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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 7 points 1 hour ago (1 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

[–] lzrSnap@piefed.social 2 points 47 minutes 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.

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 1 points 38 minutes ago

I've got no clue here. How about on gamepass? I already downloaded it and played it for 5 mins. Did i do bad.

[–] magiccupcake@lemmy.world 41 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

A lawsuit forced krafton to rehire the fired devs, and extended the the payout period based on sales.

So ironically, for maximum hurt for krafton, you should buy the game to force a larger payout.

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 10 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Well, it depends on the actual settlement, but surely the worst thing for Krafton is if the game doesn't sell.

I think if they're forced to continue paying the fired devs based on sales, then the advantage of buying the game is to help the devs, not hurt Krafton.

[–] magiccupcake@lemmy.world 2 points 50 minutes ago

Well kinda

It depends on the number of sales, but for the deal that was made, 0 sales nets them as much as 12 million!

Only after 12 million sales do they come out of the red.

[–] Console_Modder@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 hours ago

Unless I can buy the game and have none of my money go to Krafton, I ain't paying for it

[–] meowmeow@quokk.au 11 points 4 hours ago

Well, think of it like this, they are asking for 250,000,000 that they say they are owed.

That’s not developer salary money, that’s the studio profit. They already got the first 250,000,000 to pay the developers.

So while this sounds like a shitty thing to do, it’s not like people are skipping meals. It’s just C-Suite drama—from what I can tell.

[–] shani66@ani.social 1 points 2 hours ago

Real moral dilemma. Buying could send a message, but it could be taken either way. Mechanically it's probably not been/going to be fucked with by the suits, but I'm not sure the developers ever understood the good parts of the first game anyway.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world -2 points 4 hours ago

[–] KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de -4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Buy it on steam and refund it several times. I believe Steam takes a 20% cut of every purchase, yet developers pay 100% of the refund. In Germany Subnautica costs 30€ - 20% are 6€. Buy and refund the game 5 times and the devs will lose 30 bucks on you. You won't support them, but own a legal copy >:D

[–] Drewmeister@lemmy.world 14 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

this is weird, man

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 5 points 2 hours ago

Yeah, they're not wrong though. Refunds are what hurts.