Is "addicting" a good trait for a game? Or why "addicting" doesn't equal "good".

[Riddler]

Counter-Strike-matches are short, there is little investment in starting a new one, the content is extremely familiar let dynamic, you get a sense of achievement through winning the 2-minute match/scoring frags. Applies to practically all multiplayer games focused around very short (1-2 minute) rounds.

I don't see how this matters, you don't make the decision to play another round, you decide whether to play another match and those are about 40 minutes.

That you get a sense of achievement from completing mini-objectives seems like a fairly core part of any gaming experience.

 

[RRRrrr]

I don't see how this matters, you don't make the decision to play another round, you decide whether to play another match and those are about 40 minutes.

The 40 min match is rather new, it's a CS:GO thing, and imo CS:GO was a step back from previous CS games, especially 1.6 and Source. As for this, I distinctly remember playing "one more match" when I was at school and supposed to study for a test. lol

 

[Riddler]

I don't see how this matters, you don't make the decision to play another round, you decide whether to play another match and those are about 40 minutes.

The 40 min match is rather new, it's a CS:GO thing, and imo CS:GO was a step back from previous CS games, especially 1.6 and Source. As for this, I distinctly remember playing "one more match" when I was at school and supposed to study for a test. lol

Rather new? CSGO is almost 10 years old...