▲ 143 ▼ The ESRB has started slapping blockchain games with Adults Only ratings, so Epic has changed its store policy to allow them (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 2 years ago by nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works [M] to c/games@sh.itjust.works 18 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] GaimDS@lemmy.world 60 points 2 years ago (2 children) "porn games are still forbidden" Cowards. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) Epic has spent the last few years campaigning to sway public opinion of Steam. Their whole campaign relies on making Steam seem like a monopolistic cesspool of shovelware and garbage, and they need to present themselves as having the moral high ground to do that. Never mind that NFTs are more predatory than at-your-own-discretion purchasable pornography. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hoshikarakitaridia@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 years ago (4 children) And once again it shows, if you wanna surpass a company you don't do it by attacking them, but by providing superior service or product. Now let's look at why they are failing: Epic Games got some good original games. BUT: they are trying to buy exclusive licenses to force players to use their client, and they didn't even make sure their client makes for an ok experience. The menus feel sluggish and blank (except for the store which is ok at best and very inconvenient to browse), the ratio of clicks per functions is very bad, the function range is very lacking and things haven't changed over the last 4 years. Let's acknowledge that in addition there's quite a few bugs still roaming around. For example: for about a year now I am unable to open the friends list in any way shape or form. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago What's extra ironic is that with how slow Valve is at changing things, Epic had a window where they could've released a superior user experience to out compete Steam and sustainably attract users away from Steam. But they've taken so long that slow moving Valve has actually improved things, further solidifying their position, and now Epic is even further behind. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago Not to forget that Epic doesn’t show user reviews or user ratings. EGS is anti-consumer AF. They cannot cover it up by giving free games. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 years ago If the store wasn't so bad they could have taken on a huge market share just with the free games they do. I redeemed them for about a year before being so annoyed with the launcher that I uninstalled it and refuse to use it anymore. permalink fedilink source parent [–] filister@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Don't forget the lack of Linux support. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) What the fuck ever happened to "give the people what they want?" So many of these AAA devs are trying so fucking hard to give us things nobody wants. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago* Investors happened. They drive a constant demand for increased profits and growth from their investments. Once you reach the threshold of "everybody and their grandmother has a copy," the only real way to get more money is by releasing paid DLC or some mechanic that convinces players to convert real money into an easily consumable in-game resource. On that note, indie games are the way to go. The amount of free content that keeps being added to 5 year old games like Stardew Valley and Terraria is crazy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago Make a game with heavy nudity and innuendo, put some crypto shit on it, make them deal with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) Epic has spent the last few years campaigning to sway public opinion of Steam. Their whole campaign relies on making Steam seem like a monopolistic cesspool of shovelware and garbage, and they need to present themselves as having the moral high ground to do that. Never mind that NFTs are more predatory than at-your-own-discretion purchasable pornography. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] hoshikarakitaridia@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 years ago (4 children) And once again it shows, if you wanna surpass a company you don't do it by attacking them, but by providing superior service or product. Now let's look at why they are failing: Epic Games got some good original games. BUT: they are trying to buy exclusive licenses to force players to use their client, and they didn't even make sure their client makes for an ok experience. The menus feel sluggish and blank (except for the store which is ok at best and very inconvenient to browse), the ratio of clicks per functions is very bad, the function range is very lacking and things haven't changed over the last 4 years. Let's acknowledge that in addition there's quite a few bugs still roaming around. For example: for about a year now I am unable to open the friends list in any way shape or form. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago What's extra ironic is that with how slow Valve is at changing things, Epic had a window where they could've released a superior user experience to out compete Steam and sustainably attract users away from Steam. But they've taken so long that slow moving Valve has actually improved things, further solidifying their position, and now Epic is even further behind. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago Not to forget that Epic doesn’t show user reviews or user ratings. EGS is anti-consumer AF. They cannot cover it up by giving free games. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 years ago If the store wasn't so bad they could have taken on a huge market share just with the free games they do. I redeemed them for about a year before being so annoyed with the launcher that I uninstalled it and refuse to use it anymore. permalink fedilink source parent [–] filister@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Don't forget the lack of Linux support. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) What the fuck ever happened to "give the people what they want?" So many of these AAA devs are trying so fucking hard to give us things nobody wants. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago* Investors happened. They drive a constant demand for increased profits and growth from their investments. Once you reach the threshold of "everybody and their grandmother has a copy," the only real way to get more money is by releasing paid DLC or some mechanic that convinces players to convert real money into an easily consumable in-game resource. On that note, indie games are the way to go. The amount of free content that keeps being added to 5 year old games like Stardew Valley and Terraria is crazy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hoshikarakitaridia@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 years ago (4 children) And once again it shows, if you wanna surpass a company you don't do it by attacking them, but by providing superior service or product. Now let's look at why they are failing: Epic Games got some good original games. BUT: they are trying to buy exclusive licenses to force players to use their client, and they didn't even make sure their client makes for an ok experience. The menus feel sluggish and blank (except for the store which is ok at best and very inconvenient to browse), the ratio of clicks per functions is very bad, the function range is very lacking and things haven't changed over the last 4 years. Let's acknowledge that in addition there's quite a few bugs still roaming around. For example: for about a year now I am unable to open the friends list in any way shape or form. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago What's extra ironic is that with how slow Valve is at changing things, Epic had a window where they could've released a superior user experience to out compete Steam and sustainably attract users away from Steam. But they've taken so long that slow moving Valve has actually improved things, further solidifying their position, and now Epic is even further behind. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago Not to forget that Epic doesn’t show user reviews or user ratings. EGS is anti-consumer AF. They cannot cover it up by giving free games. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 years ago If the store wasn't so bad they could have taken on a huge market share just with the free games they do. I redeemed them for about a year before being so annoyed with the launcher that I uninstalled it and refuse to use it anymore. permalink fedilink source parent [–] filister@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Don't forget the lack of Linux support. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago What's extra ironic is that with how slow Valve is at changing things, Epic had a window where they could've released a superior user experience to out compete Steam and sustainably attract users away from Steam. But they've taken so long that slow moving Valve has actually improved things, further solidifying their position, and now Epic is even further behind. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago Not to forget that Epic doesn’t show user reviews or user ratings. EGS is anti-consumer AF. They cannot cover it up by giving free games. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 years ago If the store wasn't so bad they could have taken on a huge market share just with the free games they do. I redeemed them for about a year before being so annoyed with the launcher that I uninstalled it and refuse to use it anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] filister@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Don't forget the lack of Linux support. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) What the fuck ever happened to "give the people what they want?" So many of these AAA devs are trying so fucking hard to give us things nobody wants. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago* Investors happened. They drive a constant demand for increased profits and growth from their investments. Once you reach the threshold of "everybody and their grandmother has a copy," the only real way to get more money is by releasing paid DLC or some mechanic that convinces players to convert real money into an easily consumable in-game resource. On that note, indie games are the way to go. The amount of free content that keeps being added to 5 year old games like Stardew Valley and Terraria is crazy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago* Investors happened. They drive a constant demand for increased profits and growth from their investments. Once you reach the threshold of "everybody and their grandmother has a copy," the only real way to get more money is by releasing paid DLC or some mechanic that convinces players to convert real money into an easily consumable in-game resource. On that note, indie games are the way to go. The amount of free content that keeps being added to 5 year old games like Stardew Valley and Terraria is crazy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago Make a game with heavy nudity and innuendo, put some crypto shit on it, make them deal with it. permalink fedilink source parent