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Mistic, (edited ) do games w Which game series had the worst anniversary celebration?

Genshin Impact’s first anniversary was the most horrendous one I’ve seen.

They couldn’t even bother to send out an in-game message to congratulate the players.

What they did instead is paying thousands of dollars for Twitter emojis and dishing out a few give-away events where you had to practically advertise for the game to enter. Were you guaranteed to get any reward? No.

Essentially, instead of even acknowledging the anniversary, they made players advertise their game.

They were also supposed to introduce a paid bundle with some cosmetic items alongside a free concert stream (the concert was pretty good). But that was after the anniversary. Keep the bundle in mind, however.

What did it lead to?

  • Thousands of outraged players flooded social media.
  • Their discord was spammed with “qiqi fallen” emote (one of the characters laying on her back with a blank stare).
  • Review bombing got to the point where even Google Classrooms became one of the casualties

I’m probably missing some other details, but this lasted for weeks.

After a long while of non-communication, the devs gave in and finally decided to give players something. This “something” turned out to be the bundle that was supposed to be paid content alongside some (read “very little”) in-game resources. There was also another another giveaway event with, this time, guaranteed rewards. The rewards were, practically, you either get a scooter or one cent. Needless to say, it left a sour taste afterward.

Honestly, it felt like a slap in the face, but it was enough for the things to start calming down.

So far, even though they’re still very stingy with any sort of rewards, they at least make sure to congratulate the players somehow and give something.

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leave_it_blank, do games w I just want to play my game...

Well, they will kill the servers sooner or later, and you won’t be able to play it ever again.

Except you look for other ways, maybe you’re in luck.

peanuts4life, do gaming w Got a Switch today, need some recommendations.
@peanuts4life@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Mario vs Rabbits is a surprisingly fun turn based tactics game. It’s something different gameplay wise from much of the switch library.

I saw someone mention Mario Odyssey. I hadn’t owned a Mario game since Mario 64, but I thought it was incredible! It’s just fun as all heck, and the surreal tone of the game kept me entertained. It has a bizarre mashup of “realistic” styles with the Mario universe. There isn’t co-op exactly, but one person can play as the hat, helping out. Just, don’t count it out because you aren’t hyped about Mario. It’s a quality game, and stands on its own merits.

glimse, do gaming w Trying to Give Away Some Accounts

I’d take the Steam account for my nephew unless it’s full of violent/weird games that his parents would disapprove of lol

He’s just getting into PCs (using his dad’s now) and will be inheriting mine when I upgrade in the fall.

vk6flab, do games w I just want to play my game...
@vk6flab@lemmy.radio avatar

For the same reason that YouTube music refuses to play offline content stored on your phone until there’s a live internet connection - particularly helpful when you’re outside of coverage.

That reason is that you are the product and playing without being tracked doesn’t make any money.

Alpha71,

For the same reason that YouTube music refuses to play offline content stored on your phone until there’s a live internet connection

Yeah, I get by that by downloading the song and listening to it offline

vk6flab,
@vk6flab@lemmy.radio avatar

Unless something has recently changed, I was unable to play music that was downloaded inside YouTube music but refused to play if there was no internet access.

kinkles,
@kinkles@sh.itjust.works avatar

You need to be a YouTube Music premium subscriber for true offline playback.

Aielman15,
@Aielman15@lemmy.world avatar

I recommend buying music on BandCamp instead. You get to own the music you buy, and support the artist at the same time.

Fuck subscription services.

Rai,

I’m an Orpheus subscriber, which fixes al that for free!

RIP what.cd

Alpha71,

I mean I copied the link of the music, used a youtube downloader and listen to it that way. The Youtube music App is broken AF.

grue,

No, it’s not the same; not even slightly! Youtube Music is a monthly subscription, whereas Ubisoft presents the transaction as a sale. Ubisoft has no right to gatekeep your property away from you.

vk6flab,
@vk6flab@lemmy.radio avatar

I’m not saying that the two are the same.

I’m pointing out that you are prevented from using either service offline because they want to track your behaviour in order to monetize your data.

solitaire, do gaming w Trying to Give Away Some Accounts
@solitaire@infosec.pub avatar

I’d happily take anything Eve related if you’re offering, I got sucked back into it awhile ago

Pixlbabble, do games w I just want to play my game...

