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When you say this, you sound like a dumb baby. Don't say it.
They are not greedy. They are a business, and they work really hard, and they do excellent work, and they deserve the money they make. It astounds me that they can make a fantastic game that is free to play and also make good money doing it, and I'm really glad they can.
Crybabies are shocked to discover that gaming companies are not charities.
Most people just expect them to function more like a gaming company than some cash cow constantly implementing things into the game designed to make you spend money, most times at the expense of playability.
The things you just said don't make sense. You shouldn't have said them and you look worse for having said them.
There's a difference in how money is made:
1) Make everyone pay the same amount for the game
2) Let some people pay more than others to advance more quickly but not in a way that provides a direct advantage in battles
3) Let people who pay gain a direct advantage in battles over people who don't pay
#1 and #2 are ethical for-profit business practices. #3 is greedy. So -=D =D, OP.
I teach, and I think I will print that quote and put it up in my office. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Blobertson
If people want to be outraged at people makeing too much money, I' suggest researching the proffit margins involved in oil and liquid petrolium. Quite impressive. SC is a business, i hope they make money, and as much as they can for as long as they can. Business is survival of the fittest, market trends can change drastically and your margains can drop overnight. So business quite literally tend to go hard or go home, otherwise they might just get eaten by a polar bear. So if people really want to get mad, get that tie dyed T-shirt and headband out the old closet, blame capitslism and move to North Korea. I think you will certainly be happier.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blobertson
PS i agree with you I don't know why i quoted you like that haha.
Whoa whoa, MisterV, let's keep the language mild.
First, what crazy system of ethics are you using? IF SC let people gain direct advantage in battle using money (which they don't) it wouldn't be unethical at all, unless you were maybe forced to play the game and you lost money for losing or something.
Second, nobody who enjoys the game without spending money ends up spending money on the game- they just stop playing. If they do like it, they can pay money to reduce the amount of time it takes to progress. That's the only thing you can buy in this game, time. SC does this because they're intelligent and the game is much more successful than it would be if the game was pay-to-win.
In terms of global rankings, yes, you have to spend money to stay at the top, but that's a side effect of the game's bias toward attacking (by which I mean the fact that a skilled player will usually win against a base designed by an equally player at the same level of progress in the game) which, given the asynchronous combat style, makes the game for fun for everyone over all. I'd go so far as to say that SC has sacrificed metagame balance in high level play in order to balance the metagame for the mid-game (800-2400 trophies) which is exactly the opposite of catering to gemmers. Do you think that the game Jorge Yao plays is more fun than the game you play? I don't.
Epic!! Might have to instagram this!Quote:
Originally Posted by Blobertson
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Originally Posted by Blobertson
Entire post was good, but specifically:
"Do you think that the game Jorge Yao plays is more fun than the game you play? I don't."
Headshot.