• CALIGVLA@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 years ago

    Honestly? Gamers deserve all the shit they get, I’m all for consumer rights but I have no sympathy for the people that buys these games and then later complains about it. You’re not part of the problem, you are the problem.

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      2 years ago

      I blame it on “content creators” on YouTube. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy watching someone play and complain about a bad game, but there are so many tubers that use the same format, or even the same titles just reworked a little bit.

      A lot of this could be blamed on The Algorithm, but after a certain point you have to start blaming the creators themselves for sticking with the format.

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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        2 years ago

        I don’t. YouTubers just cover stuff people are interested in, they rarely create that interest.

        It turns out people like whatever it is COD offers, so YouTubers make videos either about the good or bad things in the latest COD, and they attract the audiences that are looking for it. And that is where “The Algorithm” comes into play, if more people want to know what’s bad about a popular game, those videos will get more popular and thus recommended more often.

        The people to blame aren’t the YouTubers, but the people who watch those videos.

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        2 years ago

        I sometimes legitimately forget that people are watching the shit that’s on YouTube.

        But then again like half of us adults can’t read at a 6th grade level, so I guess video appeals.

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          2 years ago

          Not sure why you felt the need to insult people who use YouTube, but okay.

          There are plenty of legitimately good or entertaining channels out there that don’t pander to “The Algorithm”.

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            2 years ago

            I feel like The Act Man is catching strays on this one but honestly, newsworthy things will be covered by channels that talk about current events. CoD having a resurgence and doing well only to catastrophically fuck it up is worthy of talking about, so they do. Their jobs are to make content people want to see and people want to know why it’s dogshit… so they tell them.

  • Damn990099@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    They could of just mailed every one a turd instead of a game. People warned their friends and every one online, but they still bought it. So now Activision knows they can just put out shit, but the consumer will buy shit with that call of duty brand lable slapped on it.

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      2 years ago

      It’s the second best selling game of 2023 and it came out last month, though - that’s notable, particularly given the shitty reviews. Plenty of other games are also available on just as many consoles and storefronts. Zelda 20 was presumably mentioned because of name recognition and because it was previously second and is now third.

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    2 years ago

    I asked a coworker how they felt about the newest Call of Duty and how it’s the lowest rated out of all of them.

    They said they didn’t notice.

    At some point you just have to concede a fool and his money are easily parted.

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      2 years ago

      I expect them to take 1+ year to produce a piece of shot game, not 6 mo. I didn’t buy it out of principal (aka my wife didn’t buy it, she carries the stats)

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    2 years ago

    Alright pack it up. Give the squids a chance at this shit we’re done.