Yeah, it was a mistake... After they got called on it.
It was absolutely in there on purpose.
Is it a "review bomb" for complaining about a legit problem with the game that stops you from playing?
Because someone in the gamedev community once posted about using achievements to measure engagement with users, it caught on, and now there are actual achievements mixed in with standard progress, including just launching the game, apparently.
"Developers" aren't going to get that tip. The company will.
"He discovered that the amount of Denuvo code executed in-game is quite infrequent, with calls occurring once every few seconds, or during level loads. This suggests that Denuvo is not killing performance, contrary to popular belief. "
No, it might suggest that this version of Denuvo and the way that this developer implemented it might not be affecting performance.
However, "every few seconds" is actually quite a lot, and if it causes a stutter each time, it's brutal on perceived framerate. So no, it doesn't actually suggest that Denuvo isn't killing performance. It's actually making it pretty obvious that it can easily affect performance.
I'm really surprised about this. Amazon got called on their arbitration clause so much that they removed it because it was so expensive.
Roku is practically asking for people to do the same to them. They could even do it about this clause, IMO. (I am not a lawyer.) This is a really dumb clause to have these days.
It seems like a pretty obvious lawsuit to me. They announced his promotion, and then never gave it to him, despite making him do the job for months. That alone is an easy win, IMO.
But then there was also a contract he signed? That super easy lawsuit time.
If companies can say they can respond to my concerns within 2 business days, then companies can also take 2 business days to take down reported content. It takes a human being to review that stuff and it's not instant. If it was, trolls would end up with everything being taken down. UFC's outrage that it can take "hours" to remove the content is ridiculous.
It also uses the name "Portal" in a way that feels official, too. If it said "Revolution: A Portal mod" it'd be fine.
They deserve their refunds, but...
This is a lesson that you never buy something based on a future promise. Buy it based on what it is, not what someone says it'll be eventually.
There's some irony for ya. :D