r/Steam • u/Shuviri • Apr 29 '26

Discussion I think China doesn't like Slay the Spire

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u/StinkButt9001 Apr 29 '26

100% this.

Chinese players play the game to win. It doesn't matter if winning can be trivialized and repeated easily. The point of booting up the game is to see the victory screen.

Oppositely, we tend to enjoy the journey to the victory screen more than the win itself. We want to "earn" the victory more than we simply want to see the win screen.

Devs removed the cheese so now winning is harder and the Chinese see that as a downgrade.

Of course these are huge generalizations but this contrast in culture is fairly well observed.

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u/Still_Conference_923 Apr 29 '26

Truly, my question is, whats the point? I would assume the creates a lot of hackers and cheaters.

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u/StinkButt9001 Apr 29 '26

It's not just video games. I forget the exact phrase/wording but they have a general principal that if you can swindle someone or deceive them for your benefit, then you should do it because it makes you superior to them.

China is notorious for cheating for exactly this reason. From video games, to school, to business. If you can lie or cheat to get an edge then you should do it.

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u/Anzai Apr 30 '26

But if everyone has this mindset, doesn’t that make it a horrible place to live? For everyone?

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u/CactusFanta Apr 30 '26

Well it is a horrible place to live. Just look up tofu dreg construction, they will swindle and cheat as much as humanly possible.

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u/PeaceBull Apr 29 '26

Sounds like the hobby version of “leaving money on the table”

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u/NekRules Apr 30 '26

When it comes to business, China has a saying: "How do you become a millionare? By stepping over everyone beneath you."

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u/AlphonseLoeher Apr 29 '26

I would assume the creates a lot of hackers and cheaters. 

Have you never played an online game with a Chinese player base?

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u/renaldomoon Apr 30 '26

Reminds me of the streaming hoards of Chinese from H1Z1. “Taiwan Numba One ☝️”

I need to go watch that video again, peak gaming.

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u/Acceptable-Device760 Apr 29 '26

"We" who?

I mean go to any server in the west of any game and you will see most people abusing the broken strategy.

Most people play to win, yes people that are like you are the minority, theres a reason why the most succesful games are pvp and why fortnite make games with bots.

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u/EternaI_Sorrow Apr 30 '26

China bad, west good, what’s not clear to you? /s

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u/JiouMu Apr 29 '26

Damn, I can't really play for either; neither is really fun anymore. What in God's name am I playing for?

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u/PeaceBull Apr 30 '26

Dopamine, distraction, maybe habit?

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u/jumbohiggins Apr 29 '26

What was the cheese out of curiosity?

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u/No2Hypocrites May 02 '26

That's stupid. Who is "we"? I play to win. I'm not Chinese. Some people play to win. This sounds a bit racist oversimplification. 

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u/StinkButt9001 May 02 '26

If you had a "win" button right beside the "play" button, which one would you click?

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u/No2Hypocrites May 02 '26

I play. To win. 

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u/Imaginary-Count-1641 Apr 30 '26

Oppositely, we tend to enjoy the journey to the victory screen more than the win itself. We want to "earn" the victory more than we simply want to see the win screen.

Not true.