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submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by Beardsley@lemmy.world to c/gaming@lemmy.ml

I think gamers as a whole, though specifically those in niche communities, need to take a long and hard look at themselves. We should celebrate the volunteers that create wonderful content for us, generally with no financial gain. Instead, commonly, there are communities that criticize and tear down every little thing they can think of. They even went as far as to doxx the poor woman. We need to be better, and we need to hold these kind of toxic trolls accountable. Especially those of us who are men, we have a responsibility to call out other men who mistreat women in the gaming industry, or gaming in general.

*Edit: I apologize if I insinuated that all gamers are guilty of this kind of behavior, that was not my intention at all. My sentiment is that many of us do not think about this kind of thing, and less are willing to speak out against their friends. We need to be better about that as a whole. I appreciate you as a person if you are already of this mindset.

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[-] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 24 points 6 days ago

it doesnt even have to be a mod, just free. See what happened with AetherSX2(android ps2 emulator) and how a bunch of people kept pestering a dev till he basiclaly quit working on it on mobile because they ask for a lot for something that was literally free.

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago

You ever see steam discussions for early access games? Jesus fucking Christ people are entitled as shit.

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 13 points 5 days ago

Aren't those paid (or at least they can be)? I think that's an entirely different can of worms...

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 5 days ago

early access games are also notorious for being dogshite and left as such, or they're fine but with obvious flaws which are never fixed because "bro it's still in early access!"

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

It really does depend on the game, though. Going Medieval for instance has been in early access for almost three years, but it's three years of active development. Just about every week brings some kind of update, whether it's little coding and qol stuff, to full upgrades and new mechanics being added in. They're almost done with their roadmap.

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Rimworld was another shining example. Its actual early access was a forum release, the Steam EA was polishing.

That being said I have a dead EA or two in my library. Starforge comes to mind...

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 days ago

these are the exceptions that prove the rule

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