The problem with vigilance is those who seek to screw you over will always hope you sit one - just one - protest out. That you’ll be too tired of making the calls, of putting in the work, of sending the emails. To make you feel like it’s pointless, that defeat is inevitable.

... I think we made a mistake electing this guy. Shocking, I know.

It seems like a lifetime ago that Bungie’s idea for “long-term player interest” was just having a good game that was so much fun to play that people just, you know, played it.

Midterms are coming up. Please vote, people, and keep calling your senators and representatives.

KEEP CALLING.

Welcome to your “Games as a Service” future, everyone.

“The ability to purchase crystals in-game will become available at a later date, only after we’ve made changes to the game.”

I’m sure Mister Rogers would just calmly explain that they’re just kids who lack the validation and affirmation they deserve at home, and thus lash out through artificial means for any form of control to offset the unhappiness they feel in their private lives.

Just a friendly reminder than for you to go and VOTE in the midterms... and to mobilize your friends and family to do the same. We can’t be passive about this one.

I think “ultimate success” IS happiness and self-contentment though, is it not? It’s not just any other kind of success. The end goal of money and power is the belief it’ll make you happier and more self-content, no?

Remember your Mission Statement, EA?

You can also substitute any other Mister Rogers quote here. Seriously, just be good to others, strangers and friends alike.

... But we already GOT that game.

The progression system is STILL terrible. It’s just 25% as terrible as they initially planned.

Death threats and blind insults only create angry noise that prevents the sensible, rational arguments against bad ideas from being heard.

From 40 hours to 10 hours to unlock. Still not a GREAT deal...

Eh, fighting games have been doing this for DECADES.

Yet another Netherrealm game with pallet-swap ninjas...

That’s unfortunately not how psychology works. Knowing people who struggle with gambling addictions, or who struggle with OCD, or who have other forms of psychological dependencies, you can’t just “free will” yourself to an okay state. I wish it was that simple, but that’s not how people work.

The sad thing is most players will buy the games in spite of the loot boxes, but not because of the loot boxes.