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[Zacfoldor]

This is hilarious and people know my AI love but I can't get behind this.

I want AI to raise all ships. Even the devs who hate it. AI is a true good to our world.

This sentiment of the OP is not a good but rather an apathy.

I do want them to succeed in most cases. Especially in Japan.

That said, I almost did a funny response instead. It's too good, lol. Game devs will read this and think we all believe it, lol. <3

 

[Wolzard]

I as a consumer only care about one thing: Is this game fun? I don't care about gaming as a medium out side of of me consuming it and I am sick of all the belly aching about game developers on the internet. To any and all game developers, get back in the kitchen and make me another game.

 

[Danjin44]

I mean no offence to anybody but if someone says something like this I would assume you don't care about this hobby.

Even in movies people care about directors and actors because they one making things we enjoy.

 

[FMN]

based

Most of the problems they have are self inflicted anyways.

 

[Moondoggy]

 

[rodrigolfp]

I don't care about them as human beings, their well being

Cut their arms off and see if they can make your games...

 

[StereoVsn]

Avg joe technical dev/programmer is neccecary collateral dmg of western studios making woke games that underperorm sales wise, it cant be avoided. Its not on me, its on project/studio heads and even executives above them.

If that guy is skilled enough he will find another job quickly, likely he will have to grind more there and for smaller salary which is fine too, western AAA devs salaries are way too high anyways.

If dev is smart and has necessary experience, they will leave the industry and go to regular business companies for higher salaries. We are seeing a lot of burn out and experienced developers (actual developers not "community managers") leaving for easier work and more money.

I know it's hard to believe but generally game dev has higher stress and less money vs regular businesses.

 

[PeteBull]

If dev is smart and has necessary experience, they will leave the industry and go to regular business companies for higher salaries. We are seeing a lot of burn out and experienced developers (actual developers not "community managers") leaving for easier work and more money.

I know it's hard to believe but generally game dev has higher stress and less money vs regular businesses.

Its their life/bread so i dont blame them, again i blame top executives/studio and project heads.

 

[dorkimoe]

Damn you must be good with people and have lots of friends

 

[PeteBull]

Damn you must be good with people and have lots of friends

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Precisely, yesterday I read very sad news: the studio behind Shady Part of Me and MIO: Memories in Orbit has shut down. These people are passionate and extremely talented but very bad at marketing and didn't have the mainstream media backing them up as they did with Mixtape.

That's one of the very few cases in which we are losing by their demise.

 

[Emmy Ator Best]

Have to agree

 

[No Banana]

I don't give a damn about video game developers. I don't care about them as human beings, their well being, their jobs, their pay, their families, their lively hood. I don't care about lay offs, AI, Unions, crunch, sexual harassment or studio shutdowns.

I as a consumer only care about one thing: Is this game fun? I don't care about gaming as a medium out side of of me consuming it and I am sick of all the belly aching about game developers on the internet. To any and all game developers, get back in the kitchen and make me another game.

We believe you, Asha

 

[Bondo]

Yes and No.
I agree with alot of your take. Disagree with others.

At the end of the day - thats their career chosen. Its no different than any other job except you have a bunch of mongrels online either praying for your success or praying for your downfall.
Just gimme some good games. Personally, i dont get caught up in wishing for downfalls of companies/devs etc. I just wont pay for what doesnt interests me regardless of who makes it.

At my job nobody gives a shit about me - they just want what i put out. Is what it is. lol

 

[vindafarna]

Honestly, you make a good point, OP.

The game devs honestly don't care about me, so I don't care about them either. Their focus should be to make a fun game.

 

[sCHOCOLATE]

I don't give a damn about video game developers. I don't care about them as human beings, their well being, their jobs, their pay, their families, their lively hood. I don't care about lay offs, AI, Unions, crunch, sexual harassment or studio shutdowns.

I as a consumer only care about one thing: Is this game fun? I don't care about gaming as a medium out side of of me consuming it and I am sick of all the belly aching about game developers on the internet. To any and all game developers, get back in the kitchen and make me another game.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

This industry is obsessed with talking about how hard poor developers have it, as if they were the most exploited people out there.
I don't have to deal with this crap with any other product I buy.

You dont have to deal with it at all.
Show us the person who holds a gun to your head, and forces you to register and post here?
Oh you're here voluntarily?
Lol, lmao even.

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

I only care about the game and companies that makes my favorite games so zero fucks given if the company doesn't make a game I like loses their jobs. And good thing all the layoffs that's been happening these past few years are all from companies that have games I don't like so all fine by me.

 

[PeteBull]

Have to agree

Eastern europe and asian devs got no problem fulfilling our desires, majority of western dev studios better catch up quickly

 

[Laptop1991]

I only care about the games as well, so i do agree,, but that was a great rant lol, loved it.

 

[HarryKS]

They got a bit too cocky with their high salaries at some time some would say.

 

[_Ex_]

I do wonder if on movie forums people obsess about film studios. Or if on music forums people obsess about recording studios.

 

[Danjin44]

I do wonder if on movie forums people obsess about film studios. Or if on music forums people obsess about recording studios.

I would say movie enthusiasts care about directors and actors and for music is the artist.

 

[crackajack]

Well they don't care about you either.

and I think that's fine.

A consumer has to care about the product and only optionally about the circumstances that surrounds that product. And the corporation has to care about making a profit with their products, following labor laws but only optionally make it pleasant for their workers.

Layoffs and whatnot are objectively interesting, in some monopoly like thought meta game, but are hardly primary thoughts about what drives my mind in gaming.

 

[Sohurmk833]

and I think that's fine.

Of course it is. They alone will reap the consequences. See Bungie.

 

[begotten]

If they're American I agree.