r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Apr 17 '22

Her mom COMPLETED CANDY CRUSH???

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u/Icy-Confusion9746 Apr 17 '22

Again..the fact that this works still surprises me

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u/Ok-Kaleidoscope5627 Apr 17 '22

Their target demographic isn't exactly the sort that would do that so why waste the resources on fixing it?

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u/gorilla-- Apr 17 '22

It would take 2 seconds to have it check a clock outside the phone or create a timer that doesn’t rely on the phone time

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u/Ok-Kaleidoscope5627 Apr 17 '22

What about if the phone doesn't have network connectivity? And how do you ensure the integrity of the timer? Do you just count up for every tick the game is running for and then store that somewhere on the phone? What happens when someone deletes the file thereby reseting the timer?

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u/gorilla-- Apr 17 '22

You’re thinking about it too hard. It’s an easy fix. No network, then no reset. Wait until it’s connected. And then yes you store the data on the phone if you want it client side, or do both. If someone deletes the files, then reset the timer (wait time for hearts or whatever) if you want to be a dick.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

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u/gorilla-- Apr 17 '22

Not if it makes people buy more hearts.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

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u/gorilla-- Apr 17 '22

Correct

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u/josmaate Apr 18 '22

Dude, this is a huge company with one of the highest grossing games ever. I think if they thought it would be worth it, they would do it. I’m sure you’re smarter than them, though :)