Communities surrounding WARDOGS, WoW, Diablo and Arc Raiders say creators who spend all day playing can develop priorities that don’t match those of regular players with limited time.
The argument isn’t that streamer feedback should be ignored entirely, but that the wider community should matter more than a handful of highly vocal creators.
Now he hates Gears of War: E-Day aka Queers of War: Estrogen Day. ANDYPANTS, THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU DENY THAT AI CSAM GAME OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
YOU HATE EVERYTHING. YOU HATE GEARS, YOU HATE COD, YOU HATE BATTLEFIELD, YOU HATE EVERYTHING!! HATE AND SUFFERING IS ALL I HAVE NOW. I WILL HATE EVERYTHING YOU SAID. I JUST WANT TO DIE ALONE. ALL BECAUSE YOU HATE WOKENESS OVER A VIDEO GAME
YOU WILL HATE MODERN WARFARE 4 AND THEN YOU WILL CLAIM THAT CAPTAIN PRICE IS NOW PUSSIFIED OR SOME BS. I AM DONE!!
It’s easy to get swept up in the nostalgia of classic, remastered expansions. They bring back good memories of a 'happier' time. But our willingness to endlessly consume this recycled content is ruining our chances for anything new.
If players consistently show they are perfectly happy paying subscriptions and box prices for content that was designed over two decades ago why would devs ever add anything new?
Why would a studio or its shareholders greenlight the budget for:
- New races that aren't recolors
- More than 1 new class every 4 years
- Literally anything your heart desires.
when they can just hit the re-release button for a guaranteed return on investment?
As long as we the players demonstrate that low-effort, high-margin nostalgia trips are highly profitable, the industry will naturally optimize for them instead of evolving the genre.
By readily accepting rehashed content, we are effectively voting with our wallets for stagnation.
I know. I know. "Let people have fun". See, but we can't anymore, because the 'people' are literally cheering for a 2nd release of a state of a game that is soon to be 30 years old.
Like, really?