1y ago

Glimmer of hope that the PSN linking decision gets reversed.

Source: https://old.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1cjyll7/some_discord_updates/

Also, Spitz (a CM at AH) isn't being a jerk. The other images show them having a much better tone than yesterday.

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Gotta imagine they were expecting pushback, but probably nowhere near the level we're seeing, so it makes sense to backtrack.
- I hope that Sony allows some levity here, the game already can function without linking, as it has been. it would be, development-wise, trivial to reverse it, nothing in the game actually relies upon it.
  Sony just has to bite the bullet and do the right thing.
  
  I think the way they had planned on banning players for cheating and potentially unwanted behaviour was through PSN. People are also fairly sure it is a requirement in the contract with Sony that PSN accounts are required. It's just due to server issues from popularity they removed the requirement.
  So while it's possible from a technical standpoint, there's some non technical hurdles to overcome as well.
  
  Never expect a japanese megacorp to back down.
  
  Yup, I don't think it would be that difficult to have the unique steam id being logged as part of the application, just requires a bit of coordination and cooperation with steam.
  This isn't a unique or one off thing other games have done this I'm sure, this is just game publishers once being greedy assholes and wanting more data to exploit.
- https://fxtwitter.com/Pirat_Nation/status/1786830461244719253
Lol the fact they posted that shows why dev teams are not the ones who make that decision. I would take 0% hope and 100% this is going to be used as the dev teams proof they fought against it. There is one and only one way to have any chance to influence shit like this, tanking profit margins. People who make all the money and sit on boards will never hold simultaneously those positions and give a flying fuck what the customer's sentiment on the issue is. Nike didn't get exposed for slave labor on a Tuesday and stop using slave labor by weeks end. Corporations are either forced to make changes by regulatory means that will affect margins or they change when the other factors influence margins but the bottom fucking line is they ain't doing fuckall unless there is a change in margins.
I am guessing that Playstation is currently doing the moderation for HD2. If they move away from a Playstation owned process, that means Arrowhead's cost of ownership goes up. Something probably not in the AH's current budget. Stuck between a rock and a hard place. Overall, not a good place to be.
Be fully independent and incur high risk. Be published and mitigate some risk.
- What moderation do you mean?
- Mitigate some, gain some other, but ultimately there's always risk, sometimes that risk is realized. That's how it works.
I mean I’ve already requested a refund just on principal and don’t plan on picking the game back up until it’s reversed.
I love the game but it isn’t worth making one more account to keep track of imo, especially if literally it’s only purpose is to make it easier to ban me in helldivers. nahhh
God I hope they undo it.
So I had planned on buying it this weekend but now having second thoughts because of the upcoming requirement. I already have PS Plus but I'm concerned that the player base will tank.
- I'd hold off on buying until Sony's stance changes.

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