The number of people okay with this is exactly why it's been going on for awhile and just going to continue to grow. Consumers in general are far less picky than they used to be (or should be) and are all about instant gratification. Who cares if we're over paying or it loses it's usefulness in a fourth of the time? Fact is we are over paying for these games. We're satisfied with far less content in a 'full game' and usually very little content in add ons. It may not always work that way, but I find it funny that most DLC are 20-25% of the cost of the game and about 5-10% of the content in comparison.
Yes, businesses are going to do everything they can to make as much as they can. And yes, it's been like this for years now, even if people didn't always notice. Neither of those are justifications though, which is what most people turn to.
Consumers need to be aware they're getting screwed and that they have the power to change that. Possibly with very little effort. Write a letter/email/post. DON'T buy something. Get a refund. Hell, just go make a hashtag on Twitter. It adds up. They can't get rich without happy customers. And when making money is someone's top priority, they're probably going to want happy customers.
(Look at two major changes to XB1 for instance: Disc copies of games and not required to be online 24/7. Of course, some would argue the disc games screwed the consumer by not allowing more money to go to the game developers etc., and sustaining vulture businesses like Game Stop)
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[quote]Consumers in general are far less picky than they used to be (or should be)...[/quote] Oh yeah???? Tell me more...
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I either miss your point, or you're just a troll trying to argue something stupid. Help me out here.
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You've missed the point. I could rattle off dozens of consumer reports, online forums, online reviews, etc to show that consumers today are alive and well with their picky sense of overinflated self worth.
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No it was the second one, it's a stupid point to make. If you're going to comment, actually say something. And it sounds like you're about to rattle off a bunch of petty complaints made by slow people with fast access, which is not what I was referring to. I could have done a better job of explaining that, but I still think it should have been pretty clear. It also makes you sound a little biased, why's that? lol
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Biased towards...what, exactly? I'm curious to hear your answer. But hey, you keep thinking you're gonna be the first to stand up and stick to The Man and end corporate greed. We're not gonna take it anymore! Not like Twisted Sister championed this effort 30 years ago or anything.
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Your biased toward 'consumers' or maybe just the mass public in general. Thinking maybe the mass public in general now with the second one. Can't say I'm generally fond of "them" either. But you're barking up the wrong tree, especially if you think that I assume I'm the first to stand up to "The Man". Impossible and improbable are different. Change doesn't happen sitting on your thumbs, trolling people making any kind of attempt. You're now one of "them". Just a different part. No matter how much you keep thinking you're different and above it all.
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So we're arguing the difference between improbable and impossible? I'll give you a third option: waste of time. And nope, I'm not different, or above anything else. I'm just gonna go along as every consumer in the history of time has done: buy stuff I like, ignore stuff I don't. Not gonna cry to someone about the choices I made. I don't know why YOU would feel so. If it hurts you so deeply, make a grown-up choice: don't buy and move on. If enough people share your outrage, they'll follow. If enough follow, stuff will change. I'll give you a hint, though: it won't.
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For someone so against wasting time, you seem to have deemed arguing with people online who are unhappy with a product pretty important. Very grown-up. And just not buying something doesn't work when one has already bought it. Joe down there is right, your mentality is just as much to blame as anything. It's infectious even when people are passive, but especially when you want to take the time to try and dissuade those making any attempt at change. Which by your own rational, is a complete waste of time. I guess if you can't change anything, that includes people's opinions, right?
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Holy necropost batman! I have no idea what the discussion was all about, and I don't care to go back and refresh that memory. As for wasting time, I have two options on the toilet: Angry Birds and knuckleheads on the Internet....and I'm all out of Angry Birds.
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That very mentality is why nothing ever gets done.
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On the contrary, it's why anything gets done. Don't pick battles you can't win, right?