Star Citizen might come out before this.

I’m not defending anyone.

I’m calling stupidity out for what it is.

You’re a useful idiot.

He’s a slimeball.

If a developer doesn’t like those terms, can’t they just remove their game from Steam or never release it there to begin with?

If a user doesn’t like those terms, they don’t have to buy the game.

Developers and users are voting with their wallets every day and the votes say Steam is worth the cost.

And a 30% cut is high.

Is it? It’s my understanding that it’s comparable to what brick and mortar stores would charge to have a game on their shelves.

Also, anyone who thinks EGS will keep developer fees low if they had a higher marketshare is incredibly naive.

Nobody is forced to use any of those platforms.

You’re the one licking the boot of developers who just want to profit off of your stupidity.

Why bother arguing with them?

If they want to be stupid, that’s their decision.

Really? I thought it was just the opposite.

Kind of weird how you’re posting this from .ml, though; one of the most propagandized instances in existence.

Patreon stopped being benevolent years ago when they changed their pricing model to exploit small donors more.

Send money directly using Monero. Avoid as much ‘overhead’ as possible.

Why? Haven’t you noticed the apple userbase is filled with morons who are proud to make rich people richer?

See? Apple users are as dumb as a sack of diapers and deserve to be taken advantage of accordingly.

That would be nice, but when Apple says “jump,” all the other businesses ask “how high?”

The world is full of morons with more money than sense.

Why does Apple feel they deserve a 30% cut?

Because they can. Time and time again, useful idiots have proven their dipshittery by sucking off the people taking them for a ride.

A main tenant of business decisions is to fuck over your customers as hard as they’re willing to be fucked. Since nobody has any standards these days, corporations make a killing.

The game is made up of dipshit players mostly working against their own interests.

What exactly does Apple think that they’re brining to the equation in order to deserve that 30?

Apple users are some of the dumbest people on the planet. Most of them will gleefully support paying more to make the company richer.

Why are those not being considered.

Because people are stupid 🤷.

Direct payments with Monero seems like the best option.

Everything else takes a cut, which they do not deserve.

Yes! Exploit the morons as much as they’re willing to be exploited!

None of them have the brains/balls to fight back.

AI is just the next form of control after businesses have already infiltrated online forums.