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Former Blizzard President Thinks Tipping Game Creators Is Great Idea (80.lv)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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By now, everyone in the world knows that American tipping culture is getting out of hand. That doesn't mean you can't introduce another way of "supporting" creators. Mike Ybarra, the former president of Blizzard, shared his desire to tip developers of especially enjoyable games.

"When I beat a game, there are some that just leave me in awe of how amazing the experience was. At the end of the game, I've often thought 'I wish I could give these folks another $10 or $20 because it was worth more than my initial $70 and they didn't try to nickel and dime me every second.'"

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

$70 for a game? Now that's excessive; the most I've ever paid for a game is £25 and that was more than I would usually pay, which is around £15.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Same. It’s just never worth more to me than 30$. I can after all buy a book for 10$ and have simillar fun. Or watch tv show. Games are too expensive for what they are really.

One exception is when I am mentally unwell and purposefully get addicted to competitive online games as an elaborate self sabotage.