I play the Warhammer series, so I can't speak much to Pharoh (their newest game release). The apology actually covers a lot of what the drama is about. Higher priced DLCs with okay content, old bugs from the previous installments unfixed, terrible communication with the player base.

I like the apology. It's specific and they are putting their money where their mouth is. As long as they follow up, I think they can recoup a lot of goodwill. I'm hopeful because I love what they've done with the warhammer series and I want them to support it for years to come. It's great right now and it has incredible potential.

I mean, this is literally my strategy. I'm okay not buying games from companies who utilize revenue tactics I don't agree with. Some will adopt in game ads and a lot won't. I'm pretty confident in my stable of devs that probably won't have to drop them. And if I'm wrong? Oh well. They don't get my money.

Knowledge is a grower and a shower

That's actually really funny, because my brain saw the 2 fonts and saw nothing wrong with the image

Does it hold up after a rewatch?

Lots of good answers so far. From my experience, most people know what the fuck to do or at least they know they have a few options, so they don't need me to tell them how to solve their problem.

To specifically answer your question... sitting there listening allows you to figure out if the person needs to vent, talk out their options, validation about their reaction, validation for their own solution, social connection, to know they have a support system in you, encouragement, and sometimes, yes, advice or a solution. So to assume it's only a solution they want leaves out a whole host of other possible reasons they might come to you. "I know I just need to send an email, I just wanted to removed about my boss being a bag of dicks".

You good. People complaining about business practices of a company who has become known for those exact business practices are wild. II personally just stopped buying from them because they've shown they no longer want me as a customer. I do feel like people like those in the article might do better to just stop buying from them. There are so many fucking great devs and games out there from indie to AAA, why would I continue to support a company who I feel is being unfair to their customer base.

That was my plan. Are... are we not doing rhat anymore?

This isn't a pissing contest and no one is acting like this is unique. We saw the same excitement for the last 2 Zelda games, God of War, Spiderman, Elden Ring etc. (post more examples, I don't pay as much attention to the industry anymore so I'm sure I've missed a bunch). Let's celebrate them if that's what you'd like to see more of. They're all awesome and they all add to the evidence that there is a large population that still want to experience games this way.

My ex works for our state's revenue department and they don't give a fuck. The cases she would handle were honestly baffling how these people "made these mistakes". They were either incredibly stupid or it was intentional tax fraud (it was intentional tax fraud). If you get tagged for an innocent mistake it seemed like an easy process to get out.

Why can't it be both? These statements aren't meant for us anyway.

We know it's not all of you. Your generation also fought for civil rights, explored space, invented jogging I think.

We have shitheels in our generation too. And I fear they'll become more and more prominent as we get older. I hope we're able to dampen their greed and intolerance.