Oddbean new post about login | logout Oldest Unity game developer group breaks up over lack of trust in the company Meanwhile, major game devs say fee structure changes haven't won them back https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/09/oldest-unity-game-developer-group-breaks-up-over-lack-of-trust-in-the-company/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/132/194/202/851/645/original/cd6c026a2b6b4059.png
@872ab8e1 The company who demonstrated how they have zero ethical concerns about unilaterally and retroactively changing contract terms and considers themselves arbiters of "real charity" isn't going to win back approval with a quickie apology and a "please". They showed everybody they're not just kinda sketchy but outright evil. They'll do it again in a heartbeat if attention to the issue ever wanes even slightly.
@872ab8e1 Unity can burn. Please just let it burn as an example. We've been letting this kind of behavior get rewarded for too long.
@872ab8e1 I'm still not entirely convinced they weren't intentionally sabotaging themselves. I don't know why, but possibly something to do with all the stocks they sold right before making that announcement. There is literally no way they didn't realize that declaring even indie devs would suddenly find themselves paying a lot even for games they made many years ago would destroy all trust in the company and chase countless devs away permanently. Maybe they're aiming for a big sellout?
