Current Events > Jim Sterling takes Player Unknown to the Battlegrounds and destroys him

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-f5BiWxOSc

Of course only someone like king cuck himself Player Unknown would shove microtransactions in a game that isn't even finished and only CE would defend such a thing
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Jim Sterling sucks

Isn't it just outfits that are apart of the microtransactions
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Smashingpmkns posted...

Isn't it just outfits that are apart of the microtransactions

Yes, but that doesn't magically make them ok

If you'd just watch the video, Jim explains why
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tbh i have no issue with the microtransactions in PUBG so far.

i dislike the system in general but it's not particularly egregious in PUBG because it's only cosmetic stuff that does not matter at all, and honestly you find a lot of stuff around the battlefield anyway. to me it's more fun to just start in jeans and a tank top and find jackets and gloves and shit as you go along in the match. gives you a better sense of progress.

after like 3 loot crates I had enough clothes that I was happy with how my dude looked starting out and that was fine. im sure there are tons of kids out there that want their dude to land on the island decked out like the master chief or something but i dont care personally and the loot boxes dont affect me as a result. i spent $30 on the game and am satisfied not paying any more
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ZombiePelican posted...

Smashingpmkns posted...

Isn't it just outfits that are apart of the microtransactions

Yes, but that doesn't magically make them ok

Sure, but a bunch of great games do it. Look at Rocket League. Game is the prime example of this shit.
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Romulox28 posted...

You literally boiled every single cop out excuse for lootboxes in the book into a single post, what's wrong with you?
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Smashingpmkns posted...

ZombiePelican posted...

Smashingpmkns posted...

Isn't it just outfits that are apart of the microtransactions

Yes, but that doesn't magically make them ok

Sure, but a bunch of great games do it. Look at Rocket League. Game is the prime example of this shit.

It doesn't matter of the game is good or not. Microtransactions have no place in a game you paid up front for, no exceptions
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Topics like these always scream, video games cost money that I don't have! Waaaah
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Twinmold posted...

Topics like these always scream, video games cost money that I don't have! Waaaah

ITP:Why aren't you eating shit? What are you, poor?

2/10 made me reply
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keep fighting the good fight
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ZombiePelican posted...

Romulox28 posted...

You literally boiled every single cop out excuse for lootboxes in the book into a single post, what's wrong with you?

fact of the matter is that microtransactions are here and they're not going anywhere because a shitload of people spend a shitload of money on them. so you either have to stop playing 95% of video games on the market or just deal with it and play the games where you think the application of microtransactions isn't unbearable.
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Turtlebread posted...

keep fighting the good fight

Thanks, I intend to. It never ceases to amaze me how many people on CE are willing to come up with the most insanely baffling and backwards reasons to defend greed driven assholes like Player Unknown
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cosmetic micro transactions are fine

Romulox28 posted...

fact of the matter is that microtransactions are here and they're not going anywhere because a s***load of people spend a s***load of money on them.

No, this is a common myth spewed from the mouths of publishers and parroted by corporate thralls on forums all over the internet

Most people spend little to no money on microtransactions, it's why publishers like to use dehumanizing terms like minnow, guppy, and whales. And out of all these terms who is most important to these lootbox economies? Whales, it's a few big spenders who ruin the experience for everyone and keep them in full price games


Romulox28 posted...

so you either have to stop playing 95% of video games on the market or just deal with it and play the games where you think the application of microtransactions isn't unbearable.

I will do neither, I will not be a spineless worm and just give publishers what they want. I will actually stand up for my rights as a consumer and demand better from the companies who are supposed to serve ME not the other way around
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was being sarcastic sorry
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Mystery_Mission posted...

cosmetic micro transactions are fine

No they are not and never will be no matter how much propaganda from publishers and shills you blindly swallow
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Not sure why you think this video would even make a dent with PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Like most of Jim's videos, nothing will really change and PlayerUnknown and his company will continue to make money from their work while Jim Sterling is continuning to beg on Pateron.
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This is a stupid gimmick
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snesmaster40 posted...

Not sure why you think this video would even make a dent with PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

Got to get the message out somehow

snesmaster40 posted...

Like most of Jim's videos, nothing will really change

He's made videos about online passes, on disc DLC, and indie devs who harass him and they aren't around anymore

snesmaster40 posted...

PlayerUnknown and his company will continue to make money from their work while Jim Sterling is continuning to beg on Pateron.

Maybe, maybe not. PUBG is getting alot of backlash for this and while it may not affect their playerbase much it may have other effects more damaging down the line

As for Jim on Patreon, he's making more from "begging " than you do probably living life as a wage slave
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ZombiePelican posted...

Most people spend little to no money on microtransactions, it's why publishers like to use dehumanizing terms like minnow, guppy, an.d whales. And out of all these terms who is most important to these lootbox economies? Whales, it's a few big spenders who ruin the experience for everyone and keep them in full price games

doesnt matter who the money is coming from for devs as long as the money is coming in. whether it's one person spending all the money or a million, as long as the devs see their revenue increasing because SOMEONE is willing to buy microtransactions, there's no reason NOT to put them in their games.

this mentality is not exclusive to video games. i work for a company in a different field but even we are trying to implement our industry's rough equivalent of microtransactions. nobody wants to just pay for a product anymore. the real money is in subscriptions and finding ways to get the customer to pay throughout the product's whole lifecycle.
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eston posted...

