inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoIndie dev defends criticism of Steam refund abuse amid review bombing of his game: 'It's wrong to refund a game after having fun with it and completing it'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square143fedilinkarrow-up1286
arrow-up1286external-linkIndie dev defends criticism of Steam refund abuse amid review bombing of his game: 'It's wrong to refund a game after having fun with it and completing it'www.pcgamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square143fedilink
minus-squareTORFdot0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 hours agoI have to imagine this was this risk the developer should have considered when making a game shorter than the return window. The platform shouldn’t have to intervene because the developer didn’t properly evaluate risk when releasing the game
minus-squareBeen132 🇪🇺@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·10 hours agoNo understanding of art here.
minus-squareTORFdot0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·10 hours agoIf it’s being made for art, then who cares if it’s being returned or not. It’s being enjoyed. If you want to capitalize on your art then you need to take the trade off of it getting returned if your artistic vision is shorter than the return window
I have to imagine this was this risk the developer should have considered when making a game shorter than the return window.
The platform shouldn’t have to intervene because the developer didn’t properly evaluate risk when releasing the game
No understanding of art here.
If it’s being made for art, then who cares if it’s being returned or not. It’s being enjoyed. If you want to capitalize on your art then you need to take the trade off of it getting returned if your artistic vision is shorter than the return window