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Former Blizzard President Thinks Tipping Game Creators Is Great Idea (80.lv)
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By now, everyone in the world knows that American tipping culture is getting out of hand. That doesn't mean you can't introduce another way of "supporting" creators. Mike Ybarra, the former president of Blizzard, shared his desire to tip developers of especially enjoyable games.

"When I beat a game, there are some that just leave me in awe of how amazing the experience was. At the end of the game, I've often thought 'I wish I could give these folks another $10 or $20 because it was worth more than my initial $70 and they didn't try to nickel and dime me every second.'"

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[-] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 49 points 7 months ago

It was worth more than my initial 70$

What an absolute donkey. Maybe he doesn't realize, but 70$ can be the difference between a healthy meal every day or not.

There's games I would pay 60€ for (I can count them on one hand), and I can assure you that the rest is usually worth way less. Ain't no way I'm leaving an additional tip. What the fuck.

If he likes tipping so much, maybe he can tip the game devs this money directly, considering he likes their game so much. He should start with his own.

[-] Dagrothus@reddthat.com 18 points 7 months ago

Most of the games id be willing to pay $60 for are indie games that are <$20.

Hollow knight comes to mind. Diablo does not.

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