just genuinely wanted to play monopoly

@r3y182 26 дней назад

Yeah it’s bs the game wasn’t like that before they had changed it and made the rolls pre determined either way the game is just a straight up money drainer

@landerdumalagan3497 23 дня назад

Nah.. this game is lame some people has an App for Monopoly Go to be rerolled your dice again and again until you land on your desired tiles lessing your dice loss 😄 And I don't know why some people spending $10 for 1pc of 5star sticker by buying it in other player to unlock their all sticker album 😂

@jdpeven1234 26 дней назад

Just found this channel! Great style/editing/etc! Excited to see the channel grow!

@MauFangs 10 дней назад

This a masterpiece of a vid and a channel as a whole, surprised to see you have less than 20k subs. Such underrated content, I'll absolutely subscribe❤

@FlaccidFella 27 дней назад

In case you're unaware of just how many themes Monopoly has, just know that back the early 2000's we didn't have Monopoly. We had Floridopoly. A Florida based monopoly game

@killerwhale__ 26 дней назад

Monopoly will just let anyone cook for a cut of the profits like there is a monopoly Terschelling. Terschelling is a small island in the Netherlands that had 4900 people and 20000 tourists

@garden0fstone736 26 дней назад

Was there a pineapple?

@FlaccidFella 26 дней назад

@@garden0fstone736 no. Did somebody tell you pineapples come from Florida? 😂

@garden0fstone736 26 дней назад

@@FlaccidFella are you from Florida?

@Blazertronics523 23 дня назад

@@garden0fstone736 Florida has the oranges

@Amythiz Месяц назад

I don’t understand how people could spend thousands on these games. With casinos you spend more and more because you believe you can finally hit that jackpot, but with mobile games you are only loosing money and for what? Dopamine? They aren’t even that enjoyable, just addictive.

@MrVariant Месяц назад

Let alone we got virtual versions on consoles and physical versions that you own. Virtual with AI and no bs microtransactions.

@zix1257 29 дней назад

Low IQ boomers.

@jebronlames987 28 дней назад

I would compare playing games like these to smoking. You don’t buy a pack of cigarettes expecting to get something worthwhile out of it. You’re buying it to satiate an addiction; to get your fix. In the case of these games, the fix is the rewards and exploding color effects. It’s the high of getting stuff that gets them addicted, even if that stuff isn’t worthwhile.

@MrVariant 28 дней назад

@jebronlames987 lol you should see the cardboard Crack books. I get pokemon cards but no idea why people would overpay for yugioh and magic's laziness let alone poor rotation/price increases, and magic keeps changing the amount or cards in their booster packs.

@wolfetteplays8894 28 дней назад

@@jebronlames987nah, I’m buying it to rebel against the modern day PC system

@Yuhngqueezy 26 дней назад

Not them hitting you with they ad on this and dropping a ad on tiktok roasting you you gotta fight back 😂

@brianroe88 26 дней назад

Good video, editing, scripting, etc. I was surprised you didn't have more subs. Keep up the good work!

@plagueknight3056 27 дней назад

Not even kidding, when i clicked on this video i literally got an ad for monopoly go 😭

@bargauze9599 19 дней назад

We all did 😂

@detective2221 14 дней назад

@@bargauze9599 No, we didn't. Some of us are smart, and use ad blockers.

@Greckard Месяц назад

not only got a monopoly go ad before the video, but in the middle too, also unreal that it's forcefully downloaded on samsung phones with every update

@kennymcormic5663 Месяц назад

There is no way they are forcing u to have monopoly~ :o

@LyraKat_ Месяц назад

@kennymcormic5663 mhm. Not all samsung phones, but I actually used to have an android phone that would automatically install Facebook, coin master, and other random games every major update. I don't know the full reasoning behind it, but I know it's either something similar to paid sponsorships, or something to do with how Android is open source. I'm glad my current phone doesn't do that though :'D

@artemiskearney8019 Месяц назад

@@LyraKat_ It's nothing to do with Android itself, just hardware companies modifying it and packing stuff in

@Noobs_of_Gaming Месяц назад

And I thought I had problems because I can't remove the search-bar from my home screen. Are you sure that isn't a virus?

