New Games Suck... Or Is It Just Me?

Square Enix warns that it will be taking action against any behavior determined to be harmful or exceed what is socially acceptable. This means that in response to harassment or unreasonable demands, the company will cease to provide its products and services to offenders. In addition, if a user’s behavior is deemed to be excessive or of malicious intent, Square Enix will take legal action, including criminal proceedings.

The company provides the following examples of customer harassment and socially unacceptable behavior:

Harassment:
Act of violence, violent behavior
Abusive language, intimidation, coercion, duress, excessive pursuit or reprimand
Defamation/slander, denial of a person’s dignity, personal attacks (including email, contact in contact form, comment or post on the internet), advance notice of wrongdoing, advance notice of obstruction of business
Persistent inquiries, repeated visits
Trespassing by visiting or staying in an office or related facility without permission
Unlawful restraint, including via telephone calls and online inquiries
Discriminatory speech and conduct regarding race, ethnicity, religion, family origin, occupation, etc.
Infringement of privacy by taking pictures or making video recordings without consent
Sexual harassment, stalking, repeated stalking behavior

Undue demand:
Unreasonable demands for changes or exchange of product, or unreasonable requests for monetary compensation
Unreasonable demands for responses or apologies (including face-to-face responses or requests for an apology from an employee in a specific job position)
Excessive requests for the provision of products and services exceeding socially accepted norms
Unreasonable and excessive demands for punishment of our employees

But, if it did, it'd be some dystopian and totally ****ed ***,

Harassment:
Act of violence, violent behavior
Abusive language, intimidation, coercion, duress, excessive pursuit or reprimand
Defamation/slander, denial of a person’s dignity, personal attacks (including email, contact in contact form, comment or post on the internet), advance notice of wrongdoing, advance notice of obstruction of business
Persistent inquiries, repeated visits
Trespassing by visiting or staying in an office or related facility without permission
Unlawful restraint, including via telephone calls and online inquiries

Discriminatory speech and conduct regarding race, ethnicity, religion, family origin, occupation, etc.
Infringement of privacy by taking pictures or making video
recordings without consent
Sexual harassment, stalking, repeated stalking behavior

Mixed feelings on that; youtubers love to sensationalize things and deep down I expect this policy is not going to actually result in companies suing customers over criticism.

But, if it did, it'd be some dystopian and totally ****ed ***, so probably best to sensationalize it.

Besides the entire war being waged right now about DEI....?

If you're a rational, reasonable person, you may not realize just how intense the topic is.

So I really don't mind SE getting tough to protect their employees after seeing all the ***going on.

Guys, can someone please write out the abriviation DEI? I'm still sore from trying to cure my tisms with CBT.

You need TLDs like LSD, DMT or THC. But remember STP goes in the car.

The changes are…somewhat minimal. And the fine is paltry. Genshin Imapct made $1 billion in its first six months on mobile alone. For a while, it was making a billion dollars every six months without fail, making it one of the most successful mobile games in history. Its least-profitable year was 2024 where it “only” made $710 million. So, $20 million is nothing. This is also not a class-action settlement meaning money will go to players, it’s simply a fine.

For the lovers and haters of all things woke, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 has a homosexual romance option, and a black character. But also, lots of titties, so something for everyone?

Separately, Dragon Age engaged approximately 1.5 million players during the quarter, down nearly 50% from the company’s expectations.

“ During Q3, we continued to deliver high-quality games and experiences across our portfolio; however, Dragon Age and EA SPORTS FC 25 underperformed our net bookings expectations,” said Andrew Wilson, CEO of EA.

Aaaand this is what daddy was waiting for.

For a DA game, I think the more realistic sales estimate is 1-3m within 1 year.

Add sales from other platforms it should be pretty damn close to 1m at least

was not a 15 year old established IP,