Galciv III and ridiculous DLC

[amandachen]

Didn't someone once come up with a gamer's bill of rights to protect us from this sort of nonsense?

[bbmike]

Didn't someone once come up with a gamer's bill of rights to protect us from this sort of nonsense?

Ha! Forgot about that.  ;D

[Jarhead0331]

Considering how the actual bill of rights is being trampled upon these days, no surprise the gamers bill of rights is being ignored too.

[Nefaro]

Didn't someone once come up with a gamer's bill of rights to protect us from this sort of nonsense?

Funny you should mention that, because it was the owner of Stardock who did that.

Oh sweet irony.

He also complained about DRM being forced on users, then they turned around and required GalCiv2 to start using Impulse for updates, even though it originally didn't.

[son_of_montfort]

Considering how the actual bill of rights is being trampled upon these days, no surprise the gamers bill of rights is being ignored too.

::)

But on topic. I saw in the changelog for the new patch that mega events were added to all copies of GCIII. The DLC mega events seem to be "extra" and optional mega events that may or may not appeal to players. While this is not a defense of the DLC scheme, I wanted to point out that people did get free mega events in the latest patch.

Details here:
http://forums.galciv3.com/469866

[Jarhead0331]

Considering how the actual bill of rights is being trampled upon these days, no surprise the gamers bill of rights is being ignored too.

::)

But on topic. I saw in the changelog for the new patch that mega events were added to all copies of GCIII. The DLC mega events seem to be "extra" and optional mega events that may or may not appeal to players. While this is not a defense of the DLC scheme, I wanted to point out that people did get free mega events in the latest patch.

Details here:
http://forums.galciv3.com/469866

I guess its ok, so long as those rights are being trampled in the name of liberal progressivism.  I'm talking about the rights of gamers, of course.   

[Nefaro]

Considering how the actual bill of rights is being trampled upon these days, no surprise the gamers bill of rights is being ignored too.

::)

But on topic. I saw in the changelog for the new patch that mega events were added to all copies of GCIII. The DLC mega events seem to be "extra" and optional mega events that may or may not appeal to players. While this is not a defense of the DLC scheme, I wanted to point out that people did get free mega events in the latest patch.

Details here:
http://forums.galciv3.com/469866

I guess its ok, so long as those rights are being trampled in the name of liberal progressivism.   

Yeah, it's become okay to toss checks & balances out the window.. with the same progressive excuse.

[WYBaugh]

FWIW here's Brad's "Gamer's Bill of Rights":

1.  Gamers shall have the right to return games that don't work with their computers for a full refund.
2.  Gamers shall have the right to demand that games be released in a finished state.
3.  Gamers shall have the right to expect meaningful updates after a game's release.
4.  Gamers shall have the right to demand that download managers and updaters not force themselves to run or be forced to load in order to play a game.
5.  Gamers shall have the right to expect that the minimum requirements for a game will mean that the game will play adequately on that computer.
6.  Gamers shall have the right to expect that games won't install hidden drivers or other potentially harmful software without their consent.
7.  Gamers shall have the right to re-download the latest versions of the games they own at any time.
8.  Gamers shall have the right to not be treated as potential criminals by developers or publishers.
9.  Gamers shall have the right to demand that a single-player game not force them to be connected to the Internet every time they wish to play.
10.Gamers shall have the right that games which are installed to the hard drive shall not require a CD/DVD to remain in the drive to play.

They have failed on 2, 4 and 9 so far but don't see anything concerning screwing the customer base with crappy dlc's.

[son_of_montfort]

Considering how the actual bill of rights is being trampled upon these days, no surprise the gamers bill of rights is being ignored too.

::)

But on topic. I saw in the changelog for the new patch that mega events were added to all copies of GCIII. The DLC mega events seem to be "extra" and optional mega events that may or may not appeal to players. While this is not a defense of the DLC scheme, I wanted to point out that people did get free mega events in the latest patch.

Details here:
http://forums.galciv3.com/469866

I guess its ok, so long as those rights are being trampled in the name of liberal progressivism.  I'm talking about the rights of gamers, of course.

Nice to see R&P bleed into a conversation about a game that axed politics from its features in the last iteration. Good show!

Besides shouldn't conservatives like DLC? Unencumbered capitalism and all? 

[FarAway Sooner]

What he said.

[Nefaro]

Thunderdome!!1

[Jarhead0331]

Besides shouldn't conservatives like DLC? Unencumbered capitalism and all? 

Only if the DLC is created through exploitation of child labor working oppressive hours while earning a wage that is well below the legal minimum.

[Nefaro]

Besides shouldn't conservatives like DLC? Unencumbered capitalism and all? 

Only if the DLC is created through exploitation of child labor working oppressive hours while earning a wage that is well below the legal minimum.

Don't forget the benefits of endemic communist shit paper shortages!

[Nefaro]

Thunderdome!!1

[son_of_montfort]

Besides shouldn't conservatives like DLC? Unencumbered capitalism and all? 

Only if the DLC is created through exploitation of child labor working oppressive hours while earning a wage that is well below the legal minimum.

Don't forget, Progressive Socialists love DRM, since it means that the right to access games is held collectively rather than individually. Steam is just one big socialist commune.