• Tiresia@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    4 months ago

    So you hate Valve for creating gambling infrastructure, for taking a massive slice out of developers’ paychecks on every purchase, and using sales to get people to make FOMO purchases, right? Right?

    • TheV2@programming.devEnglish
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      4 months ago

      I hate them for downplaying the problems of their loot-boxes and for not willing to take any measure against it.

      I do not hate them for taking a massive slice out of developers’ paychecks. A developer must make the choice whether the benefits of Steam are worth that slice or not.

      And uh…I do not feel overwhelmingly happy, when a game on my wish-list is on sale. But I do not hate it…If people buy a game they didn’t want…out of fear of missing out on a sale…then, sorry, but they need to get their shit together and take active efforts to have more control over their money.

    • ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zipEnglish
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      4 months ago

      And artificially pumping up the price of games because steam has to have the lowest regular price (so even if another platform takes less than 30% gouge, they can’t offer the game for less than steam sells it for).

      But people here will jump from the throat of anyone claiming they have any anti consumer policies