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Concerned Ape (Stardew Valley): I swear on the honor of my family name, i will never charge money for a DLC or update for as long as I live. Screencap this and shame me if I ever violate this oath. (x.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 73 points 2 years ago (1 child)

30 million copies sold. even if he only made a dollar into his pocket for each sale....hes doing alright.

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  • [–] 133 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    But I have absolutely no problem with that whatsoever. Dude wrote a good, solid, complete game, sold it for a fair price, and made bank. That is the business model I want software to be sold under, and I'm thrilled to see it working for him.

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  • [–] 37 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Right, not only do I not have a problem with this - but it SHOULD be rewarded.

    Personally I beat the v1.1 version of the game back in Oct 2016 - but I purchased the game a second time on android because a) i wanted to support a cross platform port and b) the guy really deserves it.

    I like it when I have the option to support a developer more, but it isn't expected or required.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    I purchased the game a second time on android because a) i wanted to support a cross platform port and b) the guy really deserves it

    I did the same. This game hits almost all the buttons for me.

    Being an absolute Factorio addict, the only thing I miss is proper automation.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I mean, we could argue on whether his work is worth tens of times that of an average person, but I mean, there's people who make more and whose work is actually detrimental to society, so he's all right by me.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Actually, I want to go even further and say that I think his work actually is worth quite a bit. Not that he is worth that much, or others aren't (again, I don't know him), but he has given millions of people hours upon hours of enjoyment, and that's nothing to shake a stick at.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    And what he's doing with it is also important. I haven't heard of him dumping millions into Trump's campaign or the Proud Boys or whatever.

    And honestly, even if he did, my real respect is for the work that he did and the business model he used, not for him as a person. I don't know him at all. I don't even know his real name. I just meant that this way of doing software professionally should be more common.

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