Are you trying to make a point or just trolling? The only thing I can think of is you are trying to make the case that it is the fault of the players and not the studio that the game didn’t survive.
Exactly, you’re willing to accept shitty business practices as long as the game is still “fun”, so why are you at all surprised that management responds to that by doubling down on shitty business practices?
Again, management doesn’t care, they already have the money. They can and will rip the copper out of the walls and bail to the next company, lather rinse repeat. This isn’t exactly a new phenomenon either, people hijacking companies and running them into the ground for massive short-term profits has been going on since before either of us was born.
What I’m saying is that this isn’t surprising in the least and that you were and are directly incentivizing this behavior by not having a fucking spine and continuing to patronize these companies despite their shitty behavior so your incredulity makes no sense, and also that you’re kinda stupid for needing that explained this goddamned thoroughly
The people in charge don’t care, they already have the money
Are you trying to make a point or just trolling? The only thing I can think of is you are trying to make the case that it is the fault of the players and not the studio that the game didn’t survive.
Fool me once shame on you, fool me consistently for a fucking decade and yeah actually that’s on me
Do you think there might be a reason why people continued to come back to that game and play it? Maybe that it might be fun?
It is possible to enjoy something and acknowledge the fact that it could be much better.
Exactly, you’re willing to accept shitty business practices as long as the game is still “fun”, so why are you at all surprised that management responds to that by doubling down on shitty business practices?
Because short term profit milking is extremely shortsighted and as is evidenced by LITERALLY the article we are commenting under.
Again, management doesn’t care, they already have the money. They can and will rip the copper out of the walls and bail to the next company, lather rinse repeat. This isn’t exactly a new phenomenon either, people hijacking companies and running them into the ground for massive short-term profits has been going on since before either of us was born.
So, the way you see it, people shouldn’t engage with things they enjoy if there is a greedy entity on the other side?
Do you know how many hobbies that covers?
What I’m saying is that this isn’t surprising in the least and that you were and are directly incentivizing this behavior by not having a fucking spine and continuing to patronize these companies despite their shitty behavior so your incredulity makes no sense, and also that you’re kinda stupid for needing that explained this goddamned thoroughly