#GreedyCompanies #ConsumerRights #CorporateGreed #OutrageCulture
Are you tired of hearing companies brush off their questionable actions with excuses like “it’s not a big deal if you don’t buy it” or “this has been around for years, why are you complaining just now”? 🤔 It’s time to address this issue head-on and stand up for consumer rights against greedy corporations! Let’s dive into why defending these companies is not only unacceptable but also damaging to society.
Shifting the Blame: From “It’s Not a Big Deal” to “Why are You Complaining Now?”
– Companies often try to downplay their unethical practices by telling consumers that it’s not a big deal if they don’t purchase their products. This tactic shifts the blame onto the consumer, implying that they have the power to stop the company’s wrongdoing by simply not participating in it.
– On the other hand, when consumers do raise concerns about longstanding issues, companies deflect criticism by asking why they are only speaking up now after the problem has existed for years. This tactic tries to invalidate legitimate complaints and dismiss the need for accountability.
The Reality: Corporate Greed at the Expense of Consumers
– Greedy companies prioritize profits over consumer well-being, engaging in practices that may harm individuals or exploit vulnerable populations.
– Defending these companies only perpetuates the cycle of corporate greed and encourages further unethical behaviors.
– Consumers have the right to demand transparency, accountability, and ethical practices from companies, regardless of how long a problem has been ongoing.
Take Action Against Corporate Greed!
– Educate yourself about the practices of companies you support and hold them accountable for any unethical behaviors.
– Support legislation that protects consumer rights and promotes corporate responsibility.
– Speak out against companies that prioritize profits over people, and encourage others to do the same.
By challenging the excuses used to defend greedy companies, we can work towards a more ethical and accountable corporate landscape. Let’s stand together to demand better from the companies we interact with on a daily basis! 💪🏼🌟 #ConsumerEmpowerment #CorporateAccountability
Not buying the Ubisoft game is racist, because strong independent black lesbians are finally represented. I will gladly pay $130 to feel acknowledged.
People don’t care about DD2’s microtransactions because Capcom has done this for the past 12 years and their games are still good. They prey on the stupid with too much money, which quite frankly i can absolutely get behind.
I think this is indicative of a generational shift, since different generations possess different perspectives, and this is largely down to the experiences they grew up with.
I’ve been gaming for about 37 years, so I grew up in a time where DLC microtransactions weren’t a thing. That formed my opinion that they aren’t important to me and I don’t need them to enjoy a game.
We’re now approaching a time where there is an entire generation who have grown up their entire life with microtransactions being a thing. That’s not their fault of course since it’s all they’ve known, but that is their normality.
They seem to think companies doing something for years automatically makes it ok
They’re bots or paid shills, there’s no other explanation.
People call you a „pest“ if you say facts like „Star Wars Outlaws goes for up to 140€“
Imagine riding corporate dicks so hard that you insult people for saying facts that everyone with a internet capable device can look up themselves in less than a minute.
It’s the frog in a boiling pot of water situation. First you’re supposed to tolerate it. Then you’re supposed to accept it. Then you’re supposed to celebrate it. And then finally you’re supposed to participate in it.
I really don’t like the false logic behind “You had all the time in the world” to play that.
I find books in the library from the 40’s that dazzle me, the idea that such a book could be pulped because of “Rights issues” drives me up the wall.
Like, I’m a big fan of the retro gaming youtube channels, and sometimes I find a game I’ve never heard of, and absolutely need.
Thankfully, a lot of those games predate “digital rights” software, and I can go buy the physical media, with no fear that it’s head will be chopped off.
Also, this is completely off topic, I always thought the lobby in Home Alone 2 for the SNES was Grey/Blueish. It’s Orange! MY OWN MEMORY LIES TO ME!
Taking a stance against microtransactions is about holding onto the essence of gaming. But kids these days? They’d bend over for a shiny skin
Dogma 2 isn’t even bad. Nothing needed in store and barely noticed DLC.
Hard to take all complaints seriously
It all goes back to horse armor.
I mean half the people who cried about it still bought it day 1 so who is the real idiot?
