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What game changed your life? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Steelkrill@lemmy.world to c/gaming@lemmy.world

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[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm afraid to play Factorio. I can't afford to sacrifice the amount of productivity that I suspect I would lose.

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 22 points 1 year ago

You won't lose productivity, you will merely divert it into the factory, who will use its full efficiency for growth

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[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It is one of the most addictive games I've played, and yet, I have learned more from it than almost any other.

Programming has been a core part of my career for about 20 years, and I can't think of any other time I've had such leaps forward as I did in the first few months playing factory.

It really is a great visual representation of large scale systems management.

That said, it can be one hell of a time suck.

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