Totally agreeing with this, in my opinion tho they should have done what Legend of Zelda did and have 2 parallel series (In the case of Zelda, the top down and the 3D). But Resident Evil 4 is by far my favourite one, too bad Capcom decided to screw it up with all of their next games in the series
Is there anything within the gaming sphere you refuse to support on principal?
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Totally agreeing with this, in my opinion tho they should have done what Legend of Zelda did and have 2 parallel series (In the case of Zelda, the top down and the 3D). But Resident Evil 4 is by far my favourite one, too bad Capcom decided to screw it up with all of their next games in the series
I'm pretty much at this point too. I used to get angry over these things but I just don't care anymore. If it's worth it to me, I spend money on it whether that be DLC, season pass, toys to life
I have a minor Disney Infinity problem
oh, i played it... got it for next to nothing used on GC. i just didn't support the devs. they went from the masterpeice that is REmake, to what is, imo, the downfall of RE. from it's gameplay, to it's lack of exploration and puzzles. it was everything i didn't want RE to become. i was far more excited by the premise shown originally in the trailers for what is now known as RE3.5
Season passes & pre-orders.
Both play on the 'cult of the new' and praying on people's love of a game/franchise/something. Don't like it.
I also don't like microtransactions and am disappointed in myself for opening cases on CS:GO. Which I have now categorically stopped doing. It's gambling through and through.
Edit: Oh, and I didn't bother with Far Cry 5 because I found 4 to be so repugnant, but that's probably not what the thread is about.
Both play on the 'cult of the new' and praying on people's love of a game/franchise/something. Don't like it.
I also don't like microtransactions and am disappointed in myself for opening cases on CS:GO. Which I have now categorically stopped doing. It's gambling through and through.
Edit: Oh, and I didn't bother with Far Cry 5 because I found 4 to be so repugnant, but that's probably not what the thread is about.
ClaptoVaughn
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I only buy the game, and maybe expansion-sized DLC (or what I assume will be expansion sized) like Borderlands or Fallout 3. I also only buy games if I know I'll have time to play them soon. So my actual backlog is like, maybe 2-3 games at the most at any time.
No special editions, no micro transactions, no season pass, no small DLC. I also never preorder, as I wait until at least the day of release to confirm it's a solid PC version.
To be honest most of the time it's not out of "principal." I just honestly don't want or need the other stuff. As for the PC optimization, that's purely out of cautiousness.
No special editions, no micro transactions, no season pass, no small DLC. I also never preorder, as I wait until at least the day of release to confirm it's a solid PC version.
To be honest most of the time it's not out of "principal." I just honestly don't want or need the other stuff. As for the PC optimization, that's purely out of cautiousness.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Monthly online fees.
F2P in app purchases (I'm not opposed to DLC if it adds to the game, but those Candy Crush style games where you pay $2 for extra gems.... nope.)
F2P in app purchases (I'm not opposed to DLC if it adds to the game, but those Candy Crush style games where you pay $2 for extra gems.... nope.)
Xbox one: I kinda made a promise to myself when Microsoft tried the big power grab.
This generation i will not buy a xbox one i will sit the whole "xbox generation" out no matter what!
This one time i have some principles even if they don't really matter or effect anything but myself.. Microsoft kinda deserves it.
And of course as soon as the xbox one successor gets announce i will look at it as a whole new chapter
Season Pass: At first it was because no games that i was interest in did even have them ^^°
But later i realized that some companies sell season passes and at the same time sell dlc that are not included in the season pass :|
sometimes even before offering anything of any value for the actually season pass.. Yeah that kinda did it for me..
This generation i will not buy a xbox one i will sit the whole "xbox generation" out no matter what!
This one time i have some principles even if they don't really matter or effect anything but myself.. Microsoft kinda deserves it.
