Wait, your actual complaint is that you have to play as a woman?

Please tell me how concerned you are about ethics in gaming journalism.

Of course it was. I was with that little monster 10 hours a day for the first three years of his life. I challenge anyone to retain their glib nonchalance, when their dumb mistakes could impact the health of a little proto-person. 

Sure, but let’s not forget that the Steam of 2007 and the Steam of 2019 are two very different things. The original Steam was basically just a piece of DRM, the Steam of today is a fully fledged storefront with wishlists, different options for viewing your library, a cart, the ability to give gifts, etc. etc. The Epic…

I’d counter by saying it is the MOST important part. It dictates through what mediums I’ll be able to interact with the product. For example, if I had backed or purchased the product assuming I’d be able to use my mobile device via SteamLink, and it was the premise of my purchase, which Epic could not replicate, I’d…

I think I’ve realized that you’re so lacking in understanding on how the world works, that I REALLY had to break it down, Potato Head Style, for ya. It’s a chore, but I’ve never been one to shy from hard work in the face of the impossible. If you have any further questions or need any more clarification, feel free to…

You couldn’t find the point with a map, dude.

We can understand the risks associated with crowd funded projects, however, until recently, those didn’t included corporate takeover and redefinition of previous contracts. And this effort is solely spearheaded by Epic. It’s not a good look.

If I give an individual money because they promise to do a task, or deliver a…

I am entitled. Every single Human Being is entitled. Particularly to certain unailanable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. It is GOOD to be entitled. It is GOOD to recognize your entitlements, lest someone, or some Government would take them away.

I’m going to break some tough…

Isn’t Fortnite struggling? Even PUBG seems to be gaining ground against them.

Thanks mate. The explanation REALLY isn’t for him as much as it is for those following this EXHILARATING thread. I’ll more than likely come back to this argument to copy/paste it somewhere with more visibility if needed.

It really is one of the BIGGEST issues I take with Epic’s... I mean... their essentially unethical…

YOUre arguing with a troll, I applaud the effort but this guys outed himself as a troll

So a developer promises steam keys, breaking that promise is fine, and anyone who cares is dumb?

As is, we’re seeing devs decide to punch the throttle on Epic’s deal, or Not. Most ARE. Because... Money. Duh. IT is our God. It rules all. All else plays second fiddle to Money and its whims. We don’t even fault people for taking money unless.

They break a social contract. The social contract currently is this:

“Hey…

Guess what. I had no doubts about backing projects. I backed a lot. I saw what Epic has done to many Kicksrarter projects. I know breaking promises is just meaningful for me because it’s an ethic choice. I know now after Epic smart moves I have 100% risk on myself having faith in promises made to me. And.. to your…

Kotaku only has nice things to say about Epic. Even this article, which should be pretty damning, is “hey, Epic has plans, let’s have them do those plans, okay guys?”

The developer made a promise that he would sell his game on steam, and he followed through on that promise. If epic allowed him to sell on epic AND steam, this wouldnt even be an issue, but the hate mob is hating “epic exclusive” for a reason. while i don’t know the situation behind Ouya exclusives, i do know the…

That is, I think, the most damning aspect of it all. We know they allow multiple storefonts because EGS exclusive Outer Worlds isn’t EGS exclusive, it’s just delayed on Steam.

If you don't get it, that's not actually everyone else's fault.

It’s pretty telling that Epic wouldn’t even *offer* the guy any other terms than sole exclusivity. If the game were on their store as well as Steam, they’d make money, he’d make money, Steam would lose future money compared to the status quo where that’s where everyone buys it now. But that’s not good enough for them.…