Against the Industry (Malstrom)

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MontanaHatchet said:

Khuutra said:

MontanaHatchet said:

Khuutra said:

In this case, when Maelstrom says "Industry" he is referring to the collectivie corporate bodies that seek to take away consumer rights to software, forcibly shift focuses in development, and try to forc the consumer to pay more for content that they would have gotten anyway in earlier generations.

He wants that mentality to die so we can jsut have the games, and wants corporations to remember that they serve the consumer, not the other way around.

This almost sounds like a rant about the government. Admittedly, gaming companies have gotten worse this generation. On the other hand, changing that requires a more deft touch than breaking down all the companies and destroying the entire industry solely because of some annoying policy decisions. It's clear that even a small amount of fame has made Malstrom very radical and egotistical, even more so than before.

I grant that he is egotistical, but given that he defines the "industry" as a mindset I do not think the suggestion is that radical.

The fact that gaming companies have gotten worse and need to go back to the way it was before is the heart of what he's saying. As sour as it may be in your mouth, you actually agree with him.

If he's saying that he wants the industry to die as a mindset, that's fine. However, I'd rather not see thousands of people lose their jobs. From what I read, it sounded like he was describing that the industry should fall, which I just don't want. I agree with him on some points, but we differ on many. Had Nintendo not intervened, the practices Malstrom describes might have led to the destruction of the industry. But really, the next generation should be great. As the economy improves and developers move towards cheaper development (the current development model can't be sustained), they won't need to use these measures. They're not going after used game sales and selling limited edition copies because they hate the consumer or want to rip us off, it's just because they need the money. They're not greedy, they're just struggling.

I've never liked Malstrom for his arrogant attitude, and it's actually funny to see how bad it's gotten.

Do you think your personal feelings against him (though to be fair he is some random dude on the net stating his opinion) make you a little biased against his actuall message? Though he is a  bit egotistical, a lot of what he says is very logical. This guy has puts into words , what i and probably many gamers have felt the last few years about the game industry, thus the growth of readers on his site. Something must be attratcing all those readers! It does not matter whether he is getting as many readers as VGchartz or some other popular website, what matters is that his readerbase is growing and a lot of people are finding his opinions match theirs!

Also what i find are the people who disagree with him the most are the people who just dislike hime purely for the way he writes. At the end of the day its the message he is trying to convey, it is either you agree with it or not!