There aren’t even a lot of specific game related communities that are active here. Even big games like Elden Ring, which recently announced the release date and gave us a huge trailer for the upcoming DLC, have little to no activity here on Lemmy. And that makes me sad. Because I’m not going back to Reddit just to get hype and deep dive into the imagery show in the trailer even though I hella want to 😬
In all seriousness the reason Warframe moved to the Fediverse is that it’s a leftist game. The core gameplay loop is slaughtering capitalists, monarchists, and imperialists using an array of sci-fi and ninja weapons. The player character in Warframe is someone who’s been burned by the control of an empire, and now manages their own tech. It’s the same situation as with the Star Trek community moving here because Star Trek is woke. /pos
You don’t have to tell me. I was sold on it when I first got to Fortuna and heard the banger that is We All Lift Together, which kinda summarizes the people’s plight. They don’t even own their own bodies, man!
How does some of the Warframe community reconcile that kind of narrative with its whole business model?
I’m aware it’s generally considered among the “better ones”, but it still is what it is, a freemium game that by necessity has to push its business model on you since it doesn’t have an upfront cost.
I guess maybe it inadvertently adds to the atmosphere of being under the heel of capitalists?
I have 1000 hours in Warframe and have spent a grand total of 5 dollars on it. I never felt like I needed to spend any more. Sure, it’s annoying getting a platinum discount as a daily reward instead of something useful like tellurium, but that’s the fullest extent of the advertising. The market has a button to hide all items that require platinum to buy. And Darvo’s Deals isn’t even relevant anymore.
I’m sure Warframe does have whales, but that’s in the same way weed has addicts. Some people are going to form an addiction no matter what. I’d rather those people be playing warframe than something else, because my gut says there’s a better chance of recovery in a less predatory game. My thinking is those kinds of people develop an addiction because something is wrong in their life circumstances. They’re already looking for something to get sucked into, doesn’t matter what it is. I never felt any kind of pull from Warframe, and while I do have a non addictive personality, I also felt much less annoyed at the game than at other freemium games.
There aren’t even a lot of specific game related communities that are active here. Even big games like Elden Ring, which recently announced the release date and gave us a huge trailer for the upcoming DLC, have little to no activity here on Lemmy. And that makes me sad. Because I’m not going back to Reddit just to get hype and deep dive into the imagery show in the trailer even though I hella want to 😬
Elden Ring isn’t that popular. You should be looking at AAA mass market masterpieces like [email protected]
I know it’s a joke but don’t hurt me like this.
In all seriousness the reason Warframe moved to the Fediverse is that it’s a leftist game. The core gameplay loop is slaughtering capitalists, monarchists, and imperialists using an array of sci-fi and ninja weapons. The player character in Warframe is someone who’s been burned by the control of an empire, and now manages their own tech. It’s the same situation as with the Star Trek community moving here because Star Trek is woke. /pos
You don’t have to tell me. I was sold on it when I first got to Fortuna and heard the banger that is We All Lift Together, which kinda summarizes the people’s plight. They don’t even own their own bodies, man!
When you get to The New War you’ll meet an awesome Grineer character who gives us a similar look into Grineer leftism
How does some of the Warframe community reconcile that kind of narrative with its whole business model?
I’m aware it’s generally considered among the “better ones”, but it still is what it is, a freemium game that by necessity has to push its business model on you since it doesn’t have an upfront cost.
I guess maybe it inadvertently adds to the atmosphere of being under the heel of capitalists?
I have 1000 hours in Warframe and have spent a grand total of 5 dollars on it. I never felt like I needed to spend any more. Sure, it’s annoying getting a platinum discount as a daily reward instead of something useful like tellurium, but that’s the fullest extent of the advertising. The market has a button to hide all items that require platinum to buy. And Darvo’s Deals isn’t even relevant anymore.
I’m sure Warframe does have whales, but that’s in the same way weed has addicts. Some people are going to form an addiction no matter what. I’d rather those people be playing warframe than something else, because my gut says there’s a better chance of recovery in a less predatory game. My thinking is those kinds of people develop an addiction because something is wrong in their life circumstances. They’re already looking for something to get sucked into, doesn’t matter what it is. I never felt any kind of pull from Warframe, and while I do have a non addictive personality, I also felt much less annoyed at the game than at other freemium games.