ccdohl said:
No, it is not a valid point, I might even go so far as to call it anti-intellectualism. Because what if someone dislikes trends in video games AND music? Is he supposed to make his own video game and balance that with an indie band? Oh, so I'm allowed to complain now? I thought that if I had an issue I was supposed to go out and start my own game company.
If there's not a demand for female characters, then how come we go through this song and dance every time the topic comes up? And obligated? You make it sound like we're trying to bully people. And when you're making a game about a conflict that consisted of tons of women doing important things to the point where one of the most important assassinations of the conflict was done by a woman, you would think that female inclusion would be expected. But there I go expecting standards from video game companies.
Then don't use anti-intellectual comments that demands some impossible feat, usually including a person leaving their job and learning an entirely new skill set just because they wanted to make a complaint.
And that's one of the big problems I have with video games. It's all about money. Money above making a good game. Why make a fun exciting game when you can make another Call of Duty. This is NOT a mindset we should be defending. We should be defending people making good games and not companies trying to maximize profits.
Ubisoft isn't obligated to make anything, they are under no obligation to make a good game. But as a consumer, they are here to serve me, not the other way around, and if they want me to keep buying their knock off sequels then they need to put a little effort in. It really baffles me when people have complaints and other people try to shut them up because "They're not obligated to do anything for you." They're not obligated to patch bugs out either, but I doubt you'd be defending them if they decided that was too hard.
I'm calling bullshit. There's a big difference between knowing when someone is lying about programing and knowing how to program herself. And you know how she knows this? The opinions of professional programers, located IN THE ARTICLE who are calling out Ubisoft on it's bullshit. So no, she just did her research and got professional opinions on it. She doesn't know how to program, hence she can't go out and make her own game, and even if she could, I doubt she would want to throw her journalism career away.
EDIT: And question. If you dislike her journalism so and you clearly know enough about it to know what's wrong, why don't you start writing your own articles? I'm just using your own logic here.