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Some of us care about devs tho. I never praise Kojima, I never Praise Sony or Microsoft, I praise the working man/woman that give us the games not the ones gaf drools about in every single thread. At the end of the day we can't really do anything can we? Stop buying the games? Then the devs suffer. Buy the games? Money goes to publisher, devs still suffer? Criticize the game with low ratings? Devs suffers again. THeres no winning for them either way. We can bring shit to light but yeah doubt anything will ever change. Maybe a little.
As a former dev I find it patronizing, and frankly insulting. These people aren't asking for your assistance or pity. Don't you think it comes off as being intrusive and weirdly voyeuristic to show such interest in other people's work and lifestyle conditions?
The worst part is the insinuation that these people aren't able to assert or help themselves.
Bottom line, if you actually cared about working practices/conditions you wouldn't pick such a "soft" occupation as game dev to champion. Whole employment sectors offer potentially far harsher conditions, you don't even need to go to the worst kind of sweatshop practices to see situations where being overworked and underpaid is far more of an issue for those affected.
I'd rather work in any capacity in game-dev than in retail on a zero-hour contract.
Sorry, but this whole thing makes me furious because its so FAKE. Its recreational outrage, and thus more about narcissism than empathy.