It’s a shame, I liked OW1, even with the tired meta and 6v6 more than I liked OW2.
The loot boxes weren’t predatory, allowing unlocking of skins and content without spending anything extra was a nice balance in my opinion that I wish more games did.
They took OW1 and bastardized it, it deserves the rating it has. It used to be that new versions of games were better.
+1 to steam sales being more worthwhile back then. I 1000% understand the ownership thing. I don’t think most people had to consider what digital purchases really could mean until Sony pulled purchased content out of people’s libraries.
I personally don’t think Steam is comparable to Sony apart from digital purchases. Steam or Valve aren’t beholden to large share holders because they aren’t publicly traded, I don’t think they’ll have the same objectives as Sony and prioritize their users instead of public shareholders.
I’d be happier if dedicated servers became the norm again for developers. Games wouldn’t disappear at the flick of a switch when servers are decommissioned.
How has steam experience been for you? I’ve been on steam for about 20 years and don’t recall they doing anything the likes of Sony doing to their customers.
So you’re admitting you’re an old dude like some of us who decided whining about a video game is a good use of their time and effort? Act your age. You’re children are likely embarrassed by your behavior if you have any.
If you don’t have children, it is likely because you silver locked in life, perhaps play some competitive social experiences and see people to improve your chances and rank up. :^).
Hilarious, the idea that you want to describe someone commenting on your lemmy whine parade as a cheater tells me that you’re likely a “BROO I WAS BEHIND A WALL, HOW DID HE NOT DIEEEEEE, WAHHH” sort of gamer.
Your eyes would matter if your eyes were able to see absolute truth. Can you see and say 100% that every game has a cheater? No, because you aren’t looking at nine other computer screens at once and objectively able to observe that each person is guilty or innocent.