@flamingophone 28 дней назад

@@LyraKat_you know tou can select which apps are going to be installed and which arent

@tutacat 4 дня назад

"And that's how I own Clash of Candies $20,000"

@kentor555 26 дней назад

Fantastic video! I was supprised to see you only started 4 months ago. Keep it up!

@DeathInTheSnow Месяц назад

This is why regulation is so important. I need to write to my local MP and raise this! Gambling for 9yos? With real money? It's already too addictive for adults, and I say that sincerely.

@shytendeakatamanoir9740 29 дней назад

I already have issues with how much kids can spend in Roblox or Fortnite, but this is even worse.

@elon2707 28 дней назад

I mean for children you should be able to control what they buy, though in the 3 months+ i played this game (Quit when one of my friends quit) i was playing it non stop to get rid of dice, never had the urge to buy dice, actually tbh almost never ran out of dice, but the events which force you to keep playing because it ends in like an hour those are the worst. glad i deleted it.

@jonathandpg6115 28 дней назад

@@shytendeakatamanoir9740Kids can spend a lot of time on anything, they can spend a lot of time playing mario, or in the pool, or in their room reading….The only reason fortnite and roblox are seen in a bad light is because they are the newer things.

@blasterblade02 28 дней назад

@@shytendeakatamanoir9740 I'd argue Roblox is still worse, a publicly traded company relying on child labor which is then monetized to hell and back.

@Glacialgaming 28 дней назад

@@blasterblade02people choose to make games on Roblox

@svs1294 29 дней назад

its a great thing someone found out that the rolls are pre determined and you can just put your phone in airplane mode, write them down, delete the data and then you can basically beat the game and never pay money.

@GoldenFFC 28 дней назад

I went from 600 dice to 30k by gaming a system that was rigged

@MK8MasterJunjie 28 дней назад

Can you explain in more detail?

@colbyjackcheese2827 28 дней назад

@@MK8MasterJunjieif you can’t figure out how just by this piece of information it’s not for you

@GoldenFFC 28 дней назад

@@MK8MasterJunjie since the rolls are predetirmed, you can roll while having airplane mode on to see future rolls without spending dice. Search Shawna Monopoly Go for the full tutorial on it because it’s more complicated than that

@moonprismgirlie 27 дней назад

@@MK8MasterJunjieI suggest looking up some yt videos about it, that’s what I did and it was a big help!

@beenywitdabaco 3 дня назад

It also doesn’t help that the newer generations are already prone to addiction in some sort of way. I can say firmly for a fact I’m addicted to my phone, but for others it could be vapes, gambling, etc. This seriously just gives the edge on dark addiction techniques, within everything really

@popwar-oo3ht 26 дней назад

this is the first video ive ever seen from you, and you absolutely got me in the beginning of the video. Really though, this is a phenomenal video. Great job!

@BrainSpyroTheDragoness Месяц назад

I'd rather play the 300+ Monopoly product placement editions than Monopoly Go.

@sqyx93 20 дней назад

Even Heinz Monopoly?

@SF-nd1ep 8 дней назад

Same

@KrissyBlues Месяц назад

Between games like this from US developers and the "gachapon" format from japan mobile gaming really is just one giant gambling scheme and I deeply hope there's a massive crackdown in the next couple years. Games like this and genshin get so big largely off predatory practices and they really need to be regulated before it becomes too much bigger of a problem

@syberasya1338 29 дней назад

Genshin itself is already regulated based on Chinese laws on gambling. American and Japanese games however doesn't have the same regulation

@KrissyBlues 29 дней назад

@@syberasya1338 Ah, thank you for that correction. That makes sense. Not super familiar with how genshin works, was just the biggest gacha that came to mind lol Games like Fire Emblem Heroes would be better illustrations of the overall point, then

@fr0ck360 29 дней назад

Isn't Genshin from China?

