Will Capitalist Horing Be Jagex's Downfall?
I'm not British at all. I'm American, and I despise capitalist America.
Of course I'm not saying everything about America, that would take things too far. More so the business leaders and their intentions to drive my country downhill. I used to give more respect towards them, but with corrupt politicians and an iffy government, I can't say that I'm all too impressed. We're really going through a rough time over here, though I suppose it isn't much better concerning the British.
I don't know if you use the Runescape forums or not, but my name here is the exact same on there. If you happen to stop by or are already familiar with the forums, I'm pretty active on them, mostly because of the countless others who share my opinions.
I'll have to do more research by Nexon. Basically it comes down to anything being funded by IVP to automatically take a turn downhill. I must say that I feel sorry for Maple Story players, all that work and time just going to waste since you can now 'buy your way to success'.
We shouldn't have to worry about our posts here getting deleted, hidden or monitored. There are some things I can say on here that I cannot say on the Runescape forums. Despite the lack of communication between the players and Jagex, Jagex still monitors the forums.
Yeah, I've come to the same conclusion about gaming. I happen to believe that a lot of micro-transactions have come from the recession itself, squeezing out more money out of people before these companies face trouble. Some of the best games I ever played spanned from the mid 1980s to the early 2000s. I hate to sound like the guy wearing 'nostalgia' glasses, but the games I played growing up and well into college were more creative and less money driven than the titles today.
There are some companies like Rockstar Games who haven't yet fallen into the trap of squeezing out all the money they can, because they're better than that. I might consider buying their 'Max Payne' title that just came out a few months ago. Red Dead Redemption was great, and I even liked L.A. Noire, although Rockstar didn't actually make the game (they were responsible for publishing).
But look at Electronic Arts, Nexon, and Activision/Blizzard. They're raking in countless billions of dollars a year, and yet they're still imposing micro-transactions that affect game play status. This is just a small sample of many other companies who are doing the same thing, but the ones listed are among the most famous.
Caj, Aug 6, 2012
