Ubisoft director blames gamers, says they've been exposed as 'non-decent humans'

Especially with the gamergate 2.0 that's opening a new article-specific case on Wikipedia court for the first time in 8 years...

The quoted bit is pretty clear the guy was simply against people tearing each other down rather than supporting each other. They weren't even talking about the people who play their games. There has always been shitty people who play games. They expect better from people inside the industry, though.

Is there any reason you would be against video game developers supporting their field in general?

The criticism of SBI is often hyperbolic but there’s a real issue there. Rich people profiting off the puritanical sensibilities of the American upper middle class at time does have a negative impact on the writing of games. Management not trusting their own internal developers is usually frowned upon. That MAGA idiots are attempting to hijack this issue is not surprising, but honestly they are handed this one way too easily.

I want most all big companies to fail. Those running it ruined the companies, and the planet. Fuck em and let them all burn and rot.

These companies have never been loyal to consumers, why the hell should anyone give a damn if they exist tomorrow. Not like they will actually honor their warranties anyways, or they just replace garbage with more garbage.

I mean, a bit of context may go a long way here.

How can you wish a company to fail simply because they do not cater to you or that the produce does not please you is beyond me. We are all on the same boat, please please please, stop spreading hate, we should all uplift each other instead of bringing each other down.

I get it, pithy joke, why let it pass, but still.

Instead of wishing any game company to fail, I wish for them to unionize.

That would piss the CEOs off more, would result in a bunch of passionate good devs who have nothing to do with the bad decisions and who just want to make fun games NOT losing their jobs, being discouraged and then leaving the game industry due to constant cycles of endless crunch, followed by layoffs and studio closures due to greedy stupid shortsighted actions by management.

They'll own nothing and will be happy!

"Monetization Director at Ubistft"

Get fucked, dickbag!

This is what I imagine a monetization director would say if their company got shit on

First off,

"How can you wish a company to fail simply because they do not cater to you or that the produce does not please you is beyond me."

This isn't the reason people want Ubisoft to fail. Far from it, in fact. People want Ubi to fail because of how the company has conducted itself and how bad their products have declined. Wanting a company to fail because they make a bad product is a perfectly valid viewpoint. In fact, it is the very essence of how a free market should work. Bad things failing is a good thing.

Next,

"We are all on the same boat, please please please, stop spreading hate, we should all uplift each other instead of bringing each other down,"

No, there is no "WE". There is "YOU" and everyone else. Chassard, the Monetization Director, above all else, does not have the players' best interest in mind. His very existence means that elements of fun will be locked behind a purchase. He is the literal enemy in this scenario, so no, we are not on the same side. And nothing he has or ever will do as a monetization director is uplifting in any way.

I agree with you that the headline is poorly worded, but Chassard's statement is still total bullshit in my opinion.

we should all uplift each other instead of bringing each other down

Ubisoft's business practices are part of why the industry sucks.

They're not caught in a tide with all the little indie studios. They're one of the 800-pound gorillas setting the rules everyone else has to play by.

wait I thought you were two good dogs.

Issue is, gamers think the problem with games are minorities.

If he meant the anti-woke brainrot, then yes, but that itself is just shielding corporations from actual critiques. There's a very racist and transphobic caricature that even tries to make fun of people that doesn't blame woke creators, but monetization practices.

Every public accusation is a confession.

I played plenty of Ubisoft games and I believe the only game I beat was Immortal fenyx rising. I like farcry 3 & black flag but I never got to finish playing because live service games took up all my game time.

I also tried AC Odyssey and Valhalla more than once and the longest I managed was under 20hr before calling it quits.

I don't hate their games I just don't enjoy playing them and I don't see myself buying anything Ubisoft because their games are just not my cup of tea as much i want it to be.