Bigger devs are already not adding text chat because of some retarded eurofag laws. Seriously online gaming has regressed to the point of ridiculousness compared to a decade ago - matchmaking or worse online systems replacing server browsers, shit in game voip with no text chat at all, etc.
You can blame the no text chat on some stupid ADA compliance law that passed towards the end of the Obama presidency. Basically makes it so that if you want people to be able to type to each other, it opens a whole goddamn can of worms about supporting people who can't type.
Like a lot of laws, instead of making it so that people who can't type get some sort of support making it easier to communicate ... it makes it so that nobody gets text chat at all.
There is some secrecy in obscurity. Last I checked the NSA just records everything. So if they later determine you're a target they can go get your convos from the past np.
I stayed out of that most of the time because I was well, shit, and why be the ass-end of everyone's talk? I also had no interest in whatever nigger music that tended to require constant muting.
Still, there was so much more wit in chat in those days. Now it's just like one word insults and responses of "omg reported you're toxic"
the use of things like ACT in FFXIV are more a "you can't use it but we can't know you are using it so just don't talk about it or use it against someone" thing so if you complain about someones low DPS you are probably using ACT that is against the rules therefore ban
as for chat I dunno my 1.0 characters ended up on the JP servers for some reason so when i did play it was on the JP servers, different regions will have different moderation teams and the american moderation team is probably all jannies because who else wants to moderate game chat
Suspended and banned accounts will still be able to play previously downloaded single-player games on their Xbox consoles. They won't be able to use any features that require a connection to Xbox's online services, though, including redownloading previous purchases or making new purchases from the Xbox Store.
So they plan to steal your games. There's a lesson here about actually owning content you pay for.
That means that if you get banned for whatever reason, you won't be able to save progress in the campaign mode of Forza 2023, which is online only. And in a game that costs $70.
That game would be little more than a paperweight. And still, shills online continue to defend and overlook forced DRM in single player, premium games.
Doesn't this violate some sort of customer protection or antitrust law?
Would love for someone more knowledgeable than me to answer this.
There are multiple accounts in my family over 20 yrs old, and we have already checked. It is a valid reason for a charge back of everything. No, we didn't check with XBOX, we checked with the card the purchases where made on. They said x box can tell people whatever they want, that doesn't make it so.
That is very good to know. I once got banned from a site where I had pending orders. I responded by being a raging dick to the retarded pajeet who banned me, knowing that my credit card company would take my side if it came down to it. The faggot bent over like a bitch. When I got an email asking me to rate the customer service experience I gave him a shitty review and ripped him a new asshole, making sure to rub his failure in his face. I never used so many slurs before or since, even on this site.
I used to fuck around with fark.com, but the jannies there became fond of banning me over the years. As the website became less funny. So I started paying them $5 just to see what would happen. They banned me anyways. So I sent em a legit email letting them know what I thought of the company, its owner, and the changes over the years. There were a few slurs.
Can’t just be banned from the game. Now you’re banned from the entire Live service and you can’t redownload any previous purchases. All the more reason to go to PC and never use a console again.
This man never got Red Ringed and then told "nah, warranty time was only Last Wednesday until 3am Friday." When their only solution was "buy our new model at full price, it doesn't completely break down in a few months!"
That alone puts it in the "worst mainstream console of all time" bucket regardless of any other factor.
It was also the console that pulled off selling you access to your own internet for peer to peer multiplayer games. And then sony copied them next gen, and nintendo the gen after. Playing online on a console without a monthly subscription died because of those faggots. What a fucking dumpster fire.
Yeah, like most people here seem to have grown up with the 360 so they have lots of fond memories of it, and there were no doubt amazing games on it they even I loved.
But as a console and its effect on the industry it was absolutely disastrous and responsible for starting most of what is wrong right now. Let's not forget they literally forced Valve to charge for L4D maps instead of releasing them for free in order to not "set a bad precedent." Or that they were the console that allowed Horse Armor to kickstart cosmetic DLC instead of unlockables. Or the one that eliminated Memory Cards, destroying the ability for friend circle consoles and pushing it towards everyone needing to own one.
I'm still upset that I missed the chance to play Lost Odyssey, as it seemed like a good game and I paid that absurd extra cost Blockbuster was charging for games like it at the time, by mine going into its first RROD 10 minutes in.
As long as you assume every word you say out loud into a computer or phone will be recorded and eventually permanently tied to your identity in future databases, you're still good to go.
