Devs should not be "forced to run on a treadmill until their mental or physical health breaks", says publisher of Manor Lords, citing how gamers seem to be trained to expect endless content work now - eviltoast
Devs should not be "forced to run on a treadmill until their mental or physical health breaks", says publisher
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Manor Lords' publisher has hit back at claims the game is an "interesting case study in the pitfalls of early access", …

This really does not sound healthy. The game is released, for a certain amount of money. If people don’t like what they get for their money, they simply should not buy it.

But by now gamers have been so trained to expect to endless content treadmills and all their ilk like mtx and battle passes that publishers/developers get egged on if they don’t work on their game 24/7 and forever.

  • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    6 months ago

    Which is what digital downloads was actually all about.

    Killing the second hand market in the belief and hope that those people buying the used copy for 5 bucks, will come to the dev/pub directly and spend the 60 bucks on it brand new.

    • rottingleaf@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Which is why some degree of chaotic lawlessness (as in pirate disks being sold near subway entrances) is good for humanity and good for the market.

      And there’s no inherent moral value in intellectual property or copyright, so only whether it’s ultimately better or worse to have it is important.