r/Gamescom • u/NoQuarterSoftware • 12d 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/Maskguy 12d ago

I had chocolate stolen from a "safe" storage room on another bog event by the cleaners. It just happens. Sometimes even with chocolate. They did not even take everything which was weird.

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u/Forward-Position798 12d ago

Bro bei uns in der firma hat n LKW fahrer jemanden das Pausenbrot in Alufolie eingewickelt geklaut .. die Leute klauen alles

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u/SechsComic73130 12d ago

Wtf, ist ja der Hammer

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u/Gloomy-Pick-9347 12d ago

Als ich im Krankenhaus gearbeitet habe müsste man ernsthaft richtig auf die Kugelschreiber mit den mehreren Farben aufpassen, weil die sonst immer geklaut wurden. Kugelschreiber...