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Is it ethical to buy Subnautica 2, now that it is released in early access? (store.steampowered.com)
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Subnautica 2 released today in early access.

Game was mostly ready before the original devs were fired to get out of paying them what they were owed.

Original Devs seem to be winning in court, but it is an ongoing legal battle.

I was thinking to boycott but now I'm less sure. What are your thoughts?

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[–] nuko147@lemmy.world 17 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

Dont fucking buy it. Severe Violation of EU Law, GDPR, and Consumer Protection Regulations in the EULA.

SUBNAUTICA 2 TERMS OF SERVICE AND LICENSE AGREEMENT

Shares data with third parties such as: Cloud service providers Analytics providers Anti-cheat / security tools

The game is licensed, not owned by the player

Players receive only a limited, revocable right to use the game

The company retains full intellectual property rights

The game can be modified, restricted, or removed at any time

Mods and user content are owned by the company

Terms can be updated at any time

Arbitration clauses enforced which prevents any class-action lawsuits

Liability is heavily limited under the agreement

Accounts and access can be suspended or terminated at any time

[–] warm@kbin.earth 1 points 6 minutes ago

If they want analytics, it should be an opt-in.

Man gaming is in a sorry fucking state.

It shouldn't be calling home at all. And why the fuck does any game like this need anti-cheat?!

Eh, whatever, it's UE5 underperforming shit anyway. Sorry to the developers who spent time on this, I guess management fucked it for you. I don't know how much was Krafton or just some out of touch managers, but man does it suck.

[–] alphabethunter@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

I shall sail the high seas then

[–] lzrSnap@piefed.social 7 points 4 hours ago

I came here to post this, thanks for putting it up. This is AAA-dev levels of hostility to and contempt for the rights of their customers. No one should buy this under these terms.