The Meme Box

[Reynardine]

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I can't tell if he's running away or coming after me.
I don't like you toad, go away...

 

[DeoNaught]

Actually

Ok, Toad's creeping me out...

Happiness freaks out all of us at times

 

[Reynardine]

Kirbs looks a bit dehydrated

These memes are as dry as I feel. It's so freaking hot today.

 

[Jiehfeng]

I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move

 

[DeoNaught]

I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move

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Is there a game where that actually works?
I know there are games where in the competitive scene, lowering the graphics makes things a lot easier to do. But not to the sense portrayed in the comic above.

 

[Jiehfeng]

Is there a game where that actually works?
I know there are games where in the competitive scene, lowering the graphics makes things a lot easier to do. But not to the sense portrayed in the comic above.

Sure. For a long time PUBG was like that, with the grass as well, though it's patched now.
And CSGO players for example stretch their resolution width to have a bigger target to aim at/easier to see.

 

[ZachariasBarnham]

Bethesda has invaded Eorzia!!! Rise up, fellow adventurers, and vanquish this evil!

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Geez, it took forever to get that post right.

 

[Deleted User]

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Its over for Italian Plumbercels

 

[Xzi]

 

[Jiehfeng]

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Despite everything, gotta say, they're smart business people.

 

[Xzi]

Despite everything, gotta say, they're smart business people.

I disagree. Newell's explanation on why Valve doesn't engage in the same business practice is a lot more sensible. You don't win over customers from other storefronts by limiting their purchasing options.

 

[Jiehfeng]

I disagree. Newell's explanation on why Valve doesn't engage in the same business practice is a lot more sensible. You don't win over customers from other storefronts by limiting their purchasing options.

That's true but aren't they doing well right now? Also Fortnite, I'm talking about Epic as a whole as well.

 

[Xzi]

That's true but aren't they doing well right now? Also Fortnite, I'm talking about Epic as a whole as well.

Fortnite's profits have been declining for a number of months now. I don't play the game, but buzz around the interwebs suggests that people really hate the mech update.

 

[Jiehfeng]

Fortnite's profits have been declining for a number of months now. I don't play the game, but buzz around the interwebs suggests that people really hate the mech update.

Doesn't change the fact that it is huge and made them billions lol.

 

[Xzi]

Doesn't change the fact that it is huge and made them billions lol.

Well yeah, same for Valve and CS/TF2/DOTA. Difference is that Valve isn't wasting all that money buying up temporary exclusives and pissing off potential customers. Rather they reinvest a smaller amount into hardware innovation and improving Steam.

 

[Jiehfeng]

Well yeah, same for Valve and CS/TF2/DOTA. Difference is that Valve isn't wasting all that money buying up temporary exclusives and pissing off potential customers. Rather they reinvest a smaller amount into hardware innovation and improving Steam.

Fortnite has the biggest annual gaming sales of all time. And remember my original statement, that they're smart business people, which is how they got so big. The comparison to Valve is irrelevant, though I agree with you.

 

[Xzi]

Fortnite has the biggest annual gaming sales of all time. And remember my original statement, that they're smart business people, which is how they got so big. The comparison to Valve is irrelevant, though I agree with you.

It appeals to children and casuals, but that type of popularity is not everlasting and they've been mismanaging it lately. IMO the dumbest part about Epic's strategy is that they haven't even claimed all their best first-party titles as exclusive. For example, they're sitting on a goldmine if they just removed UT2004 from Steam and remastered it.

 

[Jiehfeng]

It appeals to children and casuals, but that type of popularity is not everlasting and they've been mismanaging it lately. IMO the dumbest part about Epic's strategy is that they haven't even claimed all their best first-party titles as exclusive. For example, they're sitting on a goldmine if they just removed UT2004 from Steam and remastered it.

Yes, every company has their fair share of missed opportunities and bad decisions, but my point about them hasn't changed has it? It's just a simple thing, they're smart enough to be doing as well as they are right now. Heck, even their store, which again I don't like, is gaining traction.

https://www.businessinsider.com/epic-games-store-total-users-2019-3

 

[Xzi]

Yes, every company has their fair share of missed opportunities and bad decisions, but my point about them hasn't changed has it? It's just a simple thing, they're smart enough to be doing as well as they are right now. Heck, even their store, which again I don't like, is gaining traction.

https://www.businessinsider.com/epic-games-store-total-users-2019-3

I'd contend that the success of one F2P game doesn't necessarily make the company or their overall business strategy "smart." There's no indication as of yet that Fortnite's popularity will carry over to sales for other games or genres on EGS. Not to mention Epic is currently facing a class-action lawsuit over their numerous security breaches related to Fortnite. Only time will tell how it all plays out in the end, but I'm certainly not going to put my trust in a company that's likely to be absorbed by Tencent in the near future.

 

[Jiehfeng]

I'd contend that the success of one F2P game doesn't necessarily make the company or their overall business strategy "smart." There's no indication as of yet that Fortnite's popularity will carry over to sales for other games or genres on EGS. Not to mention Epic is currently facing a class-action lawsuit over their numerous security breaches related to Fortnite. Only time will tell how it all plays out in the end, but I'm certainly not going to put my trust in a company that's likely to be absorbed by Tencent in the near future.

I wasn't talking about their overall strategy though, just that they're smart business people. It doesn't matter if it's just one game, they took a decent enough game and made it immensely successful, and even though I don't like them as a company and such, I'm not going to deny that they've made some really good business decisions that got them there, and this is not from the perspective of a gamer. If it's so easy, why can't other companies come close to Fortnite?

Also as gamers we have a plethora of opinions and views of many companies and their practices and decisions. But when it comes to reality and sales, the situation is quite hilariously the opposite.

We blame Activision, EA, Ubisoft, etc, but yet the top selling games are always from them lmao.

I'm not putting my trust in Epic either, but as business goes, it's undeniable that they've made very good decisions to get to where they are now, amongst huge competition as well.