by MiTT3NZ » Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:09 am
That whole capitalism argument was flawed on so many parts that I'm kinda weirded out that youz ain't as smart as I (used to) give you credit for. Voting with money? Seriously? Gaming companies are evil for wanting to make money? Necro pleeeeaaasse.
You don't vote with money, you buy what you like, and bitch about shit you don't like via a little something called the internet (which I'm pretty sure you all have a lot of experience doing by now anyway)
The way the argument went, it's as if the industry will soon be consumed by corporate greed, and whilst the actions of a handful of publishers seems to be hinting that this is indeed the destination, it couldn't be further from the truth. Have events in the last few years not told you anything? Project Rainfall, Mass Effect 3's ending, Capcom reviewing the on-disc DLC policy... It's only the likes of our Shenmue III campaign and the whole Mega Man shit that hasn't succeeded. And they started in the days when voices on the internet carried little weight.
So, it seems that the compromise is that we get a little more of a say in the industry at the expense of paying a little more. Fair trade, I'd say. If I bought a copy of Sonic 2 for the MS in the 90s for £30 and had a problem with the decision to leave Tails out as a playable character, I probably wouldn't even get a reply from SEGA about it, let alone an expansion pack that remedied the situation. Nowadays though, if I spend an extra £10 on the game (which would work out cheaper when you factor in inflation), I can join a huge verbal (okay, not verbal) protest without even having to leave my room, and have a good chance of getting a positive outcome.
Things aren't getting worse at all, they're getting better, and more fool you if you think otherwise. I welcome anyone to challenge this notion. And if you're gonna make comparisons, try and keep it in the same context. Comparing it to cars is stupid and can easily be flipped. I could just as easily make the comparison that when you buy a car you don't expect to have to pay extra for the gearstick.
Wise up kiddies, companies aren't monsters and you don't deserve the earth.
MiTT3NZ has received a thanks from: Bambi
But better than not coming at all!