@wiktor3727 27 дней назад

@@KrissyBlues genshin is gambling, but at least you can actually complete full game without spending any money. It's mediocre, bland and if you want you can sunk thousands of dollars into it but at least you have a game that can be played for free if you really want. There aren't any "special", "99x value," time offers that expire in 20 minutes, every time limited event has a predefined monthly duration. Majority of players are light spenders that only buy monthly subscription or don't buy anything. On the other hand playing monopoly or other similar "games" is completely pointless unless you are a spender and buy offers everyday. Don't get me wrong - genshin is also making money from addicts, but is not as half as predatory as games like coin master

@utopianparody 27 дней назад

most of gachapon games don’t requre actual money though

@valor3221 4 дня назад

Hey, amazing editing! I am looking for more of your vids

@GEB_Rosee_PPS 20 дней назад

really, what sets apart this game and other f2p games, is the lack of actual game here. Most of other f2p games at least have a neat gameplay or an interssing story to them. here its just... trying to get people to donate

@cosmicpotato3849 26 дней назад

This feels like a video made by a channel much bigger than

@KingNikolai 25 дней назад

finally I found a comment that says what I was thinking, this video is fantastic and I love the effort and skill clearly put into it.

@frtzkng 28 дней назад

Playing such games with ADHD may be either a blessing or a curse: a curse _if_ it manages to hook you in and gets your hyperfocus, while also being really inattentive and constantly starved for dopamine anyways; or a blessing because you're too inattentive to invest any real effort into playing such things and quit very early on, so it makes those dark tactics ineffective against you.

@TechTchno 26 дней назад

HONESTLY YEAH. I tend to phase in and out of interests in games and this alone usually steers me away from purchasing anything. At least nothing super big. I usually stick with smaller things that're under $10, and even then it's me being like, "do I have the money and how invested in this am I currently?" I can stick around for a few months but still tend to avoid buying stuff, haha. I am Immune to the Game Addiction /hj

@fuzzypiano 26 дней назад

This is the first Video I saw from you. Really ejoyed the Video, subbed and keep an going ^^

@FluffyReview 20 часов назад

Its crazy to as the game still has a glitch that you can practically predict where you will land next

@zubair1149 Месяц назад

I was shown a Monopoly Go youtube ad before i got to even start watching your video 😂

@BelindaErcan Месяц назад

Whaaaaat really?!? Hahaha omg. This world…😑😑😑

@Xvladin 29 дней назад

You watch ads??? Why?

@zubair1149 29 дней назад

@@Xvladin nah, of course I try and skip them

@Xvladin 29 дней назад

@@zubair1149 Why do you even see them? Why don't you block ads?

@zubair1149 29 дней назад

@@Xvladin I can't do that on the RU-vid app on my phone

@shocknawe Месяц назад

That reference in the opening is brilliant.

@ad4wave День назад

Very Good video thank you for all the information and clearing what happens to Many people

@boot_912 День назад

A Monopoly game turned out a monopoly. That's ironic.

@skiller5034 29 дней назад

"Scopely made mobile game history by making $2B in less than a year!" Hoyoverse : *"Amateurs!"*

@God-ch8lq 27 дней назад

its really impressive if u dont market it towards china or india, these two are the cheat code for marketing media

@borktehspork 26 дней назад

except hoyoverse hasnt made 2b in a year on their mobile games

@abay1worldnologoediting Месяц назад

It became the monster it swore to destroy

@hype4035 21 день назад

“Ingrained into your daily life so it becomes a routine.” Is the most evil and predatory thing ive ever heard.

@bigh213 25 дней назад

Nice "They Live" reference and great video with awesome production value! Subbed!

@raine6813 29 дней назад

i believe that video games that set limits on your progress where you have to either wait or pay to keep playing should be illegal

@TeruteruBozusama 28 дней назад

And why are they allowed to gather so much private information anyway? I looked through some and one wanted to look through my bank statements...

@frtzkng 28 дней назад

@@TeruteruBozusama Those infos are sold off at high margins to other middlemen and end up at businesses whose job is to provide targeted advertising. Even if using an ad blocker makes your information worthless to them

@Kanookoochn 27 дней назад

So COC should be illegal to right?

@raine6813 27 дней назад

@@Kanookoochn correct.

