Gamer's Bill of Rights [Aug 29, 2008, 10:43 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
As mentioned above,
Edge Online
has a story on a new "Gamer's Bill of Rights" proposed by Stardock and Gas
Powered Games. Hear hear! And here goes:
We the Gamers of the world, in order to ensure a more enjoyable experience, establish equality between players and publishers, and promote the general welfare of our industry hereby call for the following:
- Gamers shall have the right to return games that don't work with their computers for a full refund.
- Gamers shall have the right to demand that games be released in a finished state.
- Gamers shall have the right to expect meaningful updates after a game's release.
- 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.
- Gamers shall have the right to expect that the minimum requirements for a game will mean that the game will adequately play on that computer.
- Gamers shall have the right to expect that games won't install hidden drivers or other potentially harmful software without their express consent.
- Gamers shall have the right to re-download the latest versions of the games they own at any time.
- Gamers shall have the right to not be treated as potential criminals by developers or publishers.
- 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.
- 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.
Number 8 is just fine. Innocent until proven guilty. You should NEVER label anyone as a potential risk unless they have done something in the past that shows they are a risk. Like with a sex offender/pedophile. No one is labeled as such until they have been proven to be one.
Also, downloading a game off the net is so easy to not let #1 be much of a problem. I'd also argue that not being able to return a game is one reason (of the many) some download games illegally.
It all comes down to making a good game worth buying while keeping the budget as low as possible. Then you'll be fine regardless if some get your product for free. These modern budgets are ridiculous and the only way they add up is from too much waste and some getting paid WAY more than they're worth. I know, I'd like to make a ton of money too where I could swim in dollar bills but come on. The greed is causing more harm than the piracy could ever do and that applies to more than just games.
Also, downloading a game off the net is so easy to not let #1 be much of a problem. I'd also argue that not being able to return a game is one reason (of the many) some download games illegally.
It all comes down to making a good game worth buying while keeping the budget as low as possible. Then you'll be fine regardless if some get your product for free. These modern budgets are ridiculous and the only way they add up is from too much waste and some getting paid WAY more than they're worth. I know, I'd like to make a ton of money too where I could swim in dollar bills but come on. The greed is causing more harm than the piracy could ever do and that applies to more than just games.
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