Wow... just wow...
There is no victory or defeat here. There is only a basic understanding of the marketplace. You either have it, or you do not.
You do not have it - and you (and others) consistently choose to close your eyes to anything/anyone trying to explain it to you.
Actually there is. So far you managed to bring literally not a single argument(other than saying"you should just bend over and accept everything") or counter argument anything of what I've said in any way. Probably because you do not understand having freedom of choice impacted by a corporation.
You can't explain anything to anyone cause you are not understanding the issue. My previous post underline to you (in bold at that) what is the issue and why people are outraged by EGS practices. THEIR FREEDOM OF CHOICE is impacted by a corporation. Corporation makes the choice you should be making on a personal level. The corporation therefore is threatening you with its actions (as it steps onto your freedom) so what do you do? You pick up a weapon to defend it... weapon in this case being the internet.
And of course I don't have it. When a guy who can't even make logical analogy sais so it must be true. Afterall, it is such a difficult concept... making money in any way possible as long as its legal, wow, deep, deep concept. So hard to understand, my brain nearly overloaded.
Yours certainly did though cause you grasp basic concept of it, but do not realize that it is in hands of customers how much those companies can get away with when trying to make as much $$$ as they can. But it is ok, belive that noone understands free market but you, I am sure it will allow you to feel special.
Instead you choose to fall back on the 'storefront choice is everything' argument, completely oblivious to the fact that no store has a basis to exist if it wasn't for products being available on it. Thát is why EGS snatched exclusivity. It is their unique selling point. It also applies to every other store: GOG has the unique selling points of 'no-DRM' and 'good old games'. Steam has its featureset advantage + large library of games.
Alright, great I fall back onto the main issue with exclusivity deals... you know, the VERY PROBLEM of this entire debate. The sole reason why people are "rising up arms" against Epic.
Do you see anyone complaining on GoG removing DRM's? No, because it actually helps everyone. They gave themselves a goal to follow and people want to support them in that so they use their service so their project grows naturally.
Do you see anyone complaining about Steam featureset? No, because it helps everyone. Again, Steam features helped MANY people and made access to for example game modding much simpler for alot of people. One could write a dissertation about all good that Steam has done for gaming industry. With all that said, Steam simply grows because people like what valve is doing.
Do you see Steam/GoG try to shove anything down anyone's throat? No, because they jsut provide something good and people start using it naturally. Noone forces them to.
Do you see people complaining about exclusivity bribes of Epic? Yes because it hurts everyone and helps only Epic. Epic is not trying to create something good here. They do not have a goal like Gog, they do not expand their featureset like Steam, they try to FORCE people to use their software. See the difference?
Hmm I wonder, why people are standing up against it... God one knows, weird stuff right there...
Epic practices ARE NOT HELPING ANYONE, quite the opposite. I seriously have no idea how hard it is for you to understand such simple thing. Just analyze those few sentences 100 times, maybe you will grasp it and see the difference between proper practices that should be supported and shitty practices that should be frowned upon.
'Let's say I want to buy BL3 on ...' - yes, that is exactly why stores use exclusives - they work because you wanted to buy BL3, and now you might do it on a different store than you're used to, thus giving you a chance to experience and get used to it as a place to buy games.
Actually it might only push me to pirate the game or to not play it at all rather than trusting a shady company accused of spying multiple times over the years. I don't have a spine of a snail like you do with your "EA is bad but i still play their games. But i do not support them"(rofl) and rather than being part of the issue, prefer to vote with my wallet.
Also, read again what i wrote about CDP and GoG and Witcher 3( you know, the part that completly invalidates necessity of exclusives in the first place). Then come back and explain to me, if exclusives are so necessary, why Witcher 3 was not GoG exclusive? Afterall this is how you get customers appearently. If you can't however, just stop babbling.
Epic also employs other ways to entice you to come over; such as the free games mentioned above.
Great practice, kudos to them. Now explain why they won't employ more practices that are good for customers and market in general? Whhy instead they are trying to FORCE people to use their store?
If that feels to you as 'getting screwed' then you still don't understand the market. You're getting screwed every day, such is life as a consumer in a capitalist society. Nobody denies that. The best you can do, is pick up some fruits of that labor, such as those free games. Or: you can sit in a corner with an angry face saying NO to everything, which seems to be your preference. I've also been in that position for a few years... trust me when I say it won't help you one bit - it tends to make you a bit grumpy, too.
Not understanding the market? Cause I stand against shitty practices rather than support them? Well fuck me. I guess it is better to let any company do whatever the fuck they want and never speak against them, Vayra style.
Saying no to everything? Because I say no to companies that bring nothing good to gaming industry? The fuck?
Do you see me saying bad stuff about GoG? No, quite the opposite.
Do you see me bash Steam? Nope, cause they just do what they've been doing for a very long time and they are not trying to grab "exclusive deals". They just provide solid service.
Do you see me bash EA/Activision? Fuck yes, cause both of those companies are cancer of gaming industry (reasons are countless)
Do you see me bash Epic now? Fuck yes, cause their exclusivity practices are hurtful to consumers by limiting their choice of service provider. They make the choice for gamers.
See the difference? No? Then you are dumb as a brick.
Yes? Great, then you should realize that you do not understand the issue.
Do you really think that anyone would say a word if Epic just had their store and kept selling games there like everyone else? Noone would give a shit and there would be no issue.
You can or cannot agree with that exclusivity, but its a fact to deal with. No amount of customer backlash is going to change that (deals were made, contracts signed), and we know gamers are impatient, young and very much not true to their word online. You can rest assured you won't be effecting any sort of change. The only effect you have, is that you'll play things you want to play later. If that sits well with you, then that is fine, thát is the market at work. You are given choices as a customer, and you make them. Simple. Nobody ever said you get to choose between only the nice things.
Right, shitty trend promoted by singular company is rising up. It screws gamers over. Lets just sit and watch rather than make a sound as per Vayra's advice.
This is the exact attitude that allowed MTX's to go out of hand in the first place.
This is the attitude that allowed on disc DLC's to be sold etc... Oh and speaking of, was not backlash so hard that EA and their likes backed out of it?Weird...
What was the deal with Battlefront again? Oh right, community backlash so bad that EA got in the shitter...
Community can't do shit appearently, we should just bend over and ask for harder ramming per your advice.
3 deals were signed, sure, does not mean community should keep silent and not try to prevent more of that crap in the future, or make devs think 10 times before they whore themselves out.
Also, I am all for new things and competition when they are good for the industry. As I said before multiple times. Shitty practices that are slippery slope and might force other stores to bribe devs I and many others ARE STRONGLY AGAINST. You can bend over and ask for deeper ramming if you so wish, but not everyone has a spine of a snail and accepts any dildo corporations try to shove into people ass just to get some $$$.
Those aren’t the ones that are being used to ply people into using EGS. Though that game is on my list....
So all things considered, nothing they could ever do would change your stance; even if they already did it, because you just won't see it.