@pianomasher6691 26 дней назад

Wait until you hear about Clash Of Clans 😈

@niewazneniewazne1890 Месяц назад

This is the most hilarious title I heard in awhile. A game about draining virtual money from your fellow friends is draining your real money as you play.

@rainbow-chan6468 25 дней назад

I recently noticed I was getting bombarded with Monopoly GO ads as I was playing Beatstar and then I get recommended this video lol. I’m grateful that my usual reaction to a wait timer is to just close the app and that my ADHD causes me to forget about the game for days and only sees me returning when I’m bored out of my mind at the doctor’s office or something. Though I’ve always been a bit wary of mobile games in general because the ones my friends play all seem to be some form of gatcha game or something like this, gambling in disguise.

@lamardoss 16 дней назад

I don’t know why RU-vid recommended this channel to me, but I wish it did earlier. This is great, relevant content in the two videos I’ve watched of yours. Easy sub and looking forward to more. Well done.

@spookedblue 28 дней назад

I've got a strict rule when it comes to f2p games with microtransactions: never spend more on it than i would be willing to pay to buy it if it was an actual game. Usually this is around ten quid or so, and I refuse to go above. (And thats for games like Genshin, ie it has an actual game to play not just dice to roll). But the actual concept of it and how it preys on people still makes me uncomfortable. You should always remember: if its free to pay, thats because you are the product. Great video!

@fireraid9173 16 дней назад

Even then they're still making retail cash off of you. If it's a mobile game with obvious patterns to manipulate you then they don't deserve a dime let alone anyone playing it

@JL0ndon Месяц назад

Awhile ago i got stuck on one of those gatcha square enix games and was spending money i shouldn’t. Eventually i decided it was too much money so i only play mobile games that teach me things now. I have literally become fluent in Swedish so i have something to show for my time haha this monopoly go situation is just sick. This is such a problem with mobile games and there needs to be some kind of regulation

@BelindaErcan Месяц назад

Thanks for sharing your experience!

@prismiemona Месяц назад

Games without purchases or with a single purchase to remove ads are a pretty safe bet

@noob2pro290 28 дней назад

what is this app that you can become fluent in another language?

@JL0ndon 28 дней назад

@@noob2pro290 I used 2 Rosetta Stone and Babbel

@JL0ndon 27 дней назад

@@noob2pro290 I used two the first was Rosetta Stone which gave me a foundation, teaches you like a child. But the second one Babbel is about grammar

@pacukluka 8 дней назад

Good video, keep making these essays!

@zomzomino День назад

I not only got a monopoly go ad, but it was one that said "thats the point". As if it knew the content of the video and were teasing me for watching it. Fucking horrifying

@kisaratheruler Месяц назад

This game be giving gambling addictions on a daily basis like its nothing

@amushroomtrip 27 дней назад

This reminds me of that South Park episode where satan teaches Stan about addiction to mobile game in app purchases. Great video!

@paolarei4418 25 дней назад

Satan being better than God real?

@sqyx93 20 дней назад

@@paolarei4418 he plays rust so idk

@DocPippin1 15 дней назад

Hey Belinda! Great video 😊

@Jrueholidayisthegoat 16 дней назад

I thought you were visual venture for a second, and for a minute I still thought you were. Very high quality video I love it

@JoseLopez-gi9sf Месяц назад

That's a tough pillow to sallow.

@TheKayasto Месяц назад

"whales. people who spend hundreds of dollars" oh my sweet summer child. you've got the spirit but you are WAAAAY off. hundreds is a dolphin 😂

@jonathandpg6115 28 дней назад

low hundreds is casual`

@TheKayasto 28 дней назад

@jonathandpg6115 well shoot. what's a dolphin anymore if low hundreds ain't even dolphin territory? or are you saying they're low end whales at that point?

@Firevine 28 дней назад

I'd be willing to pay Monopoly Go amounts of money to ensure that 𝚘𝙷 𝙼𝚢 𝚜𝚆𝚎𝙴𝚝 𝚜𝚄𝚖𝙼𝚎𝚁 𝙲𝚑𝙸𝚕𝙳 was never uttered by anyone ever again.

