The business model isn’t terrible, it majes money, but it is terrible for the consumer
Comment on MultiVersus officially closes down and is delisted today
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 6 days ago
It’s really gross how people’s games can just be disappeared these days. GaaS is a terrible business model.
stoy@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
The business model isn’t terrible, it makes money, but it is terrible for the consumer
I am aggressively opposed to anything that is profitable at the expense of the consumer. That is a terrible business model.
RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
The catch is a free to play online gaming service isn’t a “game you own” in most cases.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 6 days ago
There are a very small number of games where a changing world is a benefit to the game, although sometimes the approach also means skimping on some development before going live.
Helldivers 2 is an example of a game that benefits from the changing world approach of GaaS and it doesn’t have predatory monetization. Playing the game gives enough in game currency to buy optional equipment needed for the changing world even if you only play a few hours a week. Heck, play it more regularly and you can afford most of the thematic warbonds which again and not necessary. The changing world and adding more enemy units keeps the game fresh over time, and the evolving story is like playing a giant semi shared campaign. You play a small part in a shared experience. I don’t think doing the game as a single or coop campaign would have been a better experience.
That said, when they do end the ongoing campaign at some point it would be awesome to have some kind of automated system campaign for people to still do things. It wouldn’t be as focused, but it would extend the game’s life.
MultiVersus was hurt by trying to do SaaS because they added more predatory monetization after the beta where it was bad enough and tried to milk it for everything to the detriment of the gameplay. It isna great example of a game where the SaaS approach was terible, and that is the case for the vast majority of SaaS games.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 6 days ago
It’s going offline. You can still play it.
If you never owned it then it doesn’t matter.Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 5 days ago
It’s not my game. I only wanted to talk about what they did wrong. Kinda just doing armpit farts at the funeral, yanno?
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 days ago
Lol i like that phrasing. Yeah i hear ya
Tattorack@lemmy.world 5 days ago
It’s not just limited to games…
We see it most prevalently in games because the gaming industry is massive. But this can also happen to your car… Or your fridge…
Here’s a fun story:
There were these few blind people who volunteered to have cybernetic implants that would help them (partially) see. The company went under, the patent is held by a patent troll, but the people still have those implants in their head… Which have now either shut down or are malfunctioning…
smeg@feddit.uk 2 days ago
It can get a lot worse than that
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Hack the planet, indeed.