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This is common practice in gambling and now games, too: Zynga has 'VIP' teams for high-spending free to play game customers, they would talk on the phone at len
by capncleaver 8mo ago
This is common practice in gambling and now games, too: Zynga has 'VIP' teams for high-spending free to play game customers, they would talk on the phone at length, get to know them, fly them to Vegas for jaunts, etc.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/how-does-zynga-hunt-for-whales-this-week-in-business https://www.gamesindustry.biz/how-does-zynga-hunt-for-whales...
> "We've done so much experimenting at Zynga with VIP. We know what's the frequency of contact. We know what call types work. We know what times to call. We know exactly who to call and when. We know who has a higher propensity to be more susceptible to our call."
- autoexec 8mo agoVideo games are massively under-regulated to the point where we've basically got online casinos specifically targeting children. It's so gross.