hey me too! Andromeda had such a tragic fate…
Sometimes i really despise this hobby and the community in general. Masterpieces are rare by nature, so to expect exceptional at every step feels unfair and an impossible standard.
we really ought to celebrate and enjoy the good enoughs, and the deviants… ain’t nothing wrong in a 7/10 sequel that approached differently.
I have bought a “starter” cartridge inkjet, a "premium“ AIO inkjet, and (supposedly) one-of-the-better-ones monochrome laserjet. All of them gave me nothing but grief. I used to think this was an accepted loss with the entire printing landscape, that it’s a problem of the domain itself.
Turns out it was because I had always bought HP.
The last final printer I bought is a Brother inktank. It is not without its quirks, granted, yet I have never felt so easy.
God knows how much of a grief stricken, pain inducing, blood boiling, poisoned my life was– because HP. Once I switched to a different vendor, a burden of sorts was lifted.
i have had a total of 5-6 products in my lifetime from HP, and I’m pretty sure each one has easily taken out years from my life expectancy.
Tap on Someone’s shoulder, pretend to start speaking but raising a finger weakly and opening the mouth a bit, then nod head in disbelief, turn around and walk away
Okay, as funny as it is, I don’t think the people who are complaining are the ones who are actually purchasing. I am pretty sure that the people who are the majority spenders are not even aware of the hatred on the internet for microtransactions, or even if they are aware, they do not see it as worthwhile concern.
It is easy to get lost in the noise, as many things on internet, everything becomes an echo chamber. But in reality there are a lot of people who thinks it is justified. That somebody is asking for money to deliver a product or a service and they don’t care how the equation of "what is worth what " is derived.
For them, its just inflation or expense to cover the cost (basically they take publishers counterpoint at face value, can’t blame them honestly), and since it has become the norm, they have given up on taking a moral stance om this and following through
When you ask a Dev to test their own code
this is exactly my though as well.
After seeing how good and foundational DualSense is, i cannot go back to the childrens toys that is the Xbox Controller and others. Sony set the golden blueprint with HD Haptics and Adaptive Triggers (I wish a similar tech can be implemented on the sticks as well, but that might be too much given how packed the Sticks are already.).
upcoming Steam Controller looks promising as well. And I think its value proposition would be uncontested IF Valve price it right.