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RocketWerkz to seriously consider a Linux version of 'Stationeers' with more sales
27 Jun 2018 at 12:57 pm UTC Likes: 2
27 Jun 2018 at 12:57 pm UTC Likes: 2
I think it is so odd that a port is dependent on the sales on another platform. I see this often so I guess there is a reason for this, but how come?
I mean, I would have thought it was the opposite: If my sales of a release flopped, I would be desperate to port it to other platforms/markets to at least squeeze SOME more money out of it, while if it became a hit I'd be having my hands full handling the support and planning expansions on that one platform.
Isn't that more logical?
I mean, I would have thought it was the opposite: If my sales of a release flopped, I would be desperate to port it to other platforms/markets to at least squeeze SOME more money out of it, while if it became a hit I'd be having my hands full handling the support and planning expansions on that one platform.
Isn't that more logical?
Acrobatic colourful platformer 'Rifter' will release July 12th with Linux support
26 Jun 2018 at 7:41 am UTC
26 Jun 2018 at 7:41 am UTC
Ok, so I'm the kind of guy who hates "retro" stuff, and I hate eighties music... Can someone please explain why I *loved* this promo? Heck I even loved the music! Am I really a eighties LOVER in denial? Or is this just a sign of my earlier years of dabble with recreational drugs?
Either way... This just must be bought!
Either way... This just must be bought!
Feral Interactive have no plans to put their Linux ports on GOG
19 Jun 2018 at 12:23 pm UTC Likes: 5
First off: User rights. What user rights are violated here? It's not even clear to me if we talk about "rights" from a legal or moral perspective. If you guys talk morally, I'm off that part of discussion. But if we talk legally, then I'd really love to see what exact right are breached here?
Secondly: Convenience and hostility. What is it about the Steam way of doing DRM that is so hostile? From a purely practical point of view - what's the inconvenience? Heck - I got around three hundred games on Steam, some of them with the DRM implemented, others without (they can be run outside the steam client) - and I can't even tell what games do indeed have any DRM implemented. How the heck do I even find out, without trying to actually run them outside? And THAT, my friends, are the level of transparancy we talk about here. We can't bloody tell if it's there or not!
And finally, I'll round this up with a sweet little recent example of bad DRM. A couple of weeks ago I tried to watch a blu-ray. I could not watch that film - who I legally bought - without me going to some website and receive a code, to then insert into a screen on my tv with the remote control. There were some hassle with that too, because we weere sitting there with our mobiles, trying to press a code into a form on a website not optimised for mobile screens, then my blu-ray player is so critically underpowered that it actually became a lagfest to insert that bloody code we got in return, and by the time we got past this we lost ALL will to watch that bloody movie.
Now THAT is bad DRM. That is not user friendly. That is punishing legal customers for what others do.
But Steam? They are the good guys in this scenario.
19 Jun 2018 at 12:23 pm UTC Likes: 5
Quoting: ShmerlWhat this is about is convenience and user rights. DRM is user rights' hostile by definition. It also degrades some user experiences in different ways.There's a lot I could have commented here, but I think the above quote well represent the core of the argument. And I disagree with it, if - IF - we keep this in the context of Steam.
First off: User rights. What user rights are violated here? It's not even clear to me if we talk about "rights" from a legal or moral perspective. If you guys talk morally, I'm off that part of discussion. But if we talk legally, then I'd really love to see what exact right are breached here?
Secondly: Convenience and hostility. What is it about the Steam way of doing DRM that is so hostile? From a purely practical point of view - what's the inconvenience? Heck - I got around three hundred games on Steam, some of them with the DRM implemented, others without (they can be run outside the steam client) - and I can't even tell what games do indeed have any DRM implemented. How the heck do I even find out, without trying to actually run them outside? And THAT, my friends, are the level of transparancy we talk about here. We can't bloody tell if it's there or not!
And finally, I'll round this up with a sweet little recent example of bad DRM. A couple of weeks ago I tried to watch a blu-ray. I could not watch that film - who I legally bought - without me going to some website and receive a code, to then insert into a screen on my tv with the remote control. There were some hassle with that too, because we weere sitting there with our mobiles, trying to press a code into a form on a website not optimised for mobile screens, then my blu-ray player is so critically underpowered that it actually became a lagfest to insert that bloody code we got in return, and by the time we got past this we lost ALL will to watch that bloody movie.
Now THAT is bad DRM. That is not user friendly. That is punishing legal customers for what others do.
But Steam? They are the good guys in this scenario.
