That’s where I am at. Want more money? Release a full complete game. BG3 honestly I could pay 100 for and feel content. RDR2 same deal. Those are complete games, and are worth it.
This Ubisoft trash coming out? 20. Tops.
thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Provide me with a complete experience out-of-the-box as an end-user (you know how it should be done, developers - it’s the way things were before the PS3/XBox 360 era), don’t try to nickel & dime me with ‘micro-transactions’ or ‘battle passes’, or scam me with multiple ‘expansions’ every year… and then, and only then, we can talk.
$60 USD in 2000 is worth about $110 now; so there’s room to negotiate - but it needs to be in good faith, and I don’t trust publishers to do so currently.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 3 weeks ago
thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Indies are honestly the only thing keeping me in this hobby; well that and retro collecting…
A game like Vampire Survivors has given me hundreds of hours of entertainment and value for a fraction of the cost of a single “AAA” game - even factoring in the handful of expansion packs he’s released.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 3 weeks ago
The major publishers declared strategy and top down games dead, but factorio and other small indie games gmhave kept me on for thousands of hours
glimse@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’ve never regretted buying a game full price less than BG3. My baseless rule of thumb for value is that $1 should get you an hour of fun and I’ve got like 400 hours in that game
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Line must go up MFer
thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Corporations are beholden to their shareholders, yes - but the issue is more down to the fact that we seem to have forgotten that shareholders have the intellect of a toddler… give them free reign and they’ll eat pure sugar for dinner and then complain about a tummy ache.
The line can still go up by delivering quality experiences (as mentioned elsewhere: BG3, RDR2 & hopefully GTA6); by taking care of your stakeholders (which includes employees and customers), it results in higher long-term returns for everyone.
But again, shareholders are toddlers and the current system is giving them free rein.
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
The line can still go up by delivering quality experiences (as mentioned elsewhere: BG3, RDR2 & hopefully GTA6); by taking care of your stakeholders (which includes employees and customers), it results in higher long-term returns for everyone.
Hilarious. Now pay $30 mo for our add free version of this game.
lemmyng@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
It also has to be fully functional offline. I don’t want to be locked out because someone’s login server is down.