This is a stupid gimmick

Being a consumer advocate and refusing to make excuses to justify greed is not a gimmick
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ZombiePelican posted...

Mystery_Mission posted...

cosmetic micro transactions are fine

No they are not and never will be no matter how much propaganda from publishers and shills you blindly swallow

what is an opinion?
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>zombiepelican
>talking down on anyone
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ZombiePelican posted...

Got to get the message out somehow

Yeah. I guess he had to do a video on this, since there was no old news for him to repeat.

ZombiePelican posted...

He's made videos about online passes, on disc DLC, and indie devs who harass him and they aren't around anymore

Oh wow, so nothing.

ZombiePelican posted...

Maybe, maybe not. PUBG is getting alot of backlash for this and while it may not affect their playerbase much it may have other effects more damaging down the line

Not really. People will just forget about this tomorrow and continue playing the game.

ZombiePelican posted...

As for Jim on Patreon, he's making more from "begging " than you do probably living life as a wage slave

It's responses like this that show just how terrible Jim Sterling's fanbase is. lol
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ZombiePelican posted...

Turtlebread posted...

keep fighting the good fight

Thanks, I intend to. It never ceases to amaze me how many people on CE are willing to come up with the most insanely baffling and backwards reasons to defend greed driven assholes like Player Unknown

I've long since given up on fighting DLC prices and micro transactions ever since Fire Emblem started doing it and announced it was super profitable. You can complain as much as you want but at the end of the day, wallets will speak louder than words. And what's even worse is that those that speak the loudest against it tend to be the ones that spend the most money on it.

I refuse to spend money on Gacha games or micro transactions though. And I play FE Heroes regularly.
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god his voice (especially his mocking voice) is so fucking disgusting and grating

dude looks like a fucking goblin

Romulox28 posted...

doesnt matter who the money is coming from for devs as long as the money is coming in. whether it's one person spending all the money or a million, as long as the devs see their revenue increasing because SOMEONE is willing to buy microtransactions,

But you're completely missing the point as the majority of the audience has said, we do not want microtransactions our full priced games and it's a handful of big spenders that keep them in. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, but according to your logic unless the needs of those few net your CEO a new yacht, then it's fine

Again, companies are supposed to serve US not themselves. Where does this backwards logic of that we are obligated to ensure to these companies can fulfill their every selfish want and need at our expense come from?

Romulox28 posted...

this mentality is not exclusive to video games. i work for a company in a different field but even we are trying to implement our industry's rough equivalent of microtransactions.

Lol what? Is trying to treat your customers like udders to be milked now the new "in" thing in corporate America?

Romulox28 posted...

nobody wants to just pay for a product anymore.

Oh boy more baseless corporate conjecture meant fo justify unchecked avarice and customer contempt

Romulox28 posted...

the real money is in subscriptions and finding ways to get the customer to pay throughout the product's whole lifecycle.

That's only if your measure of success isn't profiting but wanting a never ending gold rush of more money you've ever seen in your life every single quarter, which is an awful measure of success as we've seen in big game publishers as it leads to all kind of cynical and contemptuous things done at the expense of the consumer
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Is this real? If it is then how can anyone respect Jim's opinion when he doesn't even respect himself? Not even his wife respects him lmao
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Romulox28 posted...

fact of the matter is that microtransactions are here and they're not going anywhere

They're not going anywhere because you let them stay.
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the "needs" lmao
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ZombiePelican posted...

But you're completely missing the point as the majority of the audience has said, we do not want microtransactions our full priced games and it's a handful of big spenders that keep them in. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, but according to your logic unless the needs of those few net your CEO a new yacht, then it's fine

you do understand that these are businesses making the game, right? they are responsible to parent companies and shareholders, they need to pay their employees salaries, they need to be able to have cash for investments, etc

also lol @ "the needs of the many"

ZombiePelican posted...

That's only if your measure of success isn't profiting but wanting a never ending gold rush of more money you've ever seen in your life every single quarter, which is an awful measure of success as we've seen in big game publishers as it leads to all kind of cynical and contemptuous things done at the expense of the consumer

i honestly cant tell if you are trolling or are just like 15 years old
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Bok_Choi posted...

>zombiepelican
>talking down on anyone

Why so bitter Bok?

snesmaster40 posted...

Yeah. I guess he had to do a video on this, since there was no old news for him to repeat.

Lol you're literally talking put of your ass and are only showing you only parrot what hear from hate circles about him


snesmaster40 posted...

Oh wow, so nothing.

Literally dowplaying online passes and On disc DLC, this post just cannot be real

snesmaster40 posted...

Not really. People will just forget about this tomorrow and continue playing the game.

Boy you really love just ignorantly downplaying shit, don't you?


snesmaster40 posted...

