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Hell yeah, game devs don't deserve to be paid for their work ๐คก
They've already been paid. Bethesda doesn't have profit sharing.
Which dev did you write your check to?
Mike from QA. He's a good guy.
Since when did Bethesda have QA?
Apparently Xbox did it for them
Hell yeah, love Mike! Super chill dude who deserves every penny imo.
Since you're ostensibly a pirate, it stands to reason that you wouldn't understand how buying a game works.
As somebody who almost went into the game industry and didn't because of the low wages, horrible working conditions, and just generally poor quality of life, I think I know more about how devs get paid than some rando on the internet.
And I haven't pirated a game since the Bay went down like 10 years ago. I just hate people who get so holier-than-thou because a handful of dollars from their purchase will go towards paying the devs' salaries on the studio's next game while ignoring how much of it will go to stock options for the shareholders and buying the CEO another Ferrari. You wanna pirate games or not, I don't care. Just don't give me this "my money is going to the devs" crap. Because it isn't. That's just the excuse you use for your pearl clutching.
I will happily buy more expensive games that are shorter and with worse graphics than modern AAA games, so long as the devs are getting paid well and aren't crunched. Because my money isn't going to the devs, but it certainly tells the company what I do or don't care about.
As if they do lol. All the money goes to the high level managers/shareholders.
The ones doing all the work get paid a small flat amount.