>>955928
>I'd rather do something
Anon, if you're going to "Do something", educate yourself first on everything going on.
>he's been anal about this shit since at least Darkspore in 2015
And since 2015, he's been talking to
real lawyers about the situation (Many of them sympathetic to what he's trying to do) with them coming back and stating that the problem is people still agreeing to the EULAs despite all the press coverage extensive detailing how predatory and illegal those things are. And if these companies ever do end up in court and lose the case, the worst that's going to happen to them is a slap on the wrist that isn't going to change their business practices at the end of the day
because people are still buying those games and agreeing to their EULAs.
>do you really think if they thought "companies pull EOS all the time and don't get the shit slapped out of them maybe I should do it to", that your "kosher" devs wouldn't do exactly that if they saw any advantage in doing so?
No because the smaller "kosher" (As you phrased it) devs cannot risk upsetting the people who are supporting them because if a game fails, that's it. Ubisoft, EA, and even WB can risk shutting those games down, any backlash be damned, because (1) their output is so massive that all they need is
one success to keep the engine chugging along, (2) they've built up a warchest from the time when they
were successful so they can ride it out during the times they aren't, and (3) they're dependent upon government subsidies to keep them afloat so they can pump out constant failures and still make a profit thanks to your tax dollars.
>Sorry but if you want to fix that, you have to give half a damn about what everyone else is doing
No, I don't. Improving society comes second, improving yourself comes first because how can you fix the world's problems if you cannot even fix your own? That's why I keep coming back to asking people why
YOU have to play
that specific game? Especially when you know that all you're doing is making the problem worse by doing so.
>Society greatly helps dictate what companies choose to produce
No, it doesn't. It's the reverse. Companies and individuals introduce products and services that they think people will exchange money for, and "society" determines if those ventures turnout to be successes or failures. For example, automobiles have been in production 1769, but they didn't receive wide adoption until 1913 when "society" deemed them "affordable enough" with the Model T. However getting governments involved screw that up each and every time.
>convince every normalfag and investor in the world to stop buying GaaS and it'll die overnight
No, it won't because many of the people pushing GaaS are doing so (On government/non-profit money) for the purposes of pushing their Socialist utopia where you will own nothing and be happy.
>and you're arguing for all of us "sensible gamers" to become hermits and reject society
No, I'm suggesting that you take your money and go elsewhere.
For example, this post lists some alternatives stores that you can go to and buy games from: >>955106
>AAA games were good once twenty years ago
Anon,
Shenmue is a major reason why Sega became a third-party developer.
>we ain't getting another potential golden age unless companies are incentivized to remove their predatory practices
Anon, nothing is going to change at those companies unless you remove the people in those companies who enacted those practices in the first place? Even if the law sides against, they're going to keep trying again and again because "They know better" and you don't. While incomplete, here's a
small list of those people involved if you want to get started:
>>>/v/953601
This is also not accounting for non-profits entities, politicians, and people outside of the game industry who are pushing this.
>I'm thinking long term and want to see more good games from companies that have the budget to actually push technological and traditional boundaries
Read
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki, start building up your wealth, and learn how to code on the side. Depending on how much you put into it, you could have your own gaming giant by the end of the next decade or two for the purposes of doing exactly that. These companies are not going to do, so get off your ass and stop complaining.
>I'm aware non pozzed games exist, and I want there to continue being non pozzed games being released
Then how about your support those developers and talk about those games? For example, have you heard about
Dread Templar,
Dungeon Vixens or
Dreamcutter? If so, are they any good? I've been eyeing them for a little while, but hesitant to pull the plug on buying them.
>Here's how that problem can be fixed, make companies not predatory
In other words, never make people responsible for their own actions because they're a bunch of stupid niggers who don't know better. The number one reason why authoritarians consistently come into power and screw it up for everyone else.
>What they want is an industry that they can in good conscience support
Then how about you support the developers doing things correctly instead of supporting the developers who are trying to fuck you over?
>They shouldn't have had the power in the first place
Then you shouldn't have been playing their games.
>Are you seriously telling me that the circuses getting shut down is not just cause for a consumer revolt?
Not when you've been warned time and time again what's going to happen and you
CHOSE to ignore those warnings.
>>956000
> Californian leftists are infiltrating my Japanese video games
Sony, Marvelous, Sega, SE, Capcom, Bamco, and Nintendo were already infiltrated a
long time ago. Your best options are to either burn everything to the ground and start fresh or focus on the areas where the cancer doesn't exist. I listed off several developers earlier than you can support instead.