651

Devs should not be "forced to run on a treadmill until their mental or physical health breaks", says publisher of Manor Lords, citing how gamers seem to be trained to expect endless content work now (www.eurogamer.net)

submitted 4 months ago by Carighan@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

165 comments fedilink hide all child comments

This really does not sound healthy. The game is released, for a certain amount of money. If people don't like what they get for their money, they simply should not buy it.

But by now gamers have been so trained to expect to endless content treadmills and all their ilk like mtx and battle passes that publishers/developers get egged on if they don't work on their game 24/7 and forever.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] yeather@lemmy.ca 26 points 4 months ago

I feel like Paradox games falls into this category, problem is everyone is so used to playing the okder title with all of the dlc that people feel the new title is barebones and unfinished.

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Definitely. Age of Wonders 4 was awesome to play at launch, but it definitely feels more "complete" now that all 4 DLCs are out. It feels like it was clearly hacked to pieces to be sold separate.

[-] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

That is because DLCs add a lot of value to Paradox games (excluding recent controversies) so people wait then grab all DLC in a bundle discount.

[-] errer@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Yeah but if you wanna buy say, Stellaris, with all its DLCs, you’re looking at at least $100-$200 depending on the sales. You pay for that bigger game.