RipperGrim
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By shit I mean trends that you don't like in the industry that you feel you have fuck all control over because it seems other people actually like them? Basically where the supposedly helpful tip of "vote with your wallet" does shit all.
So obvious ones for me is the rise of the pre-order incentives even though digital distribution has made pre-ordering completely irrelevant. This is only kept up because companies want the money as soon as possible which leads to some incredibly shitty developments like the whole Arkham Knight debacle and even more recently Deus Ex where they are straight up delaying the fucking game to punish those who are unwilling to blindly throw their money at them, and this is the crux of the issue I have, people who don't pre-order are punished for being sensible consumers. I have not pre-ordered a game since Colonial Marines came out and that has made zero difference in the grand scheme of things.
Micro transactions in full priced games. MGS V has Micro transactions that are expensive and due to this elements of the game have been made to be more of a grind to entice people to spend money. IN A FUCKING MGS GAME. I don't spend money on Micro transactions ever and I will most likely never will unless it's a F2P game but man does it feel shit to know that one of my favorite series is tarnished with so much negativity now because of Konami. That's just one example of them being in a full priced game, there's many more that is just infuriating to see get stuck onto games.
How the industry is becoming more and more corporate based where money is the main motivator above all else. Okay so making games is a business I get that but man is it shit to see the industry lose it soul bit by bit, where decisions like MS buying Tomb Raiders exclusivity can happen and they then have the audacity to tell us it was done with the fans in mind? Or Assassins Creed and CoD getting released to a point where I'm sick and tired of even talking about them because it makes more money to shit out a new game every year instead overhauling them to keep the franchise fresh and not to mention the shit ton of near exploitative conditions devs have to work to get games done, this is just the top of my head but I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who sometimes thinks wtf happened to the industry to sink so low.
Lastly shit like Gamergate. Honestly this kind of thing was a problem before gamergate as well but yea, all the god damn hate and fighting and downright EVIL things that people do with gaming tying them all together is just depressing. We all have an awesome hobby in common and yet it's a total crapshoot going online for games as you may end up with someone calling you a fag and describing how they fucked your mom and that's the light stuff, Lizard squad, Gamergate and those sick fucks who Swat others for fun are all connected to the gaming industry now is just something we apparently we have to deal with, with no actual way of stopping it.
I seriously enjoy this hobby, there's nothing else like it but man does it feel frustrating watching it get driven to places you don't want it to.
So obvious ones for me is the rise of the pre-order incentives even though digital distribution has made pre-ordering completely irrelevant. This is only kept up because companies want the money as soon as possible which leads to some incredibly shitty developments like the whole Arkham Knight debacle and even more recently Deus Ex where they are straight up delaying the fucking game to punish those who are unwilling to blindly throw their money at them, and this is the crux of the issue I have, people who don't pre-order are punished for being sensible consumers. I have not pre-ordered a game since Colonial Marines came out and that has made zero difference in the grand scheme of things.
Micro transactions in full priced games. MGS V has Micro transactions that are expensive and due to this elements of the game have been made to be more of a grind to entice people to spend money. IN A FUCKING MGS GAME. I don't spend money on Micro transactions ever and I will most likely never will unless it's a F2P game but man does it feel shit to know that one of my favorite series is tarnished with so much negativity now because of Konami. That's just one example of them being in a full priced game, there's many more that is just infuriating to see get stuck onto games.
How the industry is becoming more and more corporate based where money is the main motivator above all else. Okay so making games is a business I get that but man is it shit to see the industry lose it soul bit by bit, where decisions like MS buying Tomb Raiders exclusivity can happen and they then have the audacity to tell us it was done with the fans in mind? Or Assassins Creed and CoD getting released to a point where I'm sick and tired of even talking about them because it makes more money to shit out a new game every year instead overhauling them to keep the franchise fresh and not to mention the shit ton of near exploitative conditions devs have to work to get games done, this is just the top of my head but I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who sometimes thinks wtf happened to the industry to sink so low.
Lastly shit like Gamergate. Honestly this kind of thing was a problem before gamergate as well but yea, all the god damn hate and fighting and downright EVIL things that people do with gaming tying them all together is just depressing. We all have an awesome hobby in common and yet it's a total crapshoot going online for games as you may end up with someone calling you a fag and describing how they fucked your mom and that's the light stuff, Lizard squad, Gamergate and those sick fucks who Swat others for fun are all connected to the gaming industry now is just something we apparently we have to deal with, with no actual way of stopping it.
I seriously enjoy this hobby, there's nothing else like it but man does it feel frustrating watching it get driven to places you don't want it to.
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