It's responses like this that show just how terrible Jim Sterling's fanbase is. lol

How so? He does what he loves with the support of his fans while you'll rot away at a desk til you're 60
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ZombiePelican posted...

Why so bitter Bok?

you can't just use this word to try and diminish other people, zp
there's nothing for me to be bitter about lmfao

meanwhile someone is making topics talking down on others and calling others mega cucks
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Bok_Choi posted...

meanwhile someone is making topics talking down on others and calling others mega cucks

Reading comprehension isn't your strong point, is it?
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ZombiePelican posted...

Reading comprehension isn't your strong point, is it?

ZombiePelican posted...

Of course only someone like king cuck himself Player Unknown

so i said mega instead of king
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Sad_Face posted...

I've long since given up on fighting DLC prices and micro transactions ever since Fire Emblem started doing it and announced it was super profitable.

Why? Fight til death. By remaining silent you tell publishers they win and that you don't care about quality


Sad_Face posted...

You can complain as much as you want but at the end of the day, wallets will speak louder than words.

Squeaky wheel gets the grease, many consumer unfriendly things were killed with enough noise being made, this is no exception

Sad_Face posted...

And what's even worse is that those that speak the loudest against it tend to be the ones that spend the most money on it.

Nah, that's a fallacy. People complaining about it wouldn't be pumping money into lootboxes if they hated them


Sad_Face posted...

I refuse to spend money on Gacha games or micro transactions though. And I play FE Heroes regularly.

Good, by taking a stand, you showing quality is important and you won't settle for anything less
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Bok_Choi posted...

ZombiePelican posted...

Reading comprehension isn't your strong point, is it?

ZombiePelican posted...

Of course only someone like king cuck himself Player Unknown

so i said mega instead of king

Either way, you can be as passive aggressive and snarky as you want. I really don't give half a fuck about the words of a perpetually bitter and whiny shitposter
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Romulox28 posted...

you do understand that these are businesses making the game, right? they are responsible to parent companies and shareholders,

That's literally not my problem. I as a conusmer am not obligated to fulfill the wants and needs of greedy old dudes in suits.It's the oppoaite the companies that make these game are obligated to serve my wants and needs as a consumer

Romulox28 posted...

they are responsible to parent companies and shareholders, they need to pay their employees salaries, they need to be able to have cash for investments, etc

Are you seriously trying to imply that these companies weren't raking in money hand over fist even before microtransactions were a thing in full priced games?

Romulox28 posted...

i honestly cant tell if you are trolling or are just like 15 years old

Is Enlgish not your first language or something? What good for consumers can come from the ONLY measure of success being a gold rush of decadent proportions every single quarter? That even of you made a profit, it's still not good enough because it wasn't more money than you've ever seen before?
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ZombiePelican posted...

Is Enlgish not your first language or something? What good for consumers can come from the ONLY measure of success being a gold rush of decadent proportions every single quarter? That even of you made a profit, it's still not good enough because it wasn't more money than you've ever seen before?

lol
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ZombiePelican posted...

perpetually bitter and whiny shitposter

>mr. waaaaa nintendo something something
>calling anyone else perpetually bitter and whiny
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Bok_Choi posted...

ZombiePelican posted...

perpetually bitter and whiny shitposter

>mr. waaaaa nintendo something something
>calling anyone else perpetually bitter and whiny

Says the guy who constantly makes bitter and angsty spin off topics to shit on people who even so much as mildly irk him
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Touched a nerve did I

lmao

Sometimes people like you just need a reminder of what you actually sound and look like
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Don't like it? Don't buy it. Simple as that.
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Bok_Choi posted...

Touched a nerve did I

lmao

Sometimes people like you just need a reminder of what you actually sound and look like

I'm sorry "NO U" is not an acceptable rebuttal
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hockeybub89 posted...

Don't like it? Don't buy it. Simple as that.

Nah, I won't just roll over to justify greed
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ZombiePelican posted...

Bok_Choi posted...

Touched a nerve did I

lmao

Sometimes people like you just need a reminder of what you actually sound and look like

I'm sorry "NO U" is not an acceptable rebuttal

no u
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ZombiePelican posted...

hockeybub89 posted...

Don't like it? Don't buy it. Simple as that.

Nah, I won't just roll over to justify greed

What are you doing to combat corporate avarice? Crying on message boards?
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hockeybub89 posted...

ZombiePelican posted...

hockeybub89 posted...

Don't like it? Don't buy it. Simple as that.

Nah, I won't just roll over to justify greed

What are you doing to combat corporate avarice? Crying on message boards?

Squeaky wheel gets the grease, better than just bending over and taking it like you're advocating


Bok_Choi posted...

ZombiePelican posted...

Bok_Choi posted...

Touched a nerve did I

lmao

Sometimes people like you just need a reminder of what you actually sound and look like

I'm sorry "NO U" is not an acceptable rebuttal

no u

That's what I thought
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ZombiePelican posted...

That's what I thought

what's what you thought

you realize i didn't even give you a "no u" response in the first place right

lmao
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