Let’s try to keep this civil. The sales numbers presented are anecdotal. With more time and more reports on sales/returns, we will be able to get a real idea of whether it helps or hurts.

I feel that returns are NOT harmful to the industry. Reducing the “risk” of purchasing a bad game allows consumers the ability to explore more freely and discover first hand whether a game is good or bad. With reduced risk, consumers are more willing to make purchases. I can’t count how many times I’ve passed over a…

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’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.

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’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.

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…

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.

I’ll give it to them... they’re hip, they know FF3, but they aren’t giant nerds who insist on calling it 6.

I’ve always hated the Forgotten Realms world. I read a few books, some of them were pretty good. I occasionally thought that I should take a player’s advice and run a game in Forgotten Realms, so I did, and invariably, some player who knows more than me about the world calls me on every single thing that I get wrong…

The game “should” be played in a way which offers you, the player, the highest probability of winning. If it turns out the game “should” be played in a way which is repetitive and boring, then it is a poorly designed game.

I don’t think this pick is great for discussion, as the differences between most commodity air conditioners is minimal. The power consumption and cooling power of the greatest majority of Air conditioners all falls closely in line. The additional “features” that higher end models provide are most often not worth the…

I don’t think this pick is great for discussion, as the differences between most commodity air conditioners is…