Night.Ninja
Banned
I don't understand why is everyone so happy
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Digital Homicide games removed on Steam due to "being hostile to Steam customers"
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angelic
Banned
just got an internship there?
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
Fucking glorious!
Good riddance!
Good riddance!
mysteriousmage09
Member
Can you explain why you shouldn't be happy?
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
"Shit dev" is putting it lightly.
This was the worst dev, both in game quality and actions, that I've ever witnessed.
Everyone is happy because Steam is a slightly better place without Digital Homicide. It's not hard to understand.
Stilton Disco
Member
Honestly, I'm just sad that it took this long and this dramatic a turn to get these games off steam.
They, and the seemingly thousands like them, should never have been allowed on the store in the first place.
Still, good riddance to some absolute shitbags. Hope this hits them in the pocket hard.
They, and the seemingly thousands like them, should never have been allowed on the store in the first place.
Still, good riddance to some absolute shitbags. Hope this hits them in the pocket hard.
Just checked their game group on Steam and there's some pretty harsh comments there. Considering how personal they seemed to take Sterling's videoes, they must be hurting something fierce now. I get that they brought it on themselves and likely made every mistake possible, but it's still other people we're talking about.
MillionStabs
Banned
Next week:
"Digital Homicide sues all Steam users for not buying their games"
"Digital Homicide sues all Steam users for not buying their games"
LordBaztion
Member
Are they going to sue steam now?
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
How have they even managed to exist all of this time? Their releases are trash, poorly reviewed, and the entire lot sells for a buck or two.
cleveridea
Member
I'd love to see the reaction to their lawyer being asked "ok we can sue valve now, right?"
fabricated backlash
Member
They represent themselves.
Have you missed the parts where they threatened Jim Sterling and his family, showed pictures of his house on their site, doxed him and so on?
They deserve zero sympathy.
MrToast
Member
Because they were pretty much asset flips, and unfortunately a lot of other developers do the same sort of practice.
Azure Dream
Member
The amazing thing is they got pissy about Jim playing and complaining about their games, Jim plays other bad games, then they get pissy with Jim because some of those games were actually secretly posted by them under a different name.
Lightning_Roller
Banned
What the hell?! These guys just don't deserve to lose sales, they deserve to be put in jail. Arrogant fucks...
Not sure if defense force or you have no idea what these two do.
UcchedavÄda
Member
Schadenfreude means feeling joy at somebody's misfortune, so it perfectly describes what it is happening in this thread. Something bad happening to someone is not schadenfreude, nor is it somebody getting their comeuppance, but how you fell about it can be schadenfreude.
Slime Scholar
Member
Now to see if they're willing to cut their losses and stop the outrageous lawsuit.
mrmickfran
Member
Ucchedavāda;217158591 said:
I rather thought thats what I said, schadenfreude describes what we feel and not what has happened.
We bask in the feeling of schadenfreude, while one could accurately describe that the mechanism which allowed us such malicious joy is DH getting their comeuppance (just deserts, due reward, just punishment).
When I said "or not" i meant I didnt wish to speak for another gaffer, apologies if it's not clear.
Would it make you happy to know that because you posted in this thread now they might file a frivolous lawsuit against you?
How would you feel if they did that, dragged to you a court halfway across the country, then they were brutally murdered. Would you feel elated & relieved?
Do you experience emotions at all.
These people weren't just exploitative, evil shitbags, they were a THREAT.
I thought about it for a second, maybe two. But then I realized that would mean giving these people money.
I am a part-time indie developer myself, so I know that this market is tough. It's not enough to deliver a quality game any more. You also need a passion for gaming that comes across in your product, positive word of mouth, a good relationship with your audience and other devs, and to offer compelling value for the asking price.
Not only did these folks lack ALL of these things (quality, passion, relationships, value), it is clear that they did not even try for any of them. They followed the "releases = money" philosophy that you never see from good developers. The quality of their output was similar to the few XBLIG developers that just modified the starter kits and released them as new games (except with added bugs). They responded to criticism not by trying to improve their products, but with deletions, harassment, and lawsuits.
We are happy because people like this should not be in game development. They should be seeking mental help (and I hope they do...not joking or sarcasm).
This is the root of his/their problem. That realization has yet to happen.
I hope he/they can get the help they need.
potatohead
Member
Haven't heard of any of those games.
Woo-Fu
Banned
After being potty-trained as children we always feel satisfaction when a toilet gets flushed.
bigbaldwolf86
Banned
Oh Jim is gonna have a field day with this one ha ha
Good riddance
Good riddance
I get that, but sympathy is not only given when it's deserved. I don't dispute that they brought it on themselves or in any way sympathize with the way they've behaved in this case, but considering how hurt they were about Sterling's original videos and how irrationally they lashed out, you've got to wonder what something like this will do to a person who already gets unproportionally upset about bad critique. I hope they get some help and find a way out of this mess that leads to self-reflection without being scarred for life.
The only defense force I'm a part of is the one defending earth against ants and spiders. Regardless, I still feel those comments were out of line.
I predicted. But I also couldnt be bothered either.
3rdamention
Member
No, they are going to sue everyone in this thread saying "good" because it hurts their feelings.
Killer Queen
Banned
-ignore user-You could say they committed
Digital Suicide
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
StrikeNinja24
Banned
Who else can't wait until Jim's video on Monday?
I hate to say it, but this whole mess was and will probably continue to be incredibly entertaining.
Because let's be honest, DH isn't stopping with this. At least until Valve sues/counter-sues the 'company', if possible. Imagine how that would play out.
I hate to say it, but this whole mess was and will probably continue to be incredibly entertaining.
Because let's be honest, DH isn't stopping with this. At least until Valve sues/counter-sues the 'company', if possible. Imagine how that would play out.
I am sure of this as well. There is no limit for these guys and they honestly think they should be proud of themselves for pushing garbage on the storefront. There is the fact that they might just end up trying to dox these people considering past history as well.
Jim cannot talk about it yet. His lawsuit is still on-going. It seems like the judge is just annoyed at the moment however.
StrikeNinja24
Banned
He will still find a way to sneak it in there while toeing the line.
Guessing they're in a third world country with a favorable exchange rate. A couple hundred a month USD/Euro/Pounds goes a long way.
There's trophy hunter buissinesses that will platinum/top gamer score games for you that run in similar models of living somewhere dirt cheap.
Handy Fake
Member
Presumably, his two second intro here to his latest video is a bit of a reference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPyXJi0lCOY
"Hello you bodies that insist on hitting the floor, at this point we just let you get on with it..."
Because fuck them