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Government regulation on glitches
- Thread starter Metalsnakezero
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there's already regulations against such things, the same regulations any tech company agrees to
If the product is actually unplayable and not just what weirdo gamers would call unplayable then maybe
There are punishment for glitches but it's for things like airline software, things that would actually harm people rather than something stupid like falling through the map or bad animations.
There are punishment for glitches but it's for things like airline software, things that would actually harm people rather than something stupid like falling through the map or bad animations.
There has got to be some nifty saying that describes the tendency for dumb suggestions to follow a reasonable one but because of that first reasonable suggestion.
I guess whataboutism but not quite.
The reason this won't happen is because there are no victims of bad glitches. Loot boxes are debated to be real gambling and real gambling is controversial because it creates addictive personality problems and has damaged private person's economies, and as a business that isn't exactly lucrative I guess. It's probably not the official reason but it's how I always saw it anyhow.
A bunch of glitches will just hurt the developer, not the consumer. This will teach the developer to do better, or underscope future products. You don't lose anything here as you will begin to choose not to buy products where there are tendencies for too many bugs.
I guess whataboutism but not quite.
The reason this won't happen is because there are no victims of bad glitches. Loot boxes are debated to be real gambling and real gambling is controversial because it creates addictive personality problems and has damaged private person's economies, and as a business that isn't exactly lucrative I guess. It's probably not the official reason but it's how I always saw it anyhow.
A bunch of glitches will just hurt the developer, not the consumer. This will teach the developer to do better, or underscope future products. You don't lose anything here as you will begin to choose not to buy products where there are tendencies for too many bugs.
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Happy to make a thread that really started our week off.
But yeah with how difficult things are with just basic software, it would be both hard to pin down what a glitch is and how on a government writing can be fixed.
Yeah that make sense given video games is much more on the level of movies and music where if it not good we just don't buy it.
Guess the hypothetical of a game that a glitch would harm someone if it put a human mind into a game like Sword art online but that assuming if the tech really gets us there.
But yeah with how difficult things are with just basic software, it would be both hard to pin down what a glitch is and how on a government writing can be fixed.
Yeah that make sense given video games is much more on the level of movies and music where if it not good we just don't buy it.
Guess the hypothetical of a game that a glitch would harm someone if it put a human mind into a game like Sword art online but that assuming if the tech really gets us there.
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This is such a perfect image. Where did this even originate?
It's a glitch in the Uncharted 2 multiplayer, glitched Drake for life!
the only place i can request 'big head mode' and not get stares
Glitch regulation? Preposterous.
We all know the law extends to requiring trophies and no further.
We all know the law extends to requiring trophies and no further.
Casting resurrection... Oh wait, wasn't approved by the regulation committee, bye and die, I guess.
True, as long as it's enforced properly when it happens. Don't really recall if Samsung had to pay anything (outside of damage to their brand, and the recall) for having phones blow up in people's pockets?
only on an individual basis between the buyer and the person who might've been effected, tho Samsung still takes damage on the product regardless
That definitely feels like they're getting off a little easy though... but I guess that's how it usually goes.
Yeah, this.
Like if Conan Exiles had released in the state of its most recent update, I think there might be a case to be made for the product being faulty and unfit for purpose (background: The game now just randomly kills players and makes significant areas of the map inaccessible due to said insta-death when attempting to enter them).
Funcom don't get grilled for such bugs because they're not huge like Bethesda, but I swear Funcom looked at what Bethesda has done with Fallout 76 and were like "Hold my beer".
I mean, depending on the damages they'd have to pay a shitload
and it wasn't the average user experience
