the direction pc gaming is heading...

Surfer · 22 Sep 2017 at 17:26

I'm a tad concerned in the direction pc gaming is heading in.

This video by PGP pretty much summed up my opinions. I was vehemently against DLC back in the day...still am really. But things seem to have gone to **** with a lot of pc games these days. Every year the line of whats acceptable seems to get pushed back...

Seems to me we...consumers are treated like brain dead ***** Its like we are not the customer but the product.

Surfer · 22 Sep 2017 at 17:40

I do want to see more transparency in the item drop rates like Korea(?) is forcing via legislation

https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/2/15517962/china-new-law-dota-league-of-legends-odds-loot-box-random

Was China. yeah China unbelievably.

Surfer · 22 Sep 2017 at 18:02

Paying for DLC is one thing. I can see and make a choice on a definite outcome. But paying for random loot crates where you arent paying for X item (or card e.g. fifa ultimate team) you are paying for the chance only to get the item..... absolute madness imho....its gambling not even disguised its blatant.

And then theres devs who make something free and part of the game to start with but then see how much of a cash cow it could be for them...they release an update that takes it away lol and puts it behind a paywall technically .. Bethesda paid mods anyone? The mod scene in their games is huge thousands and thousands of mods. And now they want a piece of the pie...(without creative effort on their part ofc)

Surfer · 8 Oct 2017 at 13:28

*update

there is a petition been launched to ask the government to look into this if anyone is interested.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/201300

and macks entertaining video on it

there might be swearies in that video so NSFW **edit Mack bleeps out his swearies i remember now. he uses it a lot though