stardust
@stardust@lemmy.ca
- Comment on GOG seems to be considering paid membership option 1 week ago:
Yeah I’ve used heroic launcher, but a native launcher is still preferred. I like the GOG launcher on windows.
- Comment on GOG seems to be considering paid membership option 2 weeks ago:
Cloud saves, achievements, and tracking hours is something I do like. I have over a 100 GOG games, so individually managing exe files isn’t something I really want to do.
- Comment on Why Are Conservatives More Susceptible to Believing Lies? 1 month ago:
Just to provide some context to the mind of the person you responded to they supports the appointment of Tusli Gabbard.
- Comment on Why Are Conservatives More Susceptible to Believing Lies? 1 month ago:
Tankies push false communism with the bourgeoisie still at the top giving scraps to the proletariat and passing it off as paltry socialism. There’s no societal change to the hierarchy, balance of power, or wealth.
It’s more a weird ultra nationalism where proletariats are being tricked into thinking power has been given to the people when the ones at top are abusing their power to oppress forms of counter thought to seize whatever they want and retain their wealth. I wouldn’t consider them left just because there’s some form of socialism. Lot of countries do if at the very least they fix roads and have fire fighters.
- Comment on Common Ground 1 month ago:
Even when it happens to them it seems like they would still vote for him again, and they are more complaining they were affected than the outcome itself.
And they aren’t going to listen to liberals. Only ones who they will listen to is conservatives so the only way to change their mind is conservatives or false actors pretending to be conservatives to win their vote.
Suffering is better than voting for a lib.
- Comment on Why the Epic Games Store was hated during it's early existence? 1 month ago:
They try to sell this image of being open platform suing Apple and Android, but then refuse to actually properly support something like Linux. And then remain quiet about cuts when it comes to Xbox and Playstation.
- Comment on Why the Epic Games Store was hated during it's early existence? 1 month ago:
Epic made headlines when Metro Exodus that wss set for a steam launch and even physical copies had the steam logo suddenly got pulled for being launched on Steam. old.reddit.com/…/physical_copy_of_metro_exodus_fo…
Then came the bribes to not release on Steam. And from the DARQ dev turned out that also included GOG too.
I was contacted by the Epic Store, proposing that I enter into an exclusivity agreement with them instead of releasing DARQ on Steam. They made it clear that releasing DARQ non-exclusively is not an option. I rejected their offer before we had a chance to talk about money.
medium.com/…/why-i-turned-down-exclusivity-deal-f…
Free games are nice, but that doesn’t guarantee affection when it comes to paying customers.
- Comment on Sony removes PlayStation account requirement from 4 single-player Steam games: Marvel's Spider-Man 2, God of War Ragnarok, The Last of Us Part II Remastered, and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered 2 months ago:
Maybe there’s a chance those games will come to GOG now that there isn’t the psn requirement.
- Comment on How many games do you manage to play at the same time? 3 months ago:
One story based game at a time to focus on that alongside a coop or pvp game like The Finals.
- Comment on Is Half-Life Opposing Force still known to current gamers, or is this a side game that's fallen through the cracks. 3 months ago:
Yeah it’s the main reason I plan to play Half Life 1. I feel like I’ll be able to appreciate Black Mesa more if I go in with the background of Half Life 1 to see all the graphical improvements and work they put in to recreate levels.
- Comment on Is Half-Life Opposing Force still known to current gamers, or is this a side game that's fallen through the cracks. 3 months ago:
I never played it but I haven’t played half life 1 yet either which I plan to do as my next game. I’ve only half life 2.
- Comment on Control is free to claim for 24 hours on Epic 3 months ago:
It feels likes been given away like 5 times.
- Comment on Dredge is free to claim for the next 24 hours on Epic 3 months ago:
People don’t have to be forced to use GOG so there’s people that actually like them, and offering DRM free games with offline installers is pretty pro consumer.
