If you think spoilers ruin your experience then don't read them, but it's a personal choice. A recent study found that spoilers — or giving away key plot details — may not ruin an experience entirely, but can reduce suspense and decrease overall enjoyment. A person's preference for deep thinking or not predicts whether they like or dislike spoilers. DunDunDunpachi Patient MembeR. - Page 4. Reactions: Videospel, MiyazakiHatesKojima, johntown and 6 others. I used to be totally against all spoilers but I absolutely mellowed out about them when I realized that I was never really upset about the spoiler itself, but upset that someone had gone out of their way to try and ruin my experience with whatever piece of media it was. They don't ruin a story to me, but I find the "pro-spoiler" argument of "your experience is enhanced by experiencing the story while looking for clues and foreshadowing" extremely flawed. Member. I was never really upset about spoilers that I found out in like an accidental way. Reddit’s selfless volunteer moderators are working hard to make sure none of the platform’s users have their Star Wars experience ruined, which means getting tough with spoilers. Do spoilers ruin a good story? Law said: If you don't wanna get spoiled, stay away from spoilers It's that easy Click to expand... Lol people get spoiled everywhere nowadays. Professor Beef Official ResetEra™ Chao Puncher. : “ Geek Tyrant point out the following study conducted at UC San Diego by psychology researchers Nicholas Christenfeld and Jonathan Leavitt. Christenfeld maintains that knowing this doesn’t ruin our pleasure from watching the film. Use browser extensions for a spoiler-free experience If you need more help to create as spoiler-free a web experience as possible, there are a few great browser extensions worth considering. If spoilers ruin a story then the story wasn't very good. Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Reddit. One more spoiler: In the movie “The Usual Suspects,” Kevin Spacey is Keyser Söze. I both read it and dealt with some of its claims in my answer. It turns out, though, that I was just ahead of the curve, because spoilers don't spoil anything. The question at first seems silly. Can spoilers ruin your experience of a story? When the researchers inserted a spoiler directly into a story, it didn’t go over quite as well. That said, spoilers still suck. "Ruin" is a strong word, but it's pretty undeniable to me that they alter the experience to something that's different than if you didn't know the spoilers. And yet, I'm always clicking on the "spoiler" buttons in this forum. - Page 7. A new Below Deck Mediterranean cast member was accused of drug use–and this time it was by a co-worker who was already fired. - Page 8. People will definitely be attempting … Spoilers actually enhance your enjoyment Twist in US psychologists' tale is that readers who know how a story will end get greater pleasure from it The fun begins ... the end of Citizen Kane. You can only enjoy a story fresh once. IE 11 is not supported. Sure. To get both experiences the other way requires experiencing the complete story multiple times and many people don't have the time or will to do that; instead relying on others to explain the story to them. You can't escape it. There are even some people the story can be more enjoyable with spoilers because they can enjoy the story as is without constantly wondering about how it's going to end. UPDATE: Someone suggested that no one here read the article referred to in the question's supplemental details. Now these two belong to two totally different genres altogether. Goldstein suggested a … Similar to Twivo, Google has also patented an anti-spoiler system for social media earlier this year, which will likely be applied to Google+ in the near future. Share on Reddit; This story is going to be spoiled right from the beginning, but don’t worry. Nov 24, 2020 #13. Yep, this is pretty much how it is for me, too. After all, spoilers helped only when presented in advance, outside of the piece. - Page 5. But yeah, of course RUIN is too much. But the researchers are careful to note that they do not have a new recipe for writers to follow. According to research by UC San Diego psychology professor Nicholas Christenfeld, spoilers don’t ruin a story: They make you enjoy it even more. Do spoilers ruin stories? Reddit's voluntary moderators, for one, have been busy cleaning up spoilers left on the site. ". In the end, it's hard to know how much spoilers really matter—you can't watch the same movie spoiled and unspoiled and compare your experience of each. If you do not watch The Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 1 as fast as possible, the spoilers will ruin your experience. IMO when you read spoilers you experience the first perspective immediately. I can still experience and enjoy a story even if I get spoiled. Another valid option could be disabling their ability to comment on latest chapters entirely while they're on the cooldown because of failing to properly [ spoiler] their comments (this would probably get rid of most people that intentionally do this, since most of the time, they do it on the latest chapters to get a reaction out of people, or to ruin their reading experience). I get why people are so protective of being spoiled. It really depends on the story and on the person. This is obviously is going to have some slight bias, because my position at a site like this means I have to accept the fact that I will be “spoiling” any game related to Nintendo long before it comes out. The spoilers just condense that experience. - Page 10. I need to be surprised by the storytelling, not knowing what happens in advance. It should be able to stand on its own and not just be a checklist of plot points. For Xbox One on the Xbox One, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Do Spoilers Ruin Your Gaming Experience, Personally? Linkedin. Depends on the game, but as a general rule spoilers heavily ruin the experience for me. Last edited: Oct 29, 2019. Reddit. I'm a firm believer that if a story is good enough, you can jump in at any part of it and it will be a great story. Because the thing is, I agree with the general idea, however, that's exactly why I enjoy watching and reading stuff I've already experienced, and a few games I love replaying and will never skip the cutscenes. sanjikun . Likes: Zoro D Goat and Gauntlet. Okay for explaining I'll take two TV shows that I watched and enjoyed very much- F.R.I.E.N.D.S And Game of Thrones. For Xbox One on the Xbox One, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Do Spoilers Ruin Your Gaming Experience, Personally?" I think the "if a story is ruined by spoilers, the story wasn't good to begin with" is an extremely simplistic take and would only really hold water if everyone was an identical robot. email. By definition, spoiling anything means “ruining it”. For Xbox One on the Xbox One, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Do Spoilers Ruin Your Gaming Experience, Personally?" - Page 3. For Xbox One on the Xbox One, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Do Spoilers Ruin Your Gaming Experience, Personally?" You learn more after, you learn more before whatever. It's generally only stories that rely on check reveals that are ruined by spoilers. Reddit will ban any user that attempts to ruin Star Wars by posting spoilers. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. SPOILER ALERT: Keyser Soze is Kevin Spacey. For Xbox One on the Xbox One, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Do Spoilers Ruin Your Gaming Experience, Personally?" Moderators on the site have announced that they are taking very seriously reports of people trying to spoil the film. Apr 18, 2018 28,641 … No. How drastic that alteration is depends on the exact story and how much the spoilers impact it. For Xbox One on the Xbox One, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Do Spoilers Ruin Your Gaming Experience, Personally?" Spoiler alert: Spoilers don't ruin stories, after all Luke, I am your father! For Xbox One on the Xbox One, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Do Spoilers Ruin Your Gaming Experience, Personally?" The science suggests one explanation for why spoilers can ruin our favorite TV shows: ... there’s always Reddit, which has a strict policy regarding spoilers (particularly on the Game of Thrones subreddit). Absolutely not, if spoilers “ruin” the story, the story was bad. 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