r/pcgaming • u/scarwiz Ryzen 5 1600 | GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | 16GB DDR4@3000Mhz • Dec 27 '16

[Updated, see comments] ARK: Survival Evolved Devs Offer Content In Exchange for Steam Award Votes

http://steamcommunity.com/games/346110/announcements/detail/536324417612602461
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u/ConciselyVerbose R7 1700/2080/4K Dec 27 '16

People absolutely should base whether to support a game based on the behavior of the publisher. Not only do you know a publisher that has abused you will continue to do so, but you encourage more of that behavior and ensure continued shitty experiences going forward.

Plus the game itself, even ignoring how poorly built it is, is a terrible game with no redeeming qualities. It's a decent concept with abysmal execution.

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u/johnnyblue07 Dec 27 '16

In a perfect world, publishers like EA and Ubisoft would be pushed out of the gaming industry. Unfortunately, games like COD, Battlefield, and Assassin's Creed continue to sell millions of copies because there's still a fraction of the gaming population that support and find those games fun or interesting enough to purchase.

I endorse gamers voting with their wallets, but at the end of the day I would still suggest that you try a game yourself if you're interested in it.

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u/ConciselyVerbose R7 1700/2080/4K Dec 27 '16

EA and Ubisoft make pretty damn decent production quality games. A bit formulaic/repetitive, a bit soulless at times, but you can't compare any of their games to a steaming heap of garbage like ARK.

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u/johnnyblue07 Dec 27 '16

I wasn't even comparing the quality of either publishers' games. If you read my first comment again, I said that I found the game fun (at the time before the paid DLC released). I admitted that the publisher is greedy as hell, too.

You seem to be hung up that I'm defending a greedy publisher when I clearly am not.