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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

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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.

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[-] digdilem@lemmy.ml 45 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I just want to buy a game that's actually finished. Early Access has ruined that first play experience.

[-] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 13 points 4 months ago

Depends. Like Satisfactory, I'm extremely satisfied by their pace of development.

[-] ThoranTW@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

So, you could say you find their pacing Satisfactory?

[-] xavier666@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

Pun police: Stop right there, criminal scum! You have violated the law. Pay the court a fine or serve your sentence!

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I swore off early access after Phoenix Point. It sucks to already be bored with a game before it has the major kinks worked out.

Dead Cells is kind of a counterpoint, though. I'm not sure if I got it as "early access" per se, but since I bought it, they made some major balance changes that completely changed the meta, and those changes got me playing way more enthusiastically than I was before.