Hi guys!
Here's a brief update from me to assure you that I'm fine, and that I have no intention to abandon this great community on Metacouncil. However I have decided to "disconnect" myself from gaming related news and discussions for a while, because I'm tired of feeling disappointed in what's supposed to be my passion and favorite hobby.
As you may have guessed, most of these disappointments are related to Epic's current strategy, involving a huge amount of money hatting in order to take control of pc gaming. On the one hand, this doesn't affect me THAT much: there are still huge amounts of great games to play on other platforms, and if Epic grabs a game that I REALLY want to play, I still have the option to pirate it.
On the other hand, I can't help feeling disappointed when reading that another one of my favorite devs signs an exclusivity deal, or when Epic comes up with another "generous" giveaway to convince the pc gaming community to accept their actions, or when I see people caving in and deciding to support Epic anyway, despite disliking their actions. Every times this happens, it increases the chance that Epic may actually succeed with what they're doing and that really makes me sad.
Now the fact is that there's NOTHING I can do about this. Epic is not gonna stop doing this for at least a few more years. It also doesn't make sense for devs and publishers to refuse the huge amounts of money that Epic is throwing at them, and it's not up to me to tell other people what they can or can't do with their money.
I can not change what's happening here.
...so I don't want to be bothered with it either. And I definitely don't want it to temper my enthusiasm to play and enjoy video games.
That's why I've decided to ignore gaming related news and discussions for a while, while enjoying the hundreds or even thousands of great games that are already available on platforms that I want to support. Some of you may consider this an overreaction, but I don't think it is. I mean, the majority of gamers I know IRL don't visit gaming related sites or forums at all. They buy what Steam recommends them, what their friends are playing and what they see on Twitch. They aren't even aware of Epic's money hatting and shitty tactics; they only know that EGS is a launcher for free games. Sometimes ignorance IS a bliss.
Of course all of this is only temporary, so I will be back sooner or later. Meanwhile, I hope all of you are doing okay, in good health, and enjoying gaming as much as I do right now. Feel free to talk to me on Steam or invite me for an online game in C&C Remastered!
Love,
Ge0