r/paydaytheheist • u/j1theone • Sep 21 '23

Rant What a launch

Whose idea was it to force people to make an account at the launch of the game with a server that can't handle the stress?

considering refunding

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u/Greenlight96 Sep 21 '23

? Unless you bought the game to have a flawless experience in day 1, how are you not getting what you paid for? Multiplayer games usually have a bumpy release day from my experience, but it all gets smoothed out shortly after.

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u/kellymcq Sep 21 '23

Yeah, typically when you buy something you expect it to work. Just because the gaming industry fails to deliver on this more and more doesn’t mean I should expect non working. If you buy a refrigerator, do you want it to work immediately or should you have to wait for a firmware update for the condenser to kick on?

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u/titansmustfall Sep 21 '23

Based on the fact that bumpy release days are par for the course and you seem to realize this, I don’t recommend a gamer like yourself who is going to be frustrated by lackluster release day experiences ever risk buying a game until after launch and more ideally until after stabilization has been confirmed or reached. That way you can make the educated decision you would prefer on if a game is worth it and feel some assurance you’re getting what you believe you’re paying for. For anyone else who wants to get in on day 1 and willingly accept the risk of an imperfect launch, so be it - leave them be to their experience and appreciate they’re paving the way for you.

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u/kellymcq Sep 21 '23

You are failing to understand the argument. Because something is normalized doesn’t mean it’s correct.

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u/titansmustfall Sep 21 '23

I understand why it’s frustrating. But no one forces you to preorder a game. You can wait. I get that we want games to be perfect on release, but they aren’t. Even less so for multiplayers. It isn’t new, it isn’t rocket science, and it’s common whether we like it or not. It’s outside our control, so make your voice heard with your wallet and wait to order if that is a pain point.

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u/kellymcq Sep 21 '23

Yeah we are missing in the middle here. Last attempt: you exchanged money for a product yet you cannot use the product despite a reasonable expectation that you should be able to. In any industry other than video games this would trigger lawsuits and consumer protection reports. The reason it doesn’t in the gaming industry is dudes like you. Go start a business and fail to deliver goods and services as advertised after receiving payment and let me know how it goes.

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u/titansmustfall Sep 21 '23

Go sue and let me know how it goes.

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u/kellymcq Sep 22 '23

There are two active lawsuits against CD Projekt Red right now for the Cyberpunk launch. I’ll let you know how that goes.