I know it's a thing generally these days because of how shit multiplayer especially has gotten but if I see something that's 'online' now I don't want anything to do with it. Every new release it's the same story, they can barely be called games anymore they're more like a live service with some minor gameplay elements tacked on in the most half-arsed way imaginable. That goes for a lot of supposedly singleplayer releases as well depending on the company.
I think I'd much rather pour my free hours into something like Microsoft Flight Simulator because then I'd at least gain a valuable skill from it and I've also found myself delving back into the good stuff that was the early 2000's releases. Even if you see something that looks vaguely promising it inevitably gets annihilated by the DEI contractors that plague this industry now.
It's extremely ironic that the games industry is trying to cater to anybody who isn't a gamer and they seem to be all mentally ill weirdos to one degree or another who have an addiction problem and fleece them for all their money before moving onto the next cringey fad. I'm sorry for coming across too black pilled, but if a game does well it seems like that developers will go out of their way to ruin it because yet again, they've shown that gamers do not matter and we're nothing more than a vehicle for hype to get their product into the normie sphere who just want to college digital items all day instead of play the fucking game.
I sent the message to delete my Steam account yesterday. The fact that they make that a process in itself pisses me off, espeically considering that I don't actually own anything there.
As much as PC gaming can be fun, its main distribution being service-oriented has been a double-edged sword with the edge facing the player getting more honed. I've been searching local game stores for used old gems and will stick to playing those for now/fixing up older systems.
Ah yes, it should be an instant thing to delete contacts, purchases, etc and able to be done as soon as someone gains access to an account.
What is wrong with you to complain that it isn't quick as a few clicks to delete an account?
That's ballsy, I'd still keep my steam account purely because it has value for me, I've got old games on there that I'd load up and play if the mood hits me. Ironically though it's been epic that's proven to have the most value because I've managed to nab quite a few full singleplayer games on my account for free. The amount of times that I've purchased a steam game back in the day only to discover that I'm not buying the 'full' game and I was only buying access to DLCs annoyed the fuck out of me.
You're getting ripped off if you buy a 3 months into release, the patient gamers are right. You should wait at least a year after release before going anywhere near this crap then the development cycle will largely be finished.