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So through the years there is a lot of new bullshit in gaming like;
Paying for DLC that adds content while you already pay 50 of whatever currency in most local stores. Some content is not worth it though like fancy things, but for example in DiRT3 you can pay for series of tracks... wtf!
Every goddamn game needs to have his own marketplace thingy, origin for battlefield 3, diablo III requires constant internet connection just like starcraft 2, left 4 dead and all others games from valve are locked into steam so you cannot sell them second-hand. Offcourse also microsoft with their GFWL. And on top of that the creators of RAGE are somehow creating a system that will block half of the content of their game when it is sold second-hand.
Lately a lot of game developers also seem to dissapoint... where you would expect old gameplay with just new features being added the creators suddenly seem to revamp a whole game that worked out perfectly in the first place! C&C4 for example... Or how about CoD where in UO (United Offensive) you had big maps and alot of freedom and suddenly it changed into a only-infantry kind of thing with thights spaces. Or Red Faction for that matter, which was first a free-roaming game bent on destruction has now become a boring linear shooter with well... destruction... but without freedom?
It seems like the whole nerdy underground has been taken over by the masses. And where the masses go cash has to flow so they make all kinds of systems to get our money. But don't think that i'm nagging about that, this is not a money issue it's about freedom. Back in the old days (no i'm not that old!!) you could go the store and buy a game (which were even to overpriced then but at least it was FUN!) and then have all kinds of free downloadble stuff they had made for fun or download a user-made mod.
Yes, even starcraft II btw... sucks for modding because the whole system that blizzard is so proud of makes new maps do not stand a chance unless they stand out and promote themselves.
Am i just nostalgic, dumb or have i become more of a critic when playing a game? I feel like someone started to build walls around their games and because of that everyone else is forced to do that too.
ALSO TAKE IN CONCERN THE LATEST DIABLO III THING!!!
Paying for DLC that adds content while you already pay 50 of whatever currency in most local stores. Some content is not worth it though like fancy things, but for example in DiRT3 you can pay for series of tracks... wtf!
Every goddamn game needs to have his own marketplace thingy, origin for battlefield 3, diablo III requires constant internet connection just like starcraft 2, left 4 dead and all others games from valve are locked into steam so you cannot sell them second-hand. Offcourse also microsoft with their GFWL. And on top of that the creators of RAGE are somehow creating a system that will block half of the content of their game when it is sold second-hand.
Lately a lot of game developers also seem to dissapoint... where you would expect old gameplay with just new features being added the creators suddenly seem to revamp a whole game that worked out perfectly in the first place! C&C4 for example... Or how about CoD where in UO (United Offensive) you had big maps and alot of freedom and suddenly it changed into a only-infantry kind of thing with thights spaces. Or Red Faction for that matter, which was first a free-roaming game bent on destruction has now become a boring linear shooter with well... destruction... but without freedom?
It seems like the whole nerdy underground has been taken over by the masses. And where the masses go cash has to flow so they make all kinds of systems to get our money. But don't think that i'm nagging about that, this is not a money issue it's about freedom. Back in the old days (no i'm not that old!!) you could go the store and buy a game (which were even to overpriced then but at least it was FUN!) and then have all kinds of free downloadble stuff they had made for fun or download a user-made mod.
Yes, even starcraft II btw... sucks for modding because the whole system that blizzard is so proud of makes new maps do not stand a chance unless they stand out and promote themselves.
Am i just nostalgic, dumb or have i become more of a critic when playing a game? I feel like someone started to build walls around their games and because of that everyone else is forced to do that too.
ALSO TAKE IN CONCERN THE LATEST DIABLO III THING!!!
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