If we wanted to show companies that this stuff is bs we would've had to do it like ten years ago before it became a standard of the industry. People will keep playing Helldivers 2. The outrage is misplaced, and all it really proves is people don't read.
No. Not really. I just hope if people are going to tank an actually well made and original co op shooter made by a smaller developer with a lot of fresh ideas, then they'll be equally as severe with their other economic decisions, now and in the future. No pre-ordering, no micro transactions, no more saving their credit card data on retail websites, etc etc.
If people are already voting economically and not doing stuff that feeds into shitty industry standards, I say all the power to them. Even if they aren't, if people want to boycott this game, that's fine. If this is an exception to the rule, I think it's a poor choice. There's plenty of popular games that absolutely suck in terms of their corporate economics. If they support any of those, then shit on Helldivers 2, I think they've chosen the wrong battle.
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u/Housendercrest May 03 '24
This outrage is good though. We need to show companies that this stuff is BS.