| hallowedbeeddie said: unfortunately in our capitalist society everything is business. I rather have diarrhea than pay for subcription to almost anything. To me this is part of what is wrong with the world in general, but I wont go into details on my thoughts of course. see you around people. I Wish and hope everyone here the best edit: you know its a sort of strange feeling. I´ve come here since late 2007, subscribed late 2008 and have a a very low post count. You´d think I hardly ever come here by my count, but I´ve come here almost everyday even if I´m not logged in and spend many hours going through many threads. It has only been recently (these past few weeks) that I´ve actually really stooped coming. and this wont help. so I say it´s a strange feeling deciding to leave considering the amount of time I spent here in the past. |
You forget why its a business.
Without access to sales data, companies will make crappier games that sell poorly, and close up shop. People have to have a profit motive to do things in life. NPD charges $100,000 per year for their data. VGC can likely expand and make everything better by adding more professional tools for developers/publishers/ect.
And if you really, really hate VGC, then feel free to make your own game charts website, work 40-50hrs a week, and then decide if its worth it to do it for free.
Do I like this change to a more paid format? No. I've been a member from almost day-1 (look at my ID). But there's a reason its here. Besides, getting a top-40 weekly is better than anything NPD, EEDAR, or any other company will give you.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
