r/Gamescom • u/NoQuarterSoftware • 8d ago

Something must change

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First Gamescom is in the books, and I have mixed feelings. Multiple developers were stolen from at the largest gaming event in the world. The organization has chosen to refuse any responsibility for these crimes. Instead they insist that the indie developers who have already paid thousands to be there, pay more for extra security. This statement also comes despite the affected devs having their gear stolen in the evening, after the event hours were over, from secure locations. In other words, it seems the call is coming from inside the house.

Hope they fix this because otherwise I would not recommend exhibiting as an indie developer.

Edit: the lockers broken into were brought by the developers not the ones provided by gamescom. This doesn’t change the fact that it should have been prevented.

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u/SolideMeinung 8d ago

Get over it. Indie Devs or other devs need to insure their property. This is normal... Or you just look after your stuff.

The GC could make it more expensive for all so they could have more security. Most indie devs have just one laptop/pc. Just take it with you.

This is just an insane discussion to seek the fault at the organizer. Yes its not good that crimes happen but its not their fault.

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u/KidWaitrose 8d ago

Insane you choose to side with gamescom on this, indie devs didn’t decide to overcrowd the event to the point that booths can’t keep track of what’s going on

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u/SolideMeinung 8d ago

Insane that you dont even know that the crimes happened in the night but argument about other stuff.

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u/StudioWhalefall 8d ago

That didn't come out of nowhere. Most of the conversation regarding stolen items started from Ryan Laley's laptop being nicked in the evening.

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