Re:John Carmack goes off about online-only games being aband...
by ronsor on Sunday February 12, 2023 @06:32PM
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Gamers are a "special" target market that regularly purchases products from companies with contempt for them. The top examples are EA and Blizzard. I'm unsure whether to attribute it to simple addiction, misplaced brand loyalty, or something else. With regard to the DRM and anti-cheats that ironically make your system even less secure, a lot of gamers are so scared of cheaters that they'll put up with anything.
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Re:John Carmack goes off about online-only games being aband...
by account42 on Monday February 13, 2023 @07:46AM
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> Gamers are a "special" target market that regularly purchases products from companies with contempt for them.
How does that make gamers special - aren't most mainstream products optimized for profit at the expense of quality?