only takes a few thousand people to make a game playable, tho.
I mean I agree with you entirely, but the numbers we're talking about here are so astronomical. It's almost impossible to make it work because I'd say about 30-40% of gamers just don't care about these topics. They put their hands over their ears and lalalalala all the way to gamestop.
Next thing you know the game is viable and profitable, and we're having the exact same conversation in june.
A few thousand consecutive players in the same region*
If half the playerbase is.in Australia and the other half in Europe they might as well be separate playerbases due to the sheer distance causing lag and other weird shit.
I'd say a few thousand is fairly low. Say a few thousand concurent players at peaks. Split that into different time zones and different server regions and your playerbase starts to dwindle really fast. And when players notice the playerbase is getting smaller (longer queue times, encountering same players, not filled matches or any trivial thing that shows it) people are really fast on hopping on the next big that does provide them with a substantial playerbase. The funny thing that it only snowballs from there on out. (Notable examples are Lawbreakers and Battleborn)
I feel like eventhough it's mostly the "hardcore" or the "media engaged" community that has these outcries, we can defintely make a difference. If only a few thousand or a few hundred wouldn't play or stopped playing, they can defintely get that snowball rolling. These are the same people that still play those old multiplayer games when everybody else has moved along. Why not show them the most engaged players are not supporting them, eventhough it's the smaller group of players. I'm pretty sure it does show in some form or another.
It's almost impossible to make it work because I'd say about 30-40% of gamers just don't care about these topics. They put their hands over their ears and lalalalala all the way to gamestop.
Next thing you know the game is viable and profitable, and we're having the exact same conversation in june.
The issue isn't they go "lalala" and ignore, they just plain don't care whatsoever, hell, some people prefer it as a P2W because they lack skill and it gives them a method to win, that and kids with mommies credit info on their Xbone is where money comes. Kids don't worry about bills and shit and are willing to spend $1000+ on a game no problem.
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u/monsto Nov 13 '17
only takes a few thousand people to make a game playable, tho.
I mean I agree with you entirely, but the numbers we're talking about here are so astronomical. It's almost impossible to make it work because I'd say about 30-40% of gamers just don't care about these topics. They put their hands over their ears and lalalalala all the way to gamestop.
Next thing you know the game is viable and profitable, and we're having the exact same conversation in june.