I am not buying Ubisoft games going forwards.

ricdeh,
@ricdeh@lemmy.world avatar

You should have made that decision a long time ago, but you know what they say, better late than never!

slazer2au, do games w I just want to play my game...

I see you fell for Ubi blatant lying that the game is single player when it should be classified as Live Service.

It truly does suck that there is no offline mode just like The Division.

Jako301,

Live service and always online are two entirely different things, and the former isn’t inherently malicious, unlike the latter.

I’d, for example, consider all Paradox grand strategy games as live service with major updates dropping once or twice a year (followed by like twenty bugfix patches cause they fuck up every time, but that’s besides the point). Sure, every major update comes with a new dlc that isn’t exactly cheap, but you also get a lot of free content with each release. All their major titles are entirely different games now than they were at the 1.0 release.

What ubisoft does is just a tacked on battle pass that gets a few worthless items/skins so they can call it live service and have a justification for their always online verification model. That’s purely an anti piracy measure that fucks legitimate players more than pirates.

ampersandrew,
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In the Paradox case, nothing is live, and they aren’t pretending it’s a service. They just put goods out at a rapid clip that you choose to buy or not. That’s why live service games are always online. If Paradox counts, then so do board games, and that’s absurd.

Ponchy, do games w I just want to play my game...

Sadly purchasing digitally apparently affords consumers less rights. I would recommend finding a cracked version for the future just in case

grue,

We need to show up at the FTC chair’s house with torches and pitchforks until he agrees to start enforcing the Doctrine of First Sale again.

wccrawford, do gaming w Trying to Give Away Some Accounts

I’m betting that most or all of those have a TOS that doesn’t allow an account to change owners. You might be unsuccessful because people don’t want to end up on the wrong side of those companies and end up losing not only your account, but also their original account.

Applejuicy, do gaming w Trying to Give Away Some Accounts

Hope you can give them to someone in need.

haui_lemmy, do games w I just want to play my game...

if you want to own/keep owning stuff, consider supporting with the push of a button.

Stopkillinggames is trying to change this in a huge effort spearheaded by one stubborn individual.

sirico, do games w I just want to play my game...
@sirico@feddit.uk avatar

Sail the seas transfer your save If you’re on PC

dj1936, do zapytajszmer w Dawanie koperty na wesele
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Jeśli zależy Ci, żeby adresat koperty wiedział od kogo i ile dostał, to się podpisz w jakikolwiek sposób.

Jeśli chcesz, by to było anonimowe, to zrób to anonimowo.

nudnyekscentryk,
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To wiem. Pytam raczej jaki jest zwyczaj

dj1936,
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Co kraj to obyczaj.

nudnyekscentryk,
@nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info avatar

Pytam o Polskę

dj1936,
!deleted2556 avatar

Te powiedzenie w całości brzmi: Co kraj to obyczaj, co rodzina to zwyczaj. Oznacza ono, że każdy zakątek świata może poszczycić się własną, wyjątkową kulturą, a co za tym idzie – tradycjami i zwyczajami, które odróżniają go od innych miejsc na Ziemi.

W tym samym powiecie w jednej miejscowości większość osób będzie dawało kopertę podpisaną, a w innej nie podpisaną.

Jeśli interesuje Cie zwyczaj w Twojej miejscowości, to pytaj bardziej sąsiadów, niż ludzi z całej Polski.

Chociaż ja i tak uważam, że powinno się robić tak, jak się uważa, a nie tak, jak robi większość.

nudnyekscentryk,
@nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info avatar

To był żart.

dj1936,
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Ja nie mam poczucia humoru :(

nudnyekscentryk,
@nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info avatar

A to przepraszam, następnym razem napiszę wprost

dj1936,
!deleted2556 avatar

Nie gniewam się.

lysy,

Polecam używanie /s na końcu zdania, czy wypowiedzi, jeśli się chce być zrozumianym w takiej sytuacji

nudnyekscentryk,
@nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info avatar

Myślałem, że ten zwyczaj z reddita tutaj nie dotarł

lysy,

chcesz zmiany - bądź zmianą :)

lysy,

Ja daję anonimowo.

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