I don't mean to be negative to the negativity crowd but I often see these things crop up all the time "Let's petition to get this game company to do this" or "Let's boycott this game company to send a message". I often see this as just people unwilling to accept that there's things they can't really do anything about. It feels good to feel like your opinion matters in regards to driving a positive change for a game you want in a certain way.
The thing is though, I don't think it works, it just doesn't tend to make much sense and while I have heard plenty of devs and publishers "listening to their fans" and "making changes that the consumers asked for" I've never seen these events tied to actual petitions or boycotts.
So what's your opinion on the efficacy of other people's opinions? Do boycotts and petitions even work? Have they ever worked?
More importantly, what are better alternatives?
The thing is though, I don't think it works, it just doesn't tend to make much sense and while I have heard plenty of devs and publishers "listening to their fans" and "making changes that the consumers asked for" I've never seen these events tied to actual petitions or boycotts.
So what's your opinion on the efficacy of other people's opinions? Do boycotts and petitions even work? Have they ever worked?
More importantly, what are better alternatives?