Video Game Voice Actor Strike Continues, as Union Pickets Batman Publisher This Week

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JEMC said:

Captain_Yuri said:

Yea but that applies to a certain extent and it highly depends on the game. But the thing is, if the devs don't get paid well, then the game itself might be poor. Its one thing to have poor VA or no VA at all but its another thing to have the gameplay itself be poor. Reviewers can dock some marks for poor VA but that won't break the game but what will is having poor gameplay and bugs. And not to mention that developers work on post content where as VA does not unless its like specific content which requires VA which doesn't apply to all games...

And yes, I do want the people that are more essential to the development of the game to get more than the ones who aren't as essential... I am not saying that everyone shouldn't get paid decently but to me, it doesn't make any sense for a person that isn't as comparatively essential to the development of the game to get paid the same as a person who is.

What devs (and also directors, writers, composers, etc) should do, then, is demand the publishers to pay them what they think they deserve, but not complain because voice actors are doing it.

I agree that it is what they should do but they are all fighting for money. Games, while they do sell a lot, doesn't mean they give unlimited profits to the companies. Yes, we have companies taking up pretty huge profit margins but that is how businesses work. If there is suddenly a price war between different roles, then the company will have to take care of all of them which will lead to lower net profits which will lead to lower stock value which will lead to layoffs. Not saying that is exactly what will happen but it could if they handle this poorly.

I am not saying their current thing is perfect either but all I am saying is that Publishers need to look after the rest before making any deals with VAs. Because if they don't then the more essential groups will go on strike and the games themselves will be haulted. The Publishers need to make everyone happy while making sure that everyone gets compensated for the specific role accordingly. Because as soon as a party that arguably isn't as important to the game gets more than the ones that arguably are, there shall be lots of shitz hitting lots of fans and it will be a shit fest if not handled correctly.