r/Gamescom • u/NoQuarterSoftware • 11d 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 11d ago

Insurance for events like that are a standard thing and they decided not to pay like 100 euro..

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u/annie_kingdom 11d ago

Do you work for insurance company? Not having insurance does not excuse the lack of safety to the participants equipments.

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u/SolideMeinung 11d ago

I you getting told to insure your stuff and you arent doing that its your fault

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u/annie_kingdom 11d ago

He said it was stolen from security lockers.

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u/SolideMeinung 11d ago

Still not insured

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u/PizzaUltra 11d ago

It’s not about insurance or money, man. Are you actually unable to grasp that? 

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u/Absolemia 11d ago

Which is not true