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bdonvr, do games w 'Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism': DayZ creator Dean Hall says the 'gambling mechanics' of Valve's monetization strategy 'have absolutely no place' in videogames

If you take a look at all the loot box mechanics out there honestly theirs is the least bad. STILL BAD and shouldn’t be a thing, but they’re way less in-your-face and also you can sell the boxes that you get for free just by playing and use that to buy games.

Aatube,

I think it's more bad because they were the first one to introduce all those predatory mechanics

yufoh, do games w US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment

I’ve been a fan of Halo since CE, so many memories and custom games, I got legendary editions and autographs from chief and cortanas va’s, in no way are the white house’ shit posts diminishing all of that, after all this is just the churned SLOP of some intern. I sure as shit won’t be buying anything Halo or XBOX, spineless corporation…I saw this one post DHS about Destroying the Flood??

zecg, do games w 'Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism': DayZ creator Dean Hall says the 'gambling mechanics' of Valve's monetization strategy 'have absolutely no place' in videogames
@zecg@lemmy.world avatar

Yes, fuck them and fuck their resident psychologist right in their ethics. I stopped playing both CS and TF2 because of it.

yermaw, do games w US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment

Oh my god, theyre gonna activate the ring!

umbraroze,
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Come to think of it, the Covenant have a lot in common with American brand millennial Evangelists. Leaning really hard on immanentising the eschaton.

Bytemeister,

There is still time to stop the key from turning.

1985MustangCobra, do games w US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment
@1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca avatar

Donald J Trumps Mjolnir armor would require a XXL waste system.

UsedLinuxDealer, do games w US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment
@UsedLinuxDealer@lemmy.world avatar

Homelander-ass post

Dindonmasker, do games w 'Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism': DayZ creator Dean Hall says the 'gambling mechanics' of Valve's monetization strategy 'have absolutely no place' in videogames
@Dindonmasker@sh.itjust.works avatar

I often see gambling ads on my local TV channels that are from the government basically saying if you’re going to gamble at least gamble on stuff we profit from instead of giving your money to an out of country company. Is it fair to say it’s the same for valve doing good work with bad money that people would have spent gambling anyways? Idk i’m connecting the two but they might just both be bad XD

Skullgrid, do games w US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment
@Skullgrid@lemmy.world avatar

I’m sure if Satya Nadal were to become a target of ICE he’d have a comment.

Dlayknee,

But that would never happen because, you know, money.

Skullgrid,
@Skullgrid@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t think so. It’s unlikely, but not implausible. I don’t think ICE have a list of “don’t arrest” people, and not everyone knows what every CEO looks like. They might run into him randomly and just act on it.

I don’t think Satya Nadal is going out in public like regular people, but it could still happen.

ICastFist,
@ICastFist@programming.dev avatar

That’d be funny as hell

InternetCitizen2,
@InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t think Satya Nadal is going out in public like regular people,

He may have security… Like one might expect a high level antifa cartel member would ^/s^

Rooskie91, do games w US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment

They are literally trying to turn Americans into the Covenant tho. Religious warriors.

echodot,

The Covenant might be religious fanatics but they’re actually capable of working with other religious fanatics, in mutual cooperation.

MAGAs are more like Species 8472, utterly hostile to anything that doesn’t conform to their very narrow and ill informed worldview, even to the point of being hostile to potential allies, thus alienating them.

CatsPajamas,

Nah. They showed the capacity to change and grow from their experiences and interactions.

teft,

Yeah, the Boothby 8472 was pretty chill. They just wanted to be left the fuck alone.

arcterus,

Also the SPARTAN program was pretty fucked, so this just looks bad in every way IMO.

Quetzalcutlass,

He would probably approve of their crimes against children.

KindnessIsPunk, (edited ) do games w US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment

It’s another form of kissing the ring. They know it’s bad for business but there’s the implied threat that if they retaliate the FCC will grind the company to a hault.

So it’s a way of reminding them of their loyalty and extending the president’s influence beyond it’s legal limits, very common tactic during the 1940’s of a particular country’s history.

ICastFist,
@ICastFist@programming.dev avatar

Considering how dependent on M$ servers and products the 'murican government is, Microsoft could easily push for a MAD standoff against them

tgirlschierke, do games w US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment

…So you separate children from their parents at the age of six and abuse them? Yeah, that sounds pretty accurate.

Zahille7,

Instead of Mexican Joker we’ll have Mexican Chief

ICastFist,
@ICastFist@programming.dev avatar
KarlHungus42, do games w US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment

Master Queef

Kennystillalive, do games w US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment

Whenever you think the Turd Reich can’t get more stupid and ridiculous they actually go and do it.

Jerb322,
@Jerb322@lemmy.world avatar

youtu.be/WlWmCXihec4

Reminds me of this…

Feyd, do games w 'Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism': DayZ creator Dean Hall says the 'gambling mechanics' of Valve's monetization strategy 'have absolutely no place' in videogames

Anytime I’ve ever complained about lootboxes/gacha/gambling mechanics, I’ve not been excluding valve. That said, there is a contingent of people that likes to chime in to conversations about steam to say people shouldn’t use steam because valve does lootboxes, and I don’t think it’s terribly relevant in those conversations.

iAvicenna, do games w US government uses Halo images in a call to 'destroy' immigration, Microsoft declines to comment
@iAvicenna@lemmy.world avatar

~~Microsoft declined to comment ~~ Microsoft was completely OK with this

carotte,

of course they are. they aid genocide abroad, why wouldn’t they do it at home too?

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