I don't know about you, but I remember the days when the piracy of video games was so much higher than it is now. Despite that, as we, gamers, grew up, we realized that it would be a nice thing to support the companies because, you know, they supply us with hours of fun, enjoyable stories, you got to know certain characters that you just couldn't ever imagine on your own. What I don't understand is, WHAT DID WE DO WRONG?
Ok, I get it, the companies are getting bigger, the projects become more complex, they need more money...Ok...$60 / game... well shit... ok... But wait a fucking second!
Ok ok, the projects are more complex, but the fucking technology is more complex too. You don't have to write code from scratch, you already have tones of assets, code presets, automatic lighting and all that kind of bullshit at a few clicks away. Why the fuck do you need more money? For testing? HAHA! What a good fucking joke... I see floating trees even in the best titles of this decade like Witcher 3, and not only that, but sometimes the horse gets stuck like a retard in some broken fences...
- We give them money, they give us DLC, which in the old days was a free fucking "Add on" as it was called.
- We give them money, they give us in game fucking currency which you can buy with real world money. Lucky us, I can't wait to pay an extra $10 for a fucking coat.
- We give them money, they give us bugged but playable games, only if you have the latest shit in terms of hardware you can maybe get a 50fps at medium settings... Motherfuckers, I don't mind if you just keep on delaying a title as Rockstar did with GTA V on pc, but at least give me something worth paying for...
- We give them money, they give us the same recycled shit (COD, AC, Farcry etc). I understand the gameplay needs to be similar because that is what made the title popular, but don't just sell me the same shit with a different color of brown for fuck sake...
HOLY SHIT GAME COMPANIES, THANK YOU!
Only if I knew what I was about to support, I swear to you I wouldn't even bought fucking counter strike 1.6...
To be noted, I still have respect for some STUDIOS, but for game companies? Nah, fuck that... This shit grew into an unstoppable cancer...
I'm with you! I still love my retro game systems. I remember a time when you turned on the system and it just played the game. Now I turn on my Xbox one every couple weeks and the damn thing has to update for an hour. That is usually the only hour I have to play. I really don't care about the updates and just want to play the game on the disc. But there isn't a way to put it off until the next time. And I pay $60 for a game that I can't play without doing incessant OS updates. :(
they need to protect your xbox from hackers lmao... I don't know with this updates... they really seem this days that they are just there to give the impression that the company is behind you and helps you...
Well I suppose that is one big advantage of modern gaming systems is being able to play online with other people. That also needs protection from hackers. Usually when I am playing I just want to play offline. I figure that they could push the updates to the background so I can play right away. Sadly I think a lot of the more simple old games were more fun. When you bought a game they didn't ask for extra money in game. Dlc's for computer games used to be expected for free. Now they charge for a couple extra levels or sadly for a coat as you mentioned in your post.
yeah...too bad we are not as united as a community as we should be... When the first DLC was released, nobody should have bought it... Because that was the start...
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I am currently playing Shroud of the Avatar. I have invested thousands of dollars and played thousands of hours, and I regret neither. SotA has a well managed economy, and the terms of use allow trading real money for virtual goods on secondary markets. I have already seen a full return on my investment after playing it for less than a year. I made $1720 just last weekend.
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Some people like to run in-game businesses or play the role of a wealthy merchant. This style of play is not for everyone. Fortunately, there are lots of games out there that fit a wide variety of preferences and play-styles. Personally, I have no idea why people are still paying to play video games when they could be investing into a game that pays them to play.