And of course as soon as the xbox one successor gets announce i will look at it as a whole new chapter
Season Pass: At first it was because no games that i was interest in did even have them ^^°
But later i realized that some companies sell season passes and at the same time sell dlc that are not included in the season pass :|
sometimes even before offering anything of any value for the actually season pass.. Yeah that kinda did it for me..
PreFire
Member
Exactly this.
I already paid $60 for the game, now I have to pay $3 for a skin or some other pointless thing? No thanks
Kids with their parents credit cards really fucked shit up for us
Also, overpriced Season Pass/DLC.. Like for example, Arkham Knight (I think it went down to $25 on PS Plus from $50). Even if you buy all the DLC available right now, everything is like $20. I wonder what the other $30 DLC is going to have, and if anyone even plays this game anymore.
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
Nope, not really. Don't have a problem with the stuff other posters are saying.
Seems silly to me.
Seems silly to me.
AHA-Lambda
Member
I have never paid for any microtransaction and probably never will.
So I've ranted about this in the past but here we go again anyway...
No Activision, no EA and no Ubisoft for me. Also, I will not buy Microsoft and I will not support Sony. Each one of these companies has pissed me off time after time with terrible examples of exploitative development practices and/or cynical profit-at-any-cost capitalism. They're also the face of "hardcore" gaming; that poisonous Dorito-munching Dew-swilling gamer-as-identity marketing machine that only knows how to push the same shitty sports titles and hateful gunporn games year after year. Yuck.
I simply don't care what these companies are selling.
No Activision, no EA and no Ubisoft for me. Also, I will not buy Microsoft and I will not support Sony. Each one of these companies has pissed me off time after time with terrible examples of exploitative development practices and/or cynical profit-at-any-cost capitalism. They're also the face of "hardcore" gaming; that poisonous Dorito-munching Dew-swilling gamer-as-identity marketing machine that only knows how to push the same shitty sports titles and hateful gunporn games year after year. Yuck.
I simply don't care what these companies are selling.
John Kowalski
Banned
Yep. I don't actually have all that much money to spend anyway so it only makes it easier to decide what to spend my money on.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
Member
F2P microtransactions
Always online DRM
Amiibos - I never bought Codename STEAM because I was so put off by the way Amiibos were implemented, DLC can already be rather terrible depending on how they're added, but physical DLC attached to figures that are affected by scalping abuse and supply constraints? fuuuck that. Amiibos don't even look that good.
Always online DRM
Amiibos - I never bought Codename STEAM because I was so put off by the way Amiibos were implemented, DLC can already be rather terrible depending on how they're added, but physical DLC attached to figures that are affected by scalping abuse and supply constraints? fuuuck that. Amiibos don't even look that good.
Spring-Loaded
Member
I didn't. I said it took me a while to decide not to purchase anything published by them and it wasn't until after that game that I made my decision. I actually felt wrong for supporting that, despite recognizing its quality. I feel bad for the developers Bethesda has acquired.
If anyone's interested, some GAF threads to read:
IGN: Bethesda tried to kill Human Head (Prey 2) to buy them at a cheap price
Kotaku: Bethesda is misleading gamers about Prey 2
N8rtot post before the above links
I don't mind Microtransactions once they are completely optional and not built around the game like in Evolve. Skins and clothing for a characters to make them more unique for a fee I don't mind or unlock a weapon early. I think I spent about 50 in the last 10 years on microtransactions and most was on my brief addiction to Mass Effect Multiplayer.
Season Passes are fine with me. I wait until the last DLC before I consider buying it and if it's in a sale season I will wait and see if I can shave a few Euros off.
The only thing I boycott are Konami games (except Suikoden) since they originally didn't bring Suikoden 3 to Europe. They since brought it over his year and I was dropping the boycott but that changed since all the shenanigans came to light.
I don't buy any multiplayer only games. I need a decent length Singleplayer game to be worth the money. I see more value in The Order 1886 at full price than Battlefront or Call of Duty at half price.