@williamlavelle4371 27 дней назад

@@TheKayasto suppose it depends on the game and personal opinion, there's no objective standard

@TheKayasto 27 дней назад

@williamlavelle4371 fair enough. 100$ could be whaling out if that's a lot for a specific game. then there's hoyoverse games...some of those folks dropping 4 figures on a single banner 💀

@Fredrick_Turner 26 дней назад

Woa! under 10k subs??? I thought this was at least a 500k channel! I'm subbed!

@StreakingFox Месяц назад

How you only have 2k subscribers is criminal. I appreciate the straight information no “humor” just information and matter of fact. Some may call it boring but I find it refreshing. And that I to was insane very nice

@BelindaErcan Месяц назад

I appreciate your feedback ☺️

@xXHashassinXx 29 дней назад

Give it time. I've watched a lot of small creators ascend to dizzying heights.

@jonathandpg6115 28 дней назад

Yet her videos are quite poorly researched

@nivada94 28 дней назад

@@BelindaErcan the algorithm blessed me with this video today, great video. It is one of the rare occasions where i click subscribe from the first video that i watch.

@BelindaErcan 28 дней назад

@@nivada94 many thanks!

@dominiquarz3868 27 дней назад

RU-vid recommend me this video. I never knew your channel before but your video is spot on and well documented and with great visuals. I wish you the best of success moving forward!

@pillitoast 25 дней назад

Amazing video. I love your investigative journalist style! Subscribed :)

@isssma0 День назад

I don’t get this game. It’s a closing ad simulator. An officemate invited me to play this, and I quit almost immediately. Convinced that officemate to play Bloons TD6 instead, and he’s happier now.

@RAINMAKEEER Месяц назад

4:10 HASBRO! Release the Kevin Hart Monopoly Version! The go to jail spot is replaced with "Lose Oscar Hosting Job"

@BelindaErcan Месяц назад

😂😂

@haruhisuzumiya6650 Месяц назад

Turning players into payers 😂

@Bullminator 29 дней назад

EA GAMES --- FUCK UP EVERYTHING

@GoldenFFC 28 дней назад

don't need to pay when you game a system

@MegaCyber17 22 дня назад

such a great video! I’m definitely subscribing! :)

@keenanpetit8864 26 дней назад

Getting a monopoly go ad during this is crazy

@lukchem Месяц назад

Thats why I love Apple Arcade. Genuinely fun mobile games without any gamble, in-app-purchases and ads.

@slicedbread_yt 9 дней назад

I fr just got Monopoly Go ad in the middle of the video

@Dashrendar2507 25 дней назад

Thank you for your content and raising awareness. I have had loved ones be caught in this type of scam games and I'm terrified that we don't have the knowledge and tools as a society to ward off these addictions.

@florentardizio 26 дней назад

if it's free, you are the product

@Luniii737 9 дней назад

It's not free as in free when you get the opportunity to spend hundreds and thousands. "If it's free, it is a predatory cash cow." fits better in this case. Or in other words: This game if far from free.

@jollynaut 27 дней назад

hey I just wanted to say how well this video is made both in the topic but i also very much appreciate the great production and the great writing and delivery. Great Job!

@gurs6714 21 день назад

I guess we're so used to the moniker "Monopoly" being associated with the board game that we forgot the words meaning 😂 We can't enjoy anything anymore without there being the potential to be robbed blind.

@theonlyeric. 25 дней назад

I find it so ironic that I got a Monopoly GO ad before the video 😂

@KirbywithaGun64 Месяц назад

Loved the "They Live" parody at the beginning

@lonelyboi7547 Месяц назад

I would’ve thought this was a bigger channel since this video is so well made, great job! Very informative ^^

@diabolic_edits_27 9 дней назад

Ma'am your script is really good and so is the research and the Video editing with the Audio engineering (Creating an ambience and providing good bgm and all) good job ma'am, To you and to your team

@DwynAgGaire 2 дня назад

Great report! Great delivery! Kudos to you!

@gyraflight Месяц назад

finally i know what this game is. one of my classmates is addicted to this and i kept wondering "how is monopoly addictive???" but obviously i didn't want to get the app myself. i wish so many modern mobile games weren't predatory like this