I work for one of the big video game publishers. If you believe the internet we slaughter puppies and are the cause of all unhappiness in the world.
The actual work is gruelling, frought with long hours and very challenging. So when you finally get your ducks in a row after countless hours of overtime and stress to see the public’s reaction is heartbreaking.
I regret working on games, but the technical challenges are stimulating enough that I continue to do it.
Look at Fallout 76. Content wise, it’s a decent game. The graphics are better than the previous game and they made attempts to rework some of the mechanics.
Where it failed was the utter lack of quality control due to timelines and the inclusion of micro transactions. The game obviously wasn’t ready. Plus the added shenanigans of the botched launcher rollout.
Add it all up and it’s easy to see why people are pissed, but they’re mad at Bethesda for pushing such as obvious cash grab as something innovative and new.
Obviously developers work hard and create awesome stuff. It’s just a shame these companies pile on the crap to suck every spare dollar out their customers instead of just releasing a great game that isn’t a bug filled mess due to botched release timelines.
I guess it's dishonest to push so hard to have "high quality" games with a lot of content when you know that it's impossible to actually cover the cost with the list price, but it's what people demand. And it gets harder every year.
Buy a bubbletea, get the ingame content: Straw and bubbles.
That's not a knock on the developers or content quality though. It's a knock on the business model. You guys make beautiful things.