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I think it's absurd that Unity can push a new pricing scheme on existing customers regardless of circumstance and essentially little to no warning. Games are in
by Sakos 3y ago
I think it's absurd that Unity can push a new pricing scheme on existing customers regardless of circumstance and essentially little to no warning. Games are in development for years and they're basically telling people 3 months beforehand. How is this okay? This is something I'd expect when switching to a newer version of a service/product. Not a randomly changing contract for what I've already been using at no fault of my own.
- jimbob45 3y agoIt’s mostly likely an application of the Door in the Face technique where one makes a huge ask followed by a smaller, more well-received ask after the first is rejected. Here, they put forward an unreasonable demand. Later, once the trolling emerges, they roll it back to be only on new devs with old devs keeping the old system. They get to seem like they “listened to the community” and the community ignores their still predatory pricing.
- somenameforme 3y agoI don't think they'll even wait for the trolling. Small/mid tier studios are not going to accept it because they literally cannot afford to. New developers aren't going to accept it, because it now creates a poor value proposition for an ecosystems who's primary selling point is 'lower capability, but easier than Unreal.' The only people that might be able to accept are those big high revenue studies, but those are also the exact group capable of 'negotiating' for better terms. Even if this is a just an effort to roll out some less oppressive changes with less backlash than doing so immediately would entail (because they can now frame this initially planned roll out as indeed 'listening to the community'), this really just has clueless MBA stamped all over it, because the brand/trust damage here is serious, and that for a ship that's already sinking.
- offices 3y agoThis at the cost of every customer seriously considering the value proposition of changing engine.
- keikobadthebad 3y ago> no fault of my own You locked yourself into proprietary-licensed solution and invited this upon yourself.
- fzeroracer 3y agoWe do that all the time. Modern day smart tech with microwaves, tv, phones etc. And I'd consider it equally bullshit if the brand behind my microwave decided to start charging me for each meal I heated. Or like what's going on with printers. Companies going back and trying to alter the deal is a complete no go.
- wengo314 3y agosony pulled Otheros feature from ps3, and people still use Sony consoles.
- worble 3y agoPlay stupid games, win stupid prices; companies are not your friend and you need to invest at least the minimal amount of time in protecting yourself. The only things that are guaranteed to work in the future are: - Software that is open source that you can keep around, tweak and modify forever - If the above isn't possible, then software that does not require internet connectivity or updating and can be run in perpetuity in an offline sandbox - Hardware that is not internet connected and will run so long as the hardware is still able - Bonus points for the above if there are openly available schematics
- colordrops 3y agoWe all learn the value of free software one way or another. For many of us, including myself, it was through similar pain and suffering due to a proprietary platform.
- CornishPasty 3y agoThe issue here isn't just with free users, it mainly affects users who are already paying fees to Unity
- poisonborz 3y agoThis is the warning. They only start to bill from Jan 1 2024.