Stop Killing Games (EU edition) - Moldman vs. Publishers

[Freezard]

I think Moldman should declare himself the Fuhrer and lead the much prophesized Gamer Uprising, in the wake of this news.

 

[GeorgeFloydFentanylStash]

What if the games people want saved, are not worth saving?

 

[JDS]

The most “pro consumer” result of this initiative will be something like guaranteed game life expectancy buried deep in licensing agreement. And maybe store page warning six months prior to server shutdown.
The most realistic - EU bureaucrats will use this initiative as leverage to force companies to implement some form of government ID identification for EU citizens.

 

[YazeePro]

I sense a lot of disappointment.

The EU is a power-hungry, nation-state usurping institution, ruled over by unelected autocratic technocrats. They force migrants upon all their member states, laugh about national problems, draconically punish those who dare to go against their ideology, going as far as even actively undermining European democracies. All while steering full-steam-ahead towards an all-out war with Russia. The EU and its unelected delusional bureaucrats want to rule over Europe without having to answer to anyone.

Did anybody seriously believe that they would care about games?

 

[Begemot]

Alright so we know theres no light at the end of the tunnel. Which means paying for any video game is a risk as you may lose the product forever despite purchasing it
I think if anyone has qualms about videogame piracy, nows the best time in history to justify it for digital goods

Do you really need those naughty games though, chud? Owning physical media hurts our mother earth.

 

[Evan Kor]

Europe is full of Civil Law countries so the claim that they can't solve the problem due to legal obligations is BS. An European country could legalize murder and cannibalism on a whim if they wanted to without pesky precedent getting in the way. There's a reason why those countries so easily turn into violent dictatorships.

 

[Montalbane]

Because it doesn't matter. This will end, as it always does, in TPTB winning. This has been yet another completely and utterly humiliating defeat for people who actually want to make the world even 1% less shitty.

So what you're saying is that this ends with the EU torns asunder and replaced with the fifth reich?
Sounds ok to me

 

[The Fatriarchy]

Excellent, a total win for game creators and IP holders, a total loss for that lisping illiterate faggot who started all of this.

Is this dumb illiterate nigger doing a bit or is he just an actual dumb illiterate nigger?

Interesting way to read the announcement.
It literally says customers may be entitled to refunds if a service is terminated.

If they don't meet the specified date. It says nothing about sudden shutdowns they announce a year or two into running the game. If they time them correctly, which they already do, you're not entitled to shit. The only ideas they'll form are those that let them continue doing exactly what they're doing right now.

I do feel like people aren't bothering to read the whole thing, though.


I mean, yes, this is not nearly enough to get the solution we wanted, which is "tell the industry that they're criminals and to pay up for all the games taken to behind the shed", but unless the 'consumer representatives' do not include Stop Killing Games and co. and unless said representatives simply do not work together and the industry bribes the other ones into obedience, this is basically going to be both sides saying what they want and having to come to an agreement, which means the industry has to give up something, even if it isn't enough to start from.

The industry will agree only to what it finds beneficial to itself, and that is the status quo.

In any case this is 100% DOA anywhere it gets pitched. Being able to spin up a discontinued game, use the associated models, and potentially even make money off it would be a massive erosion of ip rights and i dont know how you can realistically sidestep that.

They would only be "using the associated models" by PLAYING THE GAME and nobody would still be able to legally make money off it. What are you going on about?

If buying isn't owning, then piracy isn't stealing

I dare you to pirate any of the online-only games that just died in recent months. Let me know how that goes, dumbass.

Imagine pouring that much time and money into an activist campaign, getting so emotionally invested that you erupt in fits of rage across the internet, all because you believe it is some fundamental right to keep playing The Crew, Concord, or Anthem.

Nobody wants to play Concord. Don't get it twisted.

Imagine you go to a fancy furniture store and

This is retarded. Tables are inherently physical items inside and out. Now, if you were to compare this to those exercise bikes that barely even fucking do their inbuilt functionality if you don't subscribe...

 

[babadook]

To nobody's suprise, the commission will do nothing

Wholesome chungus status?

 

[babadook]

Zis buck c'est been broken

au revoir~

 

[acid_ra1n]

They would only be "using the associated models" by PLAYING THE GAME and nobody would still be able to legally make money off it. What are you going on about?

I don't think that's true though cause like let's look at how private servers already work even on games where the servers are a game feature
A lot of servers take donations and some have p2w shops.
Not defending anything just saying you can make money on game servers. People do it now and Ross I don't think ever said that wasnt a possibility

 

[TrainWreckWatcher]

Avoid Steam?

https://www.gog.com/

 

[Battlefield42]

Mr Trump please just literally nuke us (all of Europe)

 

[Hooked on phobics]

Mr Trump please just literally nuke us (all of Europe)

I mean Poland is ok, and ross lives there. But most of Europe is turbo pozzed.

 

[CAPTAIN HAPPY]

 

[VargReallyDidNothingWrong]

Guess its back to relying on warez groups to make cracked executables for these games so you can just play them offline I guess.

 

[30+GameOvers]

Blackpill arc has just begun for Ross. I predicted this, but hey at least he tried. Now, we know for a fact that piracy is a MORAL GOOD and there is NOTHING WRONG WITH IT since the official channels will never protect the consumer. Pirates might, however, and that right there is a higher than zero chance, which is what you should expect from the government.

Feel bad for Ross, shame his wake up in the real world was so violent and sudden, but at least he gave us kino in the form of PirateSoftware.

 

[babadook]

"I'm gaping for my toys" ahh comment section

 

[Michael Miauers]

EU is a fascist regime dedicated to making its citizens suffer and importing niggers. Due to systemic faggotry it's unable to do anything useful.

 

[HalTurner]

That's extremely disappointing to see. I assumed since they've done a good bit of anti business changes in the past they would rule on this too correctly. I also thought they would take a year or two to figure it out. Not just say we can't do it. So basically companies get to keep saying fuck you consumer. Love that.

I mean, it all goes back to the problem of none of these fuckers ever facing consequences for what they do. Good on Ross for trying though.

Yeah I tip my hat to Ross. That was a courageous thing he undertook.