... just such bullshit. All this nonsense is about client server apps and you not owning your PC. Since the ignorant mmo, steam and windows 10 loving masses have fucked over the PC as an open platform and us getting complete local win 32 applications with complete files and apps not talking to remote computers spying on us like in the good old days.
Since gaming has been shit since they figured out the average gamer was computer illiterate and retarded in 1997 with ultima online, from scam arists like Richard garriot and Raph Koster that started the stolen RPG trend in 97 which lead all PC games being back ended and publishers hiding behind "MMO" sticker for all the games they wanted to steal, which lead to steam in 2004 and Origin/uplay/battle.net/social rockstarclub in 2010's.
Mmo's were just rpg's with stolen networking code ripped out so they could steal rpg's and charge a subscription. They were the first drm, since drm is just corporate newspeak for back ended C++ compiled apps so they could take control of the PC away from the user.
When Ultima online and everquest began to print money in 97 and 99, that gave valve the idea for steam, once gamers gave up game ownership all the negative practices began.
Ultima 9 - the game with singleplayer +multiplayer we owned, local win 32 binary, was cancelled for UO service scam game. Then every RPG in development was rebadged mmo.
We went free maps, mods and skins and dedicated servers to having none of that because the average gamer doesn't realize he's been being robbed for 20+ years now, most people playing wow or any mmo have no idea they could have had the same game with dedicated servers and level editors.
Cool things we got 20 years ago, Quake level editor:
So valve and the industry has been dead since 1997, it just took a full decade for high speed internet to be built out from 2000 to 2010 so they could fully back end every big budget games.
Whenever you see a game that requires a login or a user account or a remote server, you're getting scammed. Gamers haven't clued in to the fact they are being robbed for 23+ years now.
The metaverse is ... (Score:4, Interesting)
... just such bullshit. All this nonsense is about client server apps and you not owning your PC. Since the ignorant mmo, steam and windows 10 loving masses have fucked over the PC as an open platform and us getting complete local win 32 applications with complete files and apps not talking to remote computers spying on us like in the good old days.
Since gaming has been shit since they figured out the average gamer was computer illiterate and retarded in 1997 with ultima online, from scam arists like Richard garriot and Raph Koster that started the stolen RPG trend in 97 which lead all PC games being back ended and publishers hiding behind "MMO" sticker for all the games they wanted to steal, which lead to steam in 2004 and Origin/uplay/battle.net/social rockstarclub in 2010's.
Mmo's were just rpg's with stolen networking code ripped out so they could steal rpg's and charge a subscription. They were the first drm, since drm is just corporate newspeak for back ended C++ compiled apps so they could take control of the PC away from the user.
When Ultima online and everquest began to print money in 97 and 99, that gave valve the idea for steam, once gamers gave up game ownership all the negative practices began.
Ultima 9 - the game with singleplayer +multiplayer we owned, local win 32 binary, was cancelled for UO service scam game. Then every RPG in development was rebadged mmo.
See here Ultima online devs:
Ultima Online devs discuss how EA cancelled box product ultima for UO, the beginning of DRM, back ended AAA PC games
We went free maps, mods and skins and dedicated servers to having none of that because the average gamer doesn't realize he's been being robbed for 20+ years now, most people playing wow or any mmo have no idea they could have had the same game with dedicated servers and level editors.
Cool things we got 20 years ago, Quake level editor:
http://icculus.org/gtkradiant/
Free maps, mods, skins:
https://ws.q3df.org/models/
So valve and the industry has been dead since 1997, it just took a full decade for high speed internet to be built out from 2000 to 2010 so they could fully back end every big budget games.
Whenever you see a game that requires a login or a user account or a remote server, you're getting scammed. Gamers haven't clued in to the fact they are being robbed for 23+ years now.