My kids only do private lobbies, and they use insta live like a group call. They do NOT speak in game. It's because their sense of humor happens to be what you're pointing out is being targeted.
I had this explained to me around spring. I didn't understand why my son was on the phone with the people in game instead of using headsets like I did before I found different hobbies.
Despite many more important things going on in the world, shit like this still manages to seriously offend me.
I don't know if it's the old 'we just wanted to play vidya,' or if it's just a concrete and measurable example of how things used to be better, or what, but it pisses me the fuck off.
Cheating ruins games. "Hate speech" is, at worst, annoying (and you can mute them), and at best fucking hilarious. Not even kidding, and I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but it can add to the experience. Nothing like getting called a niggerfaggot by some loser when you dunk on them too hard. Or joking around with friends. There's just so many instances where it's fucking funny. Hell, it's usually funnier than it is annoying, especially since you can generally just block someone who's being a legitimate shit, yet isn't providing entertainment value.
Seriously, modern game devs, do your fucking job; make good games, stop cheaters from ruining them, and stop punishing players for opening their mouths. These are online games, people shouldn't be scared to fucking communicate and interact with people.
"Hate speech" laws and rules make me nostalgic for a time when society at large at least still gave lip service to the idea of free speech.
Ah yeah, just what we need in online gaming: more reasons to be quiet. God, I miss the good ol' days.
Bigger devs are already not adding text chat because of some retarded eurofag laws. Seriously online gaming has regressed to the point of ridiculousness compared to a decade ago - matchmaking or worse online systems replacing server browsers, shit in game voip with no text chat at all, etc.
They've pushed all the communications off to discord, which is already known to be tapped by the feds and spying for wrongthink.
You can blame the no text chat on some stupid ADA compliance law that passed towards the end of the Obama presidency. Basically makes it so that if you want people to be able to type to each other, it opens a whole goddamn can of worms about supporting people who can't type.
Like a lot of laws, instead of making it so that people who can't type get some sort of support making it easier to communicate ... it makes it so that nobody gets text chat at all.
Battle bit seems fun but the constantly recorded voip pushed me off. I'm not playing a game shooting people but I can't say nigger lol
With as many people "streaming" I would assume I'm always recorded.
There is some secrecy in obscurity. Last I checked the NSA just records everything. So if they later determine you're a target they can go get your convos from the past np.
Tbf, there are definitely alot of pedos skulking about in the gaming space.
I stayed out of that most of the time because I was well, shit, and why be the ass-end of everyone's talk? I also had no interest in whatever nigger music that tended to require constant muting.
Still, there was so much more wit in chat in those days. Now it's just like one word insults and responses of "omg reported you're toxic"
Funny isn't it?
Another example is FFXIV.
You can run ACT, Dalamud Plugins and MMOMinion bots all at the same time because of game's non-existent anti-cheat.
Don't get me even started on the rabbit hole that is Mare Synchronus.
But say something less than liberal on public chat or report someone's low DPS. Instant ban.
the use of things like ACT in FFXIV are more a "you can't use it but we can't know you are using it so just don't talk about it or use it against someone" thing so if you complain about someones low DPS you are probably using ACT that is against the rules therefore ban
as for chat I dunno my 1.0 characters ended up on the JP servers for some reason so when i did play it was on the JP servers, different regions will have different moderation teams and the american moderation team is probably all jannies because who else wants to moderate game chat
I wish I didn’t use this but I do
So they plan to steal your games. There's a lesson here about actually owning content you pay for.
There's no legal way to own the content you pay for, the only way to own anything now days is through piracy.
Digital IP isn't the same as physical. That's why even if you purchase a tangible copy, you still download Gigs. That's for them not you.
That means that if you get banned for whatever reason, you won't be able to save progress in the campaign mode of Forza 2023, which is online only. And in a game that costs $70.
That game would be little more than a paperweight. And still, shills online continue to defend and overlook forced DRM in single player, premium games.
Doesn't this violate some sort of customer protection or antitrust law?
Would love for someone more knowledgeable than me to answer this.
Presumably that would be just one of the many rights we sign away every time we click 'agree' on an EULA that is forced upon us.
There are multiple accounts in my family over 20 yrs old, and we have already checked. It is a valid reason for a charge back of everything. No, we didn't check with XBOX, we checked with the card the purchases where made on. They said x box can tell people whatever they want, that doesn't make it so.
Be careful about time limits for charge backs. I think the typical policy is 60 days after the transaction.
Usually, but if the purchase is taken away currently you can get assistance.
