Cliffski's Blog - Kickstarting inequality.
Kickstarter is the absolute poster-child for inequality amongst gamers, based on income. Now I am definitely not a raging socialist, but I know a lot of gamers are, and I find it a bit weird that it doesn’t bug them that when these kickstarter games ship, not only will gamers with more money that them be swanning around with better outfits and weapons, (This already happens in F2P games), but some of the NPC’s will have the names of the ‘wealthy’ backers. Some will even have their digitized faces in the game. Elite is actually naming PLANETS after people who back the game with a lot of money.
Gamers say they hate in-game product placement and advertising. It compromises the game design for the sake of money. I agree. So why are we deciding that the best way to name our planets or design the appearance of our NPC’s is to put that part of game design up for auction? Why should gamers who are wealthy get more influence over a game that those who flip burgers for a living? The cold hard economic reality of the real world is bad enough without shoehorning it into games too.
Sepharo wrote on Nov 25, 2012, 14:07:Axis wrote on Nov 25, 2012, 14:00:Sepharo wrote on Nov 25, 2012, 13:56:
1. Do you understand that the rich in America pay their far share seph? Read the proof I linked, then answer.
2. I can name dozens.
3. None of it will make sense to you if you cannot comprehend #1.
4. You start. Name something substantial that taught you about socialism, it's history, or its current implementation and affect.
5. It's all socialism with you eh?
6. I was just wondering what history books you've read.
7. Right now I'm reading the The Dark Tower VII. It's taken me forever to get through the series because I read a few chapters before I go to sleep and then I drop my phone on my face.
Exactly the reason I didn't bother with you.
And the Dark Tower series owns. I won't lib out on you and post a spoiler.
I don't understand why I have to answer a bunch of riddles just to find out what you're reading. If I don't understand certain online editorials before you reveal just one of your favorite history books will the revelation melt my face?