Season Passes are fine with me. I wait until the last DLC before I consider buying it and if it's in a sale season I will wait and see if I can shave a few Euros off.
The only thing I boycott are Konami games (except Suikoden) since they originally didn't bring Suikoden 3 to Europe. They since brought it over his year and I was dropping the boycott but that changed since all the shenanigans came to light.
I don't buy any multiplayer only games. I need a decent length Singleplayer game to be worth the money. I see more value in The Order 1886 at full price than Battlefront or Call of Duty at half price.
LordBaztion
Member
I guess no Konami games after TPP unless they back their stance on Supporting AAA games.
Also no subscription based MMOs, but mostly because I don't like them or have time to play them.
Also no subscription based MMOs, but mostly because I don't like them or have time to play them.
Lord British
Member
This may seem petty, but I'm tired of any game (mostly indie platformers) that market themselves as "remember when games were HARD?", or take lame pot shots at modern gaming. Stand on your own as a memorable experience, games!
Microtransactions in paid-for games.
Games that are broken on release. I'll wait for the patched version, thanks.
Pre-order exclusive DLC. I really don't care about the exclusive gun/swimsuit costume that comes with it, I'm not buying at your shop because of it.
FTP games where progress is gated behind timers or cash rather than skill. I'm not opposed to FTP in principle, just the ones that make their game a boring whalehunt for people who don't want to pay out more in total than they would have for any other game. If an FTP title looks like it isn't happy with me throwing it a few quid because I'm having fun rather than paying to avoid frustration, the developers can sod off. No, your cheap Clash of Clans knockoff isn't worth me spending more than a tenner on it.
Mobile games that require always-online. If I can't play it on the train, I'm not interested.
While I'm not personally interested in Amiibo/Skylanders etc, I'm not opposed to them in principle, they are toys and just aren't aimed at me. There's a difference betwen stuff I wouldn't buy anyway and stuff I actively choose to avoid. Same goes for AC/CoD etc.
Season passes are another one I avoid not because I'm opposed to the concept, but because they are invariably poor value. It seems silly to give a developer your cash months in advance for multiple products with no idea of which ones will be any good, when the complete game will be discounted a year later anyway. Particularly with Telltale's games where the season pass costs £20 but shortly after the last episode is released, you can buy the season for £7 in the sales. Season passes should be much, much cheaper considering the trust they demand and the uncertainty of quality and release dates they entail, rather than the tiny discount they usually offer.
Games that are broken on release. I'll wait for the patched version, thanks.
Pre-order exclusive DLC. I really don't care about the exclusive gun/swimsuit costume that comes with it, I'm not buying at your shop because of it.
FTP games where progress is gated behind timers or cash rather than skill. I'm not opposed to FTP in principle, just the ones that make their game a boring whalehunt for people who don't want to pay out more in total than they would have for any other game. If an FTP title looks like it isn't happy with me throwing it a few quid because I'm having fun rather than paying to avoid frustration, the developers can sod off. No, your cheap Clash of Clans knockoff isn't worth me spending more than a tenner on it.
Mobile games that require always-online. If I can't play it on the train, I'm not interested.
While I'm not personally interested in Amiibo/Skylanders etc, I'm not opposed to them in principle, they are toys and just aren't aimed at me. There's a difference betwen stuff I wouldn't buy anyway and stuff I actively choose to avoid. Same goes for AC/CoD etc.
Season passes are another one I avoid not because I'm opposed to the concept, but because they are invariably poor value. It seems silly to give a developer your cash months in advance for multiple products with no idea of which ones will be any good, when the complete game will be discounted a year later anyway. Particularly with Telltale's games where the season pass costs £20 but shortly after the last episode is released, you can buy the season for £7 in the sales. Season passes should be much, much cheaper considering the trust they demand and the uncertainty of quality and release dates they entail, rather than the tiny discount they usually offer.
