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Yeah I think if it was just "Game Client + Server need to still work" then that would be actually not that hard, because those two pieces are somewhat easier to get rolling. The platform controls so much though. For the player to have skins, champs, parties, etc. you need the platform

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For LoL, unless something changed since my time, there is no solution to run the game that doesn't require dedicated servers. For eSports LANs, they used to have their own locally hosted platform + game servers, which took whole teams of people with inside knowledge to set up and operate

ONE MORE THING - games are getting more expensive to make, so good ROI is harder to achieve. This is because devs make more money than we used to. Yay! As costs go up it's going to get harder to get funding, so I hope further cost increases happen due to devs getting paid, not extra regulations :(

60 Percent Of Playtime In 2023 Went To 6-Year-Old Or Older Games, New Data Shows

See e.g. kotaku.com/old-games-20... as an example for why it's so hard to break out in this field - new games having extra requirements that won't affect these games is just another incumbent advantage for huge studios with massive audiences

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A report shows that while the industry is growing, its biggest competition is Fortnite, GTA, Call of Duty, and Roblox

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Overall, I feel like it's already exceptionally hard to make a game that anyone cares about at all, let alone a commercially successful one, and it's only getting worse. I think the barriers to achieving that are a bigger problem than the very rare case of the "bad publisher" killswitching a game

For anything that has a fully solo mode, or a preexisting ability to host local servers, e.g. Civilization games, it's totally reasonable to make sure there's no "killswitch" behavior. The UK response to the petition indicates clearly that you could likely sue and WIN a case if a dev does that

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I don't think it's great for the industry if a developer trying to make a game like Concord has to then, by law, do the extra cleanup work to make a publicly releasable version of the game after having a really unsuccessful launch and no real playerbase to show for it

I think for games that run on entirely developer-hosted servers and cannot be played solo at all, it's a bit of a hard sell to me. If LoL shut down, would Riot just stop updating the client/server and just let people host it? There are 100s of microservices that are required to make it work

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e.g. Titanfall servers were shut down years ago, so the game's code was forced to be released. A studio could pick through the code to "rebuild" the secret sauce movement that the Respawn team worked so hard to fine-tune. Now competitors could beat them to market for Apex Legends, in some respect

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I think the idea that devs can just "hand over the code" for something like this is pretty off. I don't think it's really that simple. There are many "trade secrets" hidden within the code of popular games that I don't think publishers would want to part with just because a game had to be shut down.

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Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

I've only worked on GaaS for the decade or so of my career, so I can only speak to that side. I think it depends heavily on the product. Games as a Service would need to spend more time & energy on platform "stuff" to make this feasible. I don't think anyone is developing with this in mind

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Tax policy question: If a business can deduct employee wages from their revenue, why can't I do it as an individual?

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Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

poe2 is very fun and streamlined I think with time it's going to be the "better" game than POE1 for most players, but obviously with a lot of smoothing out needed. I think the new gem system is way more accessible for newbies and the exalt drops let you experiment with slamming your gear more!

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Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

thinking about this QA meme I made 2 years ago and it still feels so real

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Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Going to need my fellow QA professionals to help me out here - what are the best tools to do QA on videogames? I'll start (I'm going to cheat and put 2 in one screenshot)

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Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

SUPERVIVE I need to fix my toddler's sleeping schedule so I can play at night more regularly

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Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I had a great chance to hop onto a friend's podcast! If you're in the intersection of Video Game / Acting, and ofc talking about SUPERVIVE, check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1hi...

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Wesam's World #314 - Kevin O'Brien

YouTube video by Wesam's World

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Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I welcome the VTubing community with open arms!

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Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

OMG of COURSE you were an FMA fan as a kid - that is too cute Everyone always says Summer and I should do Winfrey and Ed lol

Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Will the Vtuber community take over SUPERVIVE on bsky?? I feel like my whole feed is Vtubers playing the game and I'm HERE FOR IT

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Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

SUPERVIVE IS LIVE - WAHOOOOO!! come play the game on steam!! Had to skip the launch party today to keep an eye on the game and make sure it got out okay, but after 3 years of working on it, this was an easy choice

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Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Not quite a haunted house, but check out "sleep no more" in NYC

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Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

okay good, there's still hope, you can turn this around still

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Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

next you're going to tell me that resumes with a bunch of certifications look more appealing to you as potential hires than those without

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Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

not like this nate, not like this

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DolphyVix @dolphyvix.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

after 4 months of hard work... we've done it INTRODUCING: VIVE OFF

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Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Yeah, for now my wife and I both work full-time so it is rough for just one of us to tackle childcare

Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

This has such "Disney anthem" vibes

Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

The only time I can play competitive games is either: 1. For work! 2. If my wife is watching the baby 3. If I'm in a stack that doesn't mind if I dip out midgame Makes it hard to nolife VAL the way I want to sometimes

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Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I WOULD still play VALO, or even dip my toes into League, but I'm pouring 40+ hours a week into building SV while I also have a kid so my gaming time has plummeted. Most of my gaming time lately is on pauseable things so I don't grief my teammates.

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Koalifier @koalifier.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

So I need to list some video games to earn followers? Instead of games I like, I'll go with games that I've directly worked on, in reverse chronological order: SUPERVIVE (wishlist us on Steam, play on Nov 20th!!!) VALORANT League of Legends

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My wife and I paused at the start of act 3 for our second run 😭

DolphyVix @dolphyvix.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Do you need to put yourself in the list?

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Starting my Bluesky account off with a BANG! What does it take to live a Life?

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gamers this is our last weekend without SUPERVIVE, what should we do

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wowwwwwwww Noxii this is SUCH a great promo!! the vibes are truly immaculate

How do these lists work? If I go off on my favorite pie recipe, does it show up for everyone who checks out the list? Or is it smart enough to know if I'm actually posting about SUPERVIVE 🤔🤔🤔

threads is cooked so it's time to give this a try