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> This is quite an incredibly toxic and negative piece The author might have a negative take on things and you might not like the article but to brand the arti

> This is quite an incredibly toxic and negative piece The author might have a negative take on things and you might not like the article but to brand the article as "incredibly toxic" is a bit of a hyperbole.

haunter 5y ago
Well to me it's toxic when it opens with the achievements (being successful in the business for 27 years) then shits on the whole industry and their own customers (treat your own players as idiots) in a holier than thou attitude. Just very bitter.
- chongli 5y ago
  It’s not bitter at all. It’s self-deprecating and funny. The author, Jeff, has been making games that I’ve been playing for their story and gameplay alone (the graphics are truly terrible) since the 90’s. Jeff is irreverent and highly opinionated but absolutely not “holier than thou.” He knows his games are ugly and played only by a tiny niche. The only thing he can remotely claim to be better at than most people is running a video game studio that manages to support his small household.
- nottorp 5y ago
  So... everyone that disagrees with you is "toxic"?
  - haunter 5y ago
    No but OP is the one setting up the field in an incredibly negative way Also the title ("truths") implies there is no room for negotiation
- thendrill 5y ago
  Well I am also from the game industry and that is how we actually treat players. Most important players are are called "whales". They have money and no self control. The industry is always targeting them. We spend sometimes months looking at numbers just to increase the spending margin of those players, usually 90% of players are "idiots" because they don't spent more than necessary. And we focus on the other 10% that have diminished mental capacity for self control or other issues that would hinder their self control. If they are not addicted to our product, they will get addicted to a competitors product anyway.
rootlocus 5y ago
The title is "Sx truths", meaning there's no room for argument, interpretation or nuance. It's not his opinion, they're not observations, they are truths. That sets the tone for a strongly opinionated point of view, that ultimately failed to provide suficient proof for most of its examples, making it a rant. And rants are fine, but trying to present it as the profound observations of a veteran with 20 something years of wisdom that shits on everyone's favourites without many arguments ("The Last of Us [...] having a story as good as a medium-quality zombie movie" is not an argument) comes of as toxic.

haunter 5y ago

Well to me it's toxic when it opens with the achievements (being successful in the business for 27 years) then shits on the whole industry and their own customers (treat your own players as idiots) in a holier than thou attitude. Just very bitter.

chongli 5y ago
It’s not bitter at all. It’s self-deprecating and funny. The author, Jeff, has been making games that I’ve been playing for their story and gameplay alone (the graphics are truly terrible) since the 90’s. Jeff is irreverent and highly opinionated but absolutely not “holier than thou.” He knows his games are ugly and played only by a tiny niche. The only thing he can remotely claim to be better at than most people is running a video game studio that manages to support his small household.
nottorp 5y ago
So... everyone that disagrees with you is "toxic"?
- haunter 5y ago
  No but OP is the one setting up the field in an incredibly negative way Also the title ("truths") implies there is no room for negotiation
thendrill 5y ago
Well I am also from the game industry and that is how we actually treat players. Most important players are are called "whales". They have money and no self control. The industry is always targeting them. We spend sometimes months looking at numbers just to increase the spending margin of those players, usually 90% of players are "idiots" because they don't spent more than necessary. And we focus on the other 10% that have diminished mental capacity for self control or other issues that would hinder their self control. If they are not addicted to our product, they will get addicted to a competitors product anyway.

rootlocus 5y ago

The title is "Sx truths", meaning there's no room for argument, interpretation or nuance. It's not his opinion, they're not observations, they are truths. That sets the tone for a strongly opinionated point of view, that ultimately failed to provide suficient proof for most of its examples, making it a rant. And rants are fine, but trying to present it as the profound observations of a veteran with 20 something years of wisdom that shits on everyone's favourites without many arguments ("The Last of Us [...] having a story as good as a medium-quality zombie movie" is not an argument) comes of as toxic.