C+P. Too lazy to type the same list
And let me add one thing for the near future:
- formulaic game development
If you have no clue what this means...Far Cry4, Assassin's Creed should give you a clue.
I can still enjoy some of those games to a certain degree, but I'm steadily burning out on them.
Curious how you are able to infer if an entire team of developers does or does not include a sexist or racist?
I do not entertain hype trains for games that won't be out any time soon and have no release dates. As facebook and twitter wept at the announcements of Kingdom Hearts 3, The Last Guardian, Final Fantasy 7: RE, and Shenmue 3 I just sat here baffled. What was there to be excited over? These things do not exist as games. Not yet anyway. There is definitely no no promise that they are ever coming out. Let's be real here... in all of these cases we've heard it all before.
FFXV would have normally been on this list but at least we have proof that game is being worked on. We played it. As for the rest... no. I cannot be bothered to be excited by promises I've heard before. Nier 2 I give a pass because I trust both Platinum and Taro Yoko's ability to ship games. The rest... nope.
You cannot possibly know this.
FFXV would have normally been on this list but at least we have proof that game is being worked on. We played it. As for the rest... no. I cannot be bothered to be excited by promises I've heard before. Nier 2 I give a pass because I trust both Platinum and Taro Yoko's ability to ship games. The rest... nope.
You cannot possibly know this.
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
fuck season passes
fuck preordering
fuck cash shops in games where you already paid for it or pay a mandatory subscription
fuck ubisoft
fuck preordering
fuck cash shops in games where you already paid for it or pay a mandatory subscription
fuck ubisoft
Oh, alright. Hadn't thought of that way to boycott a game. Sorry you didn't feel it. I like both styles, but RE4 is the only one I truly love. Sadly it's also the only great game with that style of play, imo.
bubaglobalj
Member
The two that stand out for me
Always Online: Have a perfectly fine, stable internet connections but feel this requirement just puts an artificial shelf life on games. The requirement is ok for multiplayer only games(I dont play those either) but I find it reprehensible in games with a single-player.
Micro-transactions: Just feel it has become highly abused and predatory. Not to be confused with actual DLC, granted I feel some DLC are actually just bundled micro-transactions and will avoid them as well.
Always Online: Have a perfectly fine, stable internet connections but feel this requirement just puts an artificial shelf life on games. The requirement is ok for multiplayer only games(I dont play those either) but I find it reprehensible in games with a single-player.
Micro-transactions: Just feel it has become highly abused and predatory. Not to be confused with actual DLC, granted I feel some DLC are actually just bundled micro-transactions and will avoid them as well.
Shake Appeal
Member
Bethesda RPGs. Just say no.
Hey Im Patrick
Member
Pay to win and paid dlc unless the content is huge and a different story line.
Paying for playtime or consumables in F2P (mostly mobile) games. I have not and will not ever support such a shitty practice. At least give me something that I can keep that is tied to my account that I can reuse on subsequent playthroughs or keep forever (new playable characters, new content altogether, skins etc.)
Neuromancer
Member
I will never buy a console that requires me to be online in order to play single player games.
TacosNSalsa
Member
Retailer exclusive pre-orders and on the disc dlc (outside of cosmetic) . While I'm not going to rally any cause or even sign a petition that is sent to me I'm perfectly okay not giving a company my money because I don't like their practices... Like others of said it's just a videogame so it really doesn't matter either way.
NoblesseOblige
Banned
It's rather easy, really. If I catch wind of someone saying something sexist or racist then I won't support them. Been made even easier with the emergence of a particular reactionary group that racist/sexist developers have latched onto to out themselves as undeserving of my support.
dragonyeuw
Member
This is pretty much a 'shit introduced in generation 7 that I hate' thread.
Correctomundo
Member
Digital only platforms.
I'll go for a digital title when it's the only way I can get it or it's free. But DD only? You don't want my money.
I'll go for a digital title when it's the only way I can get it or it's free. But DD only? You don't want my money.