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Mike Ybarra thinks there should be an option to tip developers when you've finished a game
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Sure, sounds good, but are you going to trust the publisher to actually pay the people who made the game, many of whom they probably fired as soon as it was out of the door?
Ah yes, bringing tipping culture to video games as a means to suppress wages and create friction between developer and consumer, while taking pressure off of the millionaire CEOs and business people like himself whose greed is really at the heart of the issue.
Shut up the fuck up Mike.
Shut up the fuck up Mike.
Some developers sort of do this already by offering customers an option to buy a "Supporter Bundle", like Black Skylands.
View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1799480/Black_Skylands_Supporter_Pack/
This might make sense for indies but you can't trust the gaming industry. Tipping will be abused just like it is in real life and AAA publishers will find a reason to ask for tips. They can get the fuck out of here with that.
View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1799480/Black_Skylands_Supporter_Pack/
This might make sense for indies but you can't trust the gaming industry. Tipping will be abused just like it is in real life and AAA publishers will find a reason to ask for tips. They can get the fuck out of here with that.
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It's the same issue with the Epic Games Store offering devs a larger cut. In an ideal world, that extra money would go toward the underpaid and overworked devs, but in truth, it won't.
The games where the devs are likely to be paid more for something like this are absolutely not the $70 games. It's cheap $20 games like Deep Rock Galactic where you feel like buying a supporter pack is actually helping out.
The games where the devs are likely to be paid more for something like this are absolutely not the $70 games. It's cheap $20 games like Deep Rock Galactic where you feel like buying a supporter pack is actually helping out.
Don't only pay your waiter as they can't make a living wage, also pay the developers because we are not going to. Yeah fuck him.
Some paid (and free) indie games on Steam offer supporter/tip jar/what-have-you DLC. That's a fine way to handle it, I think. But there isn't a single publisher in the world who'd do something similar and actually split that revenue between the people who worked on the game.
I kind of think it's a neat idea if there was some way to ensure it would go directly to the studio's P&L and not to the "Activision/Blizzard/King" company at large. Or whatever huge conglomerate a studio is under.
Don't know how you could do that, though. But, for games I really like, I wouldn't mind the option of paying a bit more as a tip when I've had a really great experience.
I would want it to be thoroughly transparent, though.
Don't know how you could do that, though. But, for games I really like, I wouldn't mind the option of paying a bit more as a tip when I've had a really great experience.
I would want it to be thoroughly transparent, though.
Tipping culture as also poisonous, since it makes a simple transaction where I give you something you want in exchange for money into a fraught power exchange in which I depend on your charity to make a living. Fuck this idea.
Bingo.
I sometimes feel scared to say it on ERA with how many complaints there are about $70 games, but some games I play are so good that that price feels like a steal and I would absolutely "tip" the devs.
But yeah, in reality it'd just turn out like the food service industry.
Tip who, tho, Bro?
When I finish an epic game and I'm left in awe, if I wanted to send a tip (I don't!) I definitely don't want to just slide "Sony" or "Fromsoft CEO" or hell, even Cory Barlog, (whom I would hope is paid handsomely for his talents.) my hard earned cash.
What a shit take.
Tipping is a mistake and anyone trying to implement it just wants to pay people less like my country has shown me time and time and time again. Don't ever let them fool you.
We live in a world where you get guilted by your server over your tip % because their job doesn't pay them. Fuck tipping.
We live in a world where you get guilted by your server over your tip % because their job doesn't pay them. Fuck tipping.
No. I get the sentiment of tipping for professions that are aren't paid a living wage (or paid less than), but knowing how pay for game developer salary is, this is not an appropriate comparison in the least. Studios can pay their employees more, not foist the onus on consumers. The prices of games and monetization will go up anyway.
Kind of incredible this coming from a former President of Blizzard, someone who could have actually had the authority to just pay devs more, or at least been able to make a strong argument to someone that did.
The money could easily go to the publisher who possibly fired a good chunk of the devs after production wrapped up. Will be a shit idea in practice and probably isn't good in theory either. Buy the DLC or deluxe edition if you wanna support the devs the best you can.
it's so bizarre to me because you could just get the deluxe edition or premium edition upgrade or whatever after the fact in many cases. Treat that as your "tip" then, Ybarra.
The only example I can think of that I've done this with was when Rocket League came out I bought the first car dlc pack for the $5 or whatever it was because I wanted to throw them some extra money their way even if I didn't care for the car itself.
The only example I can think of that I've done this with was when Rocket League came out I bought the first car dlc pack for the $5 or whatever it was because I wanted to throw them some extra money their way even if I didn't care for the car itself.
Love it when these novel "let's all pitch in, guys!" ideas come from the fairly well-off with disposable income.
You know who I would *rather* tip with my limited "extra" (haha) money?
Fucking disaster relief workers. Teachers. Just abouuuut anyone else.
Yeah, the quote in OP sounds like a really stupid statement, but things like this are surprisingly common and well received by players from what I've seen. Deep Rock Galactic has a similar system, I consider game soundtrack purchases on steam to basically be this as well.
Americans want to introduce their tipping culture into videogames now.
15 years from now developers getting mad if you didn't tip
15 years from now developers getting mad if you didn't tip