inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoIndie dev defends criticism of Steam refund abuse amid review bombing of his game: 'It's wrong to refund a game after having fun with it and completing it'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square169fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkIndie dev defends criticism of Steam refund abuse amid review bombing of his game: 'It's wrong to refund a game after having fun with it and completing it'www.pcgamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square169fedilink
minus-squareBonje@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoI think locking refunds after a certain achievement unlock is a decent way to address this unless devs are scummy and do it after one achievement. Though proper disclosures can fix that too.
minus-squarerealitaetsverlust@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days ago unless devs are scummy and do it after one achievement Well guess what will happen. This is something which will never have a solution that makes both players and devs happy. Someone always gets shafted.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoYou’ve found the main menu!
minus-squarethingsiplay@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoToo easy to abuse. Would complicate even further without real gain. Refunds should not be controlled by the developers or publishers of the game.
I think locking refunds after a certain achievement unlock is a decent way to address this unless devs are scummy and do it after one achievement. Though proper disclosures can fix that too.
Well guess what will happen.
This is something which will never have a solution that makes both players and devs happy. Someone always gets shafted.
You’ve found the main menu!
Too easy to abuse. Would complicate even further without real gain. Refunds should not be controlled by the developers or publishers of the game.