I mean in the case of dragons dogma, Capcom has had the same type of microtransactions in their games for quite a while. But more important than the fact that they’ve been in the games for a while is that they are completely useless purchases. They are for the white collar gamer who doesn’t actually care about playing the video game and has wads of cash burning a hole in his pocket. The people complaining about the Dragons Dogma MTX clearly haven’t played the game because any person who enjoys playing video games is going to feel absolutely fine not spending a dime on any of them. This is the style of Capcom MTX. Resident evil 4 remake had them and no one complained. DMC 5 had them and no one complained. There’s no need to complain. If some goober with too much money wants to waste it on some Capcom MTX in a single player game, that’s fine with me.
When I think about greedy corporations, I don’t think about Capcom. Almost every single one of their games has been fucking awesome in the last decade, and despite multiple of them having MTX, none of them were negatively affected by them. So I guess that’s where you get, “why are you complaining now?”. No one was complaining about this stuff in their precious games. Why does DD2 get all this overblown hate out of the blue? It’s genuinely kind of weird.
No, the mindset of BUYING THIS SHIT WHILE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT is what makes it normal for greedy companies to keep doing it. The execs will cry about our complaints all the way to the bank. Maybe a new Ferrari will make them feel better.
Whenever someone complains loudly, what game company execs translate that to is “This guy really really wants to play our game but just wants to whine about us rolling in cash. He’s obviously way too emotionally invested already. He’s gonna cave in a few days if he hasn’t preordered it already. People willing to boycott are not going to whine about it.”
I keep saying it. Complaining is useless. Stop buying these games. That is the only thing that will change what companies do. I have stopped buying anything at all from AAA publishers. I haven’t bought anything at all from EA, Ubisoft or Actiblizz in literal years. I do not give a shit about what kind of predatory monetization they have because I do not buy their games.
There is a word for people who complain but then bend over and pucker up their assholes for a reaming. It starts with “b” and rhymes with “itch”.
In the case of DD2, you can get everything in game without paying any actual money. It’s the thing Capcom does for people who don’t care to put that much time into the game to grind away for things.
Got nothing for Ubi. They’ve been doing weird and stupid shit for a while now.
Cope from people who spend full price for something they’re not enjoying. Look at Starfield for example. Everyone hyping it up, saying it’s amazing. All those people high on copium then three days later reviews magically went from very positive to mixed. And player count dropped like a brick.
Facing reality is harsh and most people don’t want to do it
> can someone give me a proper explaination behind this mindset?
Every game that comes out is someones (teenagers) first game. If their first game is a game with a broken launch, patches, high price tag, mtx store, camos etc they grow up thinking this is normal. They simply don’t know any better. They don’t know games used to release complete, they don’t know camos were unlockable by challenges, they don’t know games used to have updates/dlcs/with tons of content instead of dripfed live service. They don’t know CoD used to have dedicated servers with mod support and a map maker for example. They simply don’t know.
But game companies/publishers definititely knew this would happen long term. It’s why they boiled the frog (us gamers) slowly by slowly adding all that crap one by one.
Now with each passing year this newer generation grows bigger compared to “the oldies” and that’s why you see more and more of these comments. It’s the reason I stopped believing a “renaissance of (aaa) gaming” is possible and that it will remain bad forever.
Dragon’s dogma 2 MTX are nothing, a tornado in a bucket, anyone who played it knows it
The issues with that game revolve mostly around its optimization, which is quite disappointing to say the least
Regarding Ubisoft.. Ubi is on a streak..I think it’s time for a whole new management culture and new ideas.
Having microtransactions there for the lazy player or players who can’t grind in a game is ok. At least u can get that stuff used on game. I didn’t need them so I just ignored them. But trying to charge an arm and a leg to get mainly cosmetic items and to play the game early( paying to test the game for the devs and find issues) is not ok. Ubisoft has gone to such shit. All their games are basically the same just with different characters skins. Also don’t forget they said we should be comfortable not owning what we BUY from them. I think everyone should just boycott them.
Forcing and pushing things is a way to normalize them. Sometimes it doesn’t work, sometimes it works and people have to do with it. We could call that an evolution but all evolutions are not sane, especially for the customers.
We don’t went from one to another. The first part still applies.
A couple things-
1. The same person that makes the “i didn’t like this” did not also make the “i like this” post.
2. When something comes out, it’s usually coming from some streamer or youtuber that gets clicks for being over the top and exaggerating everything. Then someone eventually plays it and says, “Oh, it’s not actually like that at all….” and then the public slowly makes up their own mind.