Feral Interactive have no plans to put their Linux ports on GOG
18 Jun 2018 at 8:07 pm UTC Likes: 3
Only, you don't need to unless you want to save bandwidth, cause Steam is in effect a backup storage for all your Steam games. You simply need not worry about the executables at all - in many games you need not even worry about your save game files.
18 Jun 2018 at 8:07 pm UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: ShmerlDRM is aimed at making backups impossible or a hindrance (you need to break DRM first).Where do you get this from? Do you use Steam yourself? You can take as many backups of your game binaries as you like, just copy the data directories to an external disk. Then, if you feel like it just wipe your PC and reinstall the system and Steam client, and copy over those files. If you feel like it. Try, it works.
Only, you don't need to unless you want to save bandwidth, cause Steam is in effect a backup storage for all your Steam games. You simply need not worry about the executables at all - in many games you need not even worry about your save game files.
Quoting: ShmerlSo DRM isn't user friendly. It's kind of self explanatory, since DRM is an anti-user feature.Why do you write this? This it just fanatic gibberish that only works when you preach to the choir! DRM is an anti PIRACY feature, and you know that bloody well. The perfect DRM system whould be a massive hindrance for pirates but transparent for the user. Now, like I reply above Steam is not the perfect DRM system but for most of us who use Steam we don't even notice the DRM part- that's how transparent it is. And it comes with a lot of feawtures that really do sweeten that deal. The "no backup needed" aspect as illustrated above is alone a reason enough to use their services.
Feral Interactive have no plans to put their Linux ports on GOG
18 Jun 2018 at 7:58 pm UTC
18 Jun 2018 at 7:58 pm UTC
Quoting: hummer010User Friendly: Easy to use.And what do you believe are the rights of the consumers using Steam, that Steam prohibit them from?
Consumer Friendly: Respects the rights of the consumer.
Feral Interactive have no plans to put their Linux ports on GOG
18 Jun 2018 at 7:51 pm UTC Likes: 2
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/user-friendly [External Link]
18 Jun 2018 at 7:51 pm UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: ShmerlConsumers can think that convenient violation of their rights is "friendly", as long as its convenient.I'm sorry but this is just nonsense. You anti-DRM guys only do yourself a disfavour by acting like religious fanatics.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/user-friendly [External Link]
Feral Interactive have no plans to put their Linux ports on GOG
18 Jun 2018 at 4:06 pm UTC
18 Jun 2018 at 4:06 pm UTC
Quoting: hummer010"user friendly" != "consumer friendly".How do you define the difference?
Feral Interactive have no plans to put their Linux ports on GOG
18 Jun 2018 at 1:15 pm UTC Likes: 5
To claim this is not user-friendly is - if I am to be a bit blunt - really quite fanatic from the anti-drm camp. It is exactly what it is - very user friendly. That's the challenge GOG needs to tackle.
18 Jun 2018 at 1:15 pm UTC Likes: 5
Quoting: Adamfx990Its a shame publishers favour it despite GOG being the far-more consumer-friendly platform.Oh well now - that totally depends on how you define "user friendly". One of my major arguments for Steam is precisely that it by far the most user friendly alternative, both in regards to the cloud storage of save-games (where that feature is utilised), the unified, cross platform chat feature with friends, and especially in regards to patching. It's all integrated in one client, one framework.
To claim this is not user-friendly is - if I am to be a bit blunt - really quite fanatic from the anti-drm camp. It is exactly what it is - very user friendly. That's the challenge GOG needs to tackle.
Feral Interactive have no plans to put their Linux ports on GOG
18 Jun 2018 at 9:41 am UTC Likes: 1
18 Jun 2018 at 9:41 am UTC Likes: 1
Would be interesting to read an explanation as to why. For all we know there might be good reasons. Yo Feral guy who hangs here, care to elaborate? :)
(not that it matters one bit for me personally, I want all my games in Steam anyways)
(not that it matters one bit for me personally, I want all my games in Steam anyways)
Mavericks is a Battle Royale game with unique open-world mechanics that plans Linux support with Vulkan
12 Jun 2018 at 2:22 pm UTC Likes: 3
12 Jun 2018 at 2:22 pm UTC Likes: 3
Oh hello there, THIS is the graphics I'd like to see. Now let's hope the mechanics are matching the looks, and we got ourselves a winner!
... And a PERSISTENT open world "mmo style shooter" as well? omg - yes!
... And a PERSISTENT open world "mmo style shooter" as well? omg - yes!