tbh i don't really think he changed his stance .... even in that video he said what epic are doing is shit ... it's just that most of it was about steam and its problems (not that i think assets flips are a problem, but whatever) ... it was just poorly timed, if anything ... because he released it at the same time everyone else was posting tonnes and tonnes of positive articles and videos about egs
Well Epic wanted to create a console-like atmosphere in the PC space and now these people on twitter are following that idea whether they realize it or not.
apparently ... and i'll never be able to understand it
"fuck you if games cost more money on EGS for you we deserve more of your money anyway!!!!"
Huh.. that's quite the coincidence, while I was out mowing today I had the random thought of, "I wonder if Rami will respond and try to bully that dev." Guess so.
He should just have taken his pay and shut up, instead of antagonizing people who disagree with him.
He strikes me as someone lacking relevance trying to stay in a conversation, and trolling is an easy way to do that. Mind you im not 100% familiar with the guy outside of his EGS fellating, so as a random irrelevant guy on a web forum, i could be wrong.
It's strange since he used to seemingly fight and care for all indies but when he practically dubbed himself the King of Indies a couple years ago the mask came off and showed that he only cares for himself and those that agree with/worship him.
He definitely strikes me as the kind of guy that doesn't give a shit about his userbase. Y'know considering he released Nuclear Throne on PS4/Vita in a completely broken state and left it that way for months.
yeah, neither can i ... if they have a choice between this or closing down their studio - then the choice is obvious
Yup. He would have gotten what she meant if he bothered to read beyond the headline (or cared to understand). Shame on him for sending his fanbase after her.
Same here. I would really prefer a simple "look, I know it will upset some of you, but it really was too much money to pass up" instead of those bs quotes. Speaking of which, they are all way to similar to each other for not be at least a crappy "PR guidelines" from Epic.
All those plucky indies in need. Heart Machine, Rebel Galaxy, Supergiant, all these unproven little studios. Clearly EGS is extending every indie a helping hand, right?
yeah, i wouldn't be surprised if epic gave them all a "here's how to explain this situation to your players" guide or something
Well I'm sure they're forbidden from saying pretty much anything that even begins to sound like it's not the best thing to ever happen to them. But I wouldn't think they told them exactly what to say. It's just some shit Epic said, and this dev said, and that dev said, and they felt it sounds good without breaking the guidelines and NDA and shit so they all follow a similar pattern spontaneously rather than by instruction. Or not.
Rami has turned into a complete shit-heel. Maybe he always was that way and just hid it better, I dunno, but I do know that this Tweet is dumb as hell.
Yes. He is the co founder of a dev called Vlambeer.
If I wanted to die, I'd climb Rami's ego and jump to his IQ.
Ah, thanks. Vlambeer. I have one or two games from Vlambeer in my game library.
All your post is wonderful but this is fucking well said.
I have to disagree. I watched every video of his on this situation and his stance has been hostile towards Steam and positive towards the EGS. He explicitily endorsed the EGS in that video and he provided all sorts of excuses and justifications for Epic along the way. He wants to do a heel turn on this since public opinion is very clearly against Epic and he's trying to save face in the process.
I agree, i stopped watching his videos after the egs endorsing one, and the silence that followed while a lot of games became exclusive to the shitshop.
"is rampantly capitalist"
Was my thought too. It's actually quiet funny."is rampantly capitalist"
condemns capitalism → defends a multi billion dollar corporation's business practices at every opportunity
What the hell is that Tweet?
I couldn't agree more. Devs don't need to behave like this. If they choose to do so, they are showing who they are. I'm tempted to put all of Vlambeer's Steam games on ignore because of this guy.
Indeed. I'm not stupid (or at least I hope so), I know you're not doing this for the players' sake. So please don't insult my intelligence with such a ridiculous lie. Hey, I like money too, it is awesome and I never can get enough! So as long as you're not doing something illegal or harming other people in the process, go ahead and get more of it. Just don't say it's for my benefit.
Capitalism is only good when I can get a cut of the profits."is rampantly capitalist"
condemns capitalism → defends a multi billion dollar corporation's business practices at every opportunity
Yeah, it seems like some sites are trying real hard to spin regular numbers into something crazier.
they must be paying for that out of their own pockets ... there's no way in hell all those devs and publishers agreed to THOSE discounts (if they aren't being paid full prices by epic)
