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Seeking advice for commoners that are neither youtubers nor streamers nor very rich. I would like to contribute to the fight for gaming somehow, so what are some steps each one of us can take?
Simple. Play games you want to play
@SuperSoynic_Speed , for once is right (that’s me just jerkin your chain man)
Boycott’s are organized actions. Like Mr. Speed says, support who you wish but like @Maverick says, be consistent.
When bad products do well enough that they keep being made the consumer is at fault for that. I now call it “The Madden Effect”.
I don’t care for boycotts much but I am 100% behind consumers exercising their rights and informing each other.
Ok, do you guys consider Steam, GOG, and EGS woke (all or any of them)?
I cant stand all this woke BS
Ok, do you guys consider Steam, GOG, and EGS woke (all or any of them)?
This is for you to decide, no one controls your wallet but you.
Ok, do you guys consider Steam, GOG, and EGS woke (all or any of them)?
just look up games that interest you and play them. If there are games you dislike, don’t play them. And let other people play the games thay want to play. Shouldn’t be too complicated.
I’m trying to make my own games, specifically focusing on gameplay over graphics. I want to take the scope of the biggest classic custom-world RPGs, condense that into a text-based, mouse-driven interface, and use that as a baseline for new mechanics. In a way, I’m attempting to return to the fun I experienced before 3D, and see what might have developed had the AAA studios not neglected the path of gameplay to put their resources into the path of graphics.
Granted, I’m ditching even 2D pixel graphics so that I can focus as much as possible on gameplay, but the gimmick is that you’re connecting to a remote drone or golem in another universe, so naturally the System interface is more like a utility. :)
A game would play as if you’re a lone hero in a unique world with 4X operations run by the NPCs. The basic loop is still kill monsters, get resources, level up, craft/sell, and repeat, but as you’re doing that, the world is slowly changing. If you pass by miners gathering ore, that ore will be used by their faction to build units, do research, and upgrade buildings. If you kill a monster attacking the miners, or ignore it, each decision can have ripple effects. :)
That’s the basic engine, but I want to leverage it to do multiple game releases in the main story styles:
– Sword and sorcery
– Sci-fi/cyberpunk
– Post-apocalyptic
– Xianxia (possibly)
As to the woke question, I really want these games to be a fun escape, not a conditioning tool to push political narratives.
Anyhow, I’ve been at it a year and half or so, and I’m having more fun doing this than I ever had playing games (even the old ones). We’ll see how it goes. :)
The Woke Cancer is in ALL of entertainment now. So, it’s not just things in gaming you need to be conscience of.
Don’t go to Disneyland/Disneyworld or go to see Disney movies. Don’t have Disney +.
Be conscious of developers or producers that have DEI and companies like SweetBaby on board. In fact, just stop pre-ordering games period. Too many developers are lazy with game production now. They release an often unfinished game and keep patching it post-release. Cyberpunk & Starfield are just two mentions in that. Back in the day, that would have been unacceptable.
But, in the end, do what you want, play what you want. Get some enjoyment in life, because that’s a harder and harder thing to find now days.
Don’t go to Disneyland/Disneyworld or go to see Disney movies. Don’t have Disney +.
what if there is something good on Disney+?
@SuperSoynic_Speed : There are “other” ways to watch things from D+. I have never had D+, and never will, yet I have watched all the Star Wars shows. Get a VPN, and go from there…..
@DarthVengeant Now that is based :D
There are “other” ways to watch things from D+. I have never had D+, and never will, yet I have watched all the Star Wars shows. Get a VPN, and go from there…..
I think D+ has a lot of good stuff collected in one place so I don’t mind paying for their service :)