No, I’m not that sort of person. I’m just the person who feels he should be satisfied with his purchases. A rental is a very different thing, when you are finished with a rental, regardless of your satisfaction, you “return” it. When I rented a good movie and wanted to show my friends, I often purchased a copy.…

Yah, I can be pretty ignorant sometimes. Sometimes I’ll pick something up because it looks cool and it isn’t that expensive and then find out it’s not that good and wish that I hadn’t bought it. With Steam refunds, that process works better. I can go out on a limb more often and pick something up that looks cool and…

This is on my wishlist. I look forward to it leaving Early Access.

I agree, I’m not saying that they would take away refunds, just retool them. The goal is to encourage players to take risks and buy a game they are on the fence about. If they don’t like it, they can always get their money back. For Valve, the goal is to increase sales. Consumer protection is just a happy side effect…

I read reviews and watched some gameplay videos and I am going to disagree. Beyond Gravity is a mobile port of a very simple endless runner with extremely limited replayability and no variety. I wonder what their return rate is in the Android and Apple App store.

I would like to know if this observed refund rate is paired with an increased sale rate. Sure, the developers in question are getting more refunds than before. I haven’t looked at the games mentioned in the article who’s sales have tanked, but it is possible that the games just aren’t that good and now that gamers can…

I’m not talking about filters... those are easy. Sites that publish crap I don’t like, I don’t subscribe to, filtered.

I’ll wait for some reliable hands on reviews of production models, thanks.

I’m going to have to rethink a lot of my RSS feeds, as they are processed through pipes. I may end up writing my own app or just unsubscribing...

No, barring alignment based on personal experience with players who choose that alignment and the choices they make.

Wasn’t there an X-Files episode about something like this...

I use vinegar. It only takes a few tbsp to get the job done. I have a lil canister of citric acid, but I use it to make my fruits not turn brown when I cook em for pies and such. It’s not THAT expensive, find it in the canning section of your local grocer. A 7.5oz jar can be had for 5 bux on amazon. That is 15 tbsp,…

I can’t give you a better battery, but as a consolation prize, how about a handset that is .2mm thinner and weighs 99.4% as much as the previous model.

I’ve “quit” smoking a number of times, for spans of up to 3 years. I’m currently smoking right now. The biggest friends I have when I’m quitting are my friends who smoke who say “No, you’re quitting” when I beg for a cigarette from them.

What they gain is lowered costs to ship goods.

I struggle with this as well. Whenever we decide that we need to eat quick and choose fast food, we spend so much time staring at the menu. When we finally order, I think it looks like we’re poor, because we skip the soda, go for the small fry, and pick a burger that isn’t visually impressive. I’m not a fan of fast…

You sound like you are at the other end of the spectrum. Extremes are seldom ideal situations.

So, uh, how does this affect me and my not living in NYC or the Bay Area?

To be fair, I know nothing about marketing, so you might be right.

Deciding on your hourly rate is a tough thing. Sure, you can add all the numbers up and figure out what works best, but at the end of the day, you need to add and subtract from that number depending on your workload.