That is very good to know. I once got banned from a site where I had pending orders. I responded by being a raging dick to the retarded pajeet who banned me, knowing that my credit card company would take my side if it came down to it. The faggot bent over like a bitch. When I got an email asking me to rate the customer service experience I gave him a shitty review and ripped him a new asshole, making sure to rub his failure in his face. I never used so many slurs before or since, even on this site.
Companies count on people giving up when they're lied to.
I used to fuck around with fark.com, but the jannies there became fond of banning me over the years. As the website became less funny. So I started paying them $5 just to see what would happen. They banned me anyways. So I sent em a legit email letting them know what I thought of the company, its owner, and the changes over the years. There were a few slurs.
Can’t just be banned from the game. Now you’re banned from the entire Live service and you can’t redownload any previous purchases. All the more reason to go to PC and never use a console again.
shut the fuck up, faggot. "hate speech" is not real in this country.
Jesus fucking Christ, Xbox, just fucking kill yourself already you retarded nigger-faggot-kike.
Dgaf about Xbox from here on
The 360 was a beautiful time. It all went to shit a few years before the xbone launch
This man never got Red Ringed and then told "nah, warranty time was only Last Wednesday until 3am Friday." When their only solution was "buy our new model at full price, it doesn't completely break down in a few months!"
That alone puts it in the "worst mainstream console of all time" bucket regardless of any other factor.
It was also the console that pulled off selling you access to your own internet for peer to peer multiplayer games. And then sony copied them next gen, and nintendo the gen after. Playing online on a console without a monthly subscription died because of those faggots. What a fucking dumpster fire.
Yeah, like most people here seem to have grown up with the 360 so they have lots of fond memories of it, and there were no doubt amazing games on it they even I loved.
But as a console and its effect on the industry it was absolutely disastrous and responsible for starting most of what is wrong right now. Let's not forget they literally forced Valve to charge for L4D maps instead of releasing them for free in order to not "set a bad precedent." Or that they were the console that allowed Horse Armor to kickstart cosmetic DLC instead of unlockables. Or the one that eliminated Memory Cards, destroying the ability for friend circle consoles and pushing it towards everyone needing to own one.
My main memory of the console was:
> Hey let's play L4D LAN!
> Lugs out the spare monitor and something to put it on; eventually get everything set up
> OK finally ready to go!
> Now downloading updates: 0% of 20GB. Estimated time to complete: 90 minutes
Driving to the biggest Walmart at 1 in the morning to see if they have what you need because you were right in the middle of playing.
I'm still upset that I missed the chance to play Lost Odyssey, as it seemed like a good game and I paid that absurd extra cost Blockbuster was charging for games like it at the time, by mine going into its first RROD 10 minutes in.
I just wrapped it in a towel, and it was k
Like Playstation is any better for networking atm?
Never did.
Unfortunately FOMO seems to be most prominent among gamers, so this seems unlikely.
I wish they had the commitment you guys do to do a Bud Light esque boycott of their own.
As long as you assume every word you say out loud into a computer or phone will be recorded and eventually permanently tied to your identity in future databases, you're still good to go.
As long as you assume someone will try to find, " dog whistles" in everything you say... You'll be under their thumb exactly where they want you.
My kids only do private lobbies, and they use insta live like a group call. They do NOT speak in game. It's because their sense of humor happens to be what you're pointing out is being targeted.
I had this explained to me around spring. I didn't understand why my son was on the phone with the people in game instead of using headsets like I did before I found different hobbies.
I smell consumer lawsuits in the distance
Despite many more important things going on in the world, shit like this still manages to seriously offend me.
I don't know if it's the old 'we just wanted to play vidya,' or if it's just a concrete and measurable example of how things used to be better, or what, but it pisses me the fuck off.
Cheating ruins games. "Hate speech" is, at worst, annoying (and you can mute them), and at best fucking hilarious. Not even kidding, and I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but it can add to the experience. Nothing like getting called a niggerfaggot by some loser when you dunk on them too hard. Or joking around with friends. There's just so many instances where it's fucking funny. Hell, it's usually funnier than it is annoying, especially since you can generally just block someone who's being a legitimate shit, yet isn't providing entertainment value.
Seriously, modern game devs, do your fucking job; make good games, stop cheaters from ruining them, and stop punishing players for opening their mouths. These are online games, people shouldn't be scared to fucking communicate and interact with people.
"Hate speech" laws and rules make me nostalgic for a time when society at large at least still gave lip service to the idea of free speech.
The new consoles can suck it. PC master race! (Plus the Switch)