▲ 362 ▼ Report: Roughly half of the id Software team have been laid off (www.gamedeveloper.com) submitted 4 months ago by Oha@lemmy.ohaa.xyz to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 72 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 point 4 months ago (10 children) Why do we tolerate this as fans? permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] zewm@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago (8 children) Do you have the money to buy out id software and pay all the payroll for its coders? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 14 points 4 months ago (2 children) no, but I do have the money to not buy the dark ages and pirate it instead because of what they did to mick gordon, and now this. and with that money, I will buy the game that mick gordon is currently working on. Or 50 of them. https://mick-gordon.com/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) Oh shit, He did the music for Absolum! Great game. Banger soundtrack and now I know why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 months ago* It's always either this mf or Andrew Hulshult permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jhex@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (4 children) you can simply choose not to buy their games… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CybranM@feddit.nu 6 points 4 months ago (3 children) Alright, I'm already doing that. What else? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works -3 points 4 months ago (2 children) Nothing like you think you're gonna save the world complaining on the internet? People get laid off all the time, businesses make stupid decisions all the time, all we can do is mind our business as well as we can. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CybranM@feddit.nu 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) I think you need a comma but besides that what's your point with that comment? That nothing we do matters so why try? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago* That youre already doing everything you can by not buying. You can't keep all the billions of idiots on the planet from buying it, right? So what else could you possibly do? Start a campaign make signs on highway overpasses (Dont buy AAA games they dont let you own the copy!) Email your congressperson?? About video games being too expensive?? That's a joke isn't it? So yes dont buy and move on with your life, what else is there in this case?? permalink fedilink source parent [–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 5 points 4 months ago Well there's different groups of folks. There's a group who aren't going to tolerate this and won't give them another cent, and another group who will look past it until it destroys their favourite series completely, and I guess another, enormous group who are entirely oblivious to any of the goings on behind the scenes and just buy game play game permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zewm@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago (8 children) Do you have the money to buy out id software and pay all the payroll for its coders? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 14 points 4 months ago (2 children) no, but I do have the money to not buy the dark ages and pirate it instead because of what they did to mick gordon, and now this. and with that money, I will buy the game that mick gordon is currently working on. Or 50 of them. https://mick-gordon.com/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) Oh shit, He did the music for Absolum! Great game. Banger soundtrack and now I know why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 months ago* It's always either this mf or Andrew Hulshult permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jhex@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (4 children) you can simply choose not to buy their games… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CybranM@feddit.nu 6 points 4 months ago (3 children) Alright, I'm already doing that. What else? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works -3 points 4 months ago (2 children) Nothing like you think you're gonna save the world complaining on the internet? People get laid off all the time, businesses make stupid decisions all the time, all we can do is mind our business as well as we can. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CybranM@feddit.nu 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) I think you need a comma but besides that what's your point with that comment? That nothing we do matters so why try? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago* That youre already doing everything you can by not buying. You can't keep all the billions of idiots on the planet from buying it, right? So what else could you possibly do? Start a campaign make signs on highway overpasses (Dont buy AAA games they dont let you own the copy!) Email your congressperson?? About video games being too expensive?? That's a joke isn't it? So yes dont buy and move on with your life, what else is there in this case?? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 14 points 4 months ago (2 children) no, but I do have the money to not buy the dark ages and pirate it instead because of what they did to mick gordon, and now this. and with that money, I will buy the game that mick gordon is currently working on. Or 50 of them. https://mick-gordon.com/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) Oh shit, He did the music for Absolum! Great game. Banger soundtrack and now I know why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 months ago* It's always either this mf or Andrew Hulshult permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) Oh shit, He did the music for Absolum! Great game. Banger soundtrack and now I know why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 months ago* It's always either this mf or Andrew Hulshult permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 months ago* It's always either this mf or Andrew Hulshult permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (4 children) you can simply choose not to buy their games… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CybranM@feddit.nu 6 points 4 months ago (3 children) Alright, I'm already doing that. What else? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works -3 points 4 months ago (2 children) Nothing like you think you're gonna save the world complaining on the internet? People get laid off all the time, businesses make stupid decisions all the time, all we can do is mind our business as well as we can. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CybranM@feddit.nu 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) I think you need a comma but besides that what's your point with that comment? That nothing we do matters so why try? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago* That youre already doing everything you can by not buying. You can't keep all the billions of idiots on the planet from buying it, right? So what else could you possibly do? Start a campaign make signs on highway overpasses (Dont buy AAA games they dont let you own the copy!) Email your congressperson?? About video games being too expensive?? That's a joke isn't it? So yes dont buy and move on with your life, what else is there in this case?? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CybranM@feddit.nu 6 points 4 months ago (3 children) Alright, I'm already doing that. What else? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works -3 points 4 months ago (2 children) Nothing like you think you're gonna save the world complaining on the internet? People get laid off all the time, businesses make stupid decisions all the time, all we can do is mind our business as well as we can. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CybranM@feddit.nu 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) I think you need a comma but besides that what's your point with that comment? That nothing we do matters so why try? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago* That youre already doing everything you can by not buying. You can't keep all the billions of idiots on the planet from buying it, right? So what else could you possibly do? Start a campaign make signs on highway overpasses (Dont buy AAA games they dont let you own the copy!) Email your congressperson?? About video games being too expensive?? That's a joke isn't it? So yes dont buy and move on with your life, what else is there in this case?? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works -3 points 4 months ago (2 children) Nothing like you think you're gonna save the world complaining on the internet? People get laid off all the time, businesses make stupid decisions all the time, all we can do is mind our business as well as we can. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CybranM@feddit.nu 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) I think you need a comma but besides that what's your point with that comment? That nothing we do matters so why try? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago* That youre already doing everything you can by not buying. You can't keep all the billions of idiots on the planet from buying it, right? So what else could you possibly do? Start a campaign make signs on highway overpasses (Dont buy AAA games they dont let you own the copy!) Email your congressperson?? About video games being too expensive?? That's a joke isn't it? So yes dont buy and move on with your life, what else is there in this case?? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CybranM@feddit.nu 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) I think you need a comma but besides that what's your point with that comment? That nothing we do matters so why try? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago* That youre already doing everything you can by not buying. You can't keep all the billions of idiots on the planet from buying it, right? So what else could you possibly do? Start a campaign make signs on highway overpasses (Dont buy AAA games they dont let you own the copy!) Email your congressperson?? About video games being too expensive?? That's a joke isn't it? So yes dont buy and move on with your life, what else is there in this case?? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago* That youre already doing everything you can by not buying. You can't keep all the billions of idiots on the planet from buying it, right? So what else could you possibly do? Start a campaign make signs on highway overpasses (Dont buy AAA games they dont let you own the copy!) Email your congressperson?? About video games being too expensive?? That's a joke isn't it? So yes dont buy and move on with your life, what else is there in this case?? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 5 points 4 months ago Well there's different groups of folks. There's a group who aren't going to tolerate this and won't give them another cent, and another group who will look past it until it destroys their favourite series completely, and I guess another, enormous group who are entirely oblivious to any of the goings on behind the scenes and just buy game play game permalink fedilink source parent