- Comment on GOG reportedly suffering from staff turnover and poor management: “Current business model is likely running out of steam” 3 months ago:
GOG has been closer to offering the more mainstream indies and big studio titles that interest me. I guess itch library doesn’t really appeal as often to my tastes.
- Comment on GOG reportedly suffering from staff turnover and poor management: “Current business model is likely running out of steam” 3 months ago:
You are just ignoring that the installers can be downloaded and saved. Or even just the game directory can continue to work.
For people who value that it is a difference. Even how the game works is different with how some don’t work offline or lose ability to function offline once verification expires compared to non DRM counterparts.
You are an idiot acting as if DRM and DRM free is the same as though some license terms is the only determining factor.
- Comment on GOG reportedly suffering from staff turnover and poor management: “Current business model is likely running out of steam” 3 months ago:
That GOG downloaded installers can’t be forcibly deactivated or taken away? Your phrasing is confusing so I don’t think people are able to tell whether you think GOG installers are a good or bad thing, or acting like it is useless and provides no further benefit than DRM alternatives.
- Comment on GOG reportedly suffering from staff turnover and poor management: “Current business model is likely running out of steam” 3 months ago:
Ummm… That’s the case for disc games too of only being able to retain possession once it’s shipped to you and you properly store it. Or any tangible good for that matter. I don’t what point you are trying to make.
- Comment on GOG reportedly suffering from staff turnover and poor management: “Current business model is likely running out of steam” 3 months ago:
Those are terminologies corporations care about. But, for real life use there is a difference between a product that can be remotely taken away and products that can’t. Otherwise could be argued there is no difference between a pirated copy of Red Dead Redemption 2 and a legit one, which there is once you try to play offline.
- Comment on GOG reportedly suffering from staff turnover and poor management: “Current business model is likely running out of steam” 3 months ago:
Especially competition that actually delivers something unique a segment of the population wants as opposed to simply existing. Their DRM free stance and standalone installers are a pro consumer move giving control back to the consumer once they download the files.
- Comment on GOG reportedly suffering from staff turnover and poor management: “Current business model is likely running out of steam” 3 months ago:
Yeah itch lacks the bigger titles GOG has been able to pull.
- Comment on 'I want to acknowledge that we messed up': NZXT addresses concerns about its controversial Flex gaming PC rental program and commits to taking action 4 months ago:
He is taking on the noble fight for consumers. Exposing them for the crooks they are.
- Comment on Making peace with liking very few games? 4 months ago:
Should be happy to have less things trying to convince you to spend money. Being able to enjoy a few games is an absolute financial win.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 4 months ago:
I don’t have it installed. I claim through the website.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 4 months ago:
Bethesda did that after shutting down their launcher.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 4 months ago:
I claim but I don’t even have the launcher installed. If it wasn’t for through give away I’d completely forget about the place.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 4 months ago:
I just save my money and play something else or buy something else. There’s more games than can be played that I’ve never felt like I was losing out by not buying a game from epic.
- Comment on Do Not Buy NZXT | Predatory, Evil Rental Computer Scam Investigated - Gamers Nexus 4 months ago:
I like my arctic liquid freezer aio. Wanted a simple one.
- Comment on Why are $70 AAA games slashing prices so drastically? 4 months ago:
Price tier strategy. Get impatient people to pay $70 because they need to play ASAP. And then sales to get people who won’t pay $70. Pricing low permanently misses out on getting as much money from people who are willing to pay more throughout the year.
- Comment on Why are $70 AAA games slashing prices so drastically? 4 months ago:
$70 price is for people who are really impatient and then sales are to capture price sensitive people over time. Not unusual. It’s why I wasn’t bothered by the $70 retail price, since I knew I’d never have to pay it. It’s just a tax on the impatient.
- Comment on Guys, what did you buy during the Steam autumn sale? 4 months ago:
Oh that’s a good deal and I’ve been waiting years for it to get cheap! Time to finally play it.