Stardock Announces 'The Gamer's Bill of Rights'

**CountArach** · 08-30-2008, 23:45

Originally Posted by Warmaster Horus

Well, that's it: you buy a game at a store, you return it there, I guess.
If you've got a Peugeot car, you're not going to Nissan to get it fixed, right?

Yeah but he Company isn't told what to do with their returns policy. They set their own. The store I work at has very tough restrictions on what you can and can't bring back and what condition it must be in.

Originally Posted by Quirinus

Still can't see #1 as practical, especially in the light of #10-- what's to prevent the gamer from installing the game, claiming it doesn't work, returning it, and in consequence playing the game for free?

They cover that with "No gamer shall be treated as a potential criminal". I know I wouldn't be returning my games in this way - would you?

**Warmaster Horus** · 08-30-2008, 23:56

Originally Posted by CA

Yeah but he Company isn't told what to do with their returns policy. They set their own. The store I work at has very tough restrictions on what you can and can't bring back and what condition it must be in.

D'oh. Well, I guess it does depend on the store directly selling the game.

**Crazed Rabbit** · 08-31-2008, 02:02

A very good and decent thing of them to do. I should buy one of their games.

CR

**doc_bean** · 08-31-2008, 08:55

They're right though, I skipped Bioshock and Mass Effect because of the DRM.

I've been meaning to buy something from them for years, I really ought to now. So Sins of a solar empire or galactic civilizations ?

**Martok** · 08-31-2008, 09:59

Originally Posted by doc_bean

I've been meaning to buy something from them for years, I really ought to now. So Sins of a solar empire or galactic civilizations ?

Depends. If you played and enjoyed Homeworld, then you'll probably like Sins. If the idea of Civilization in space appeals to you more, then I'd go with GalCiv 2. You really can't go wrong either way, though.

**Xiahou** · 08-31-2008, 20:42

Originally Posted by doc_bean

They're right though, I skipped Bioshock and Mass Effect because of the DRM.

I also refused to buy either because of the DRM.

I've been meaning to buy something from them for years, I really ought to now. So Sins of a solar empire or galactic civilizations ?

Do you prefer real-time strategy or turn-based? Both are good, but I think I prefer GalCiv2 more.

Another cool-looking game that Stardock will be publishing is Demigod.

**Papewaio** · 09-01-2008, 07:20

Ten points, make it part of the rating of every game site that agrees with this idea.

It scored Nine out of Ten on the Gamers Rights Rating!

I'm just waiting for Penny Arcade to do something like this.

**Kekvit Irae** · 09-01-2008, 08:11

Good ideas, but it sadly wont take off. Publishers desire money more than rights of gamers.

**Quirinus** · 09-01-2008, 10:38

Originally Posted by CountArach

They cover that with "No gamer shall be treated as a potential criminal". I know I wouldn't be returning my games in this way - would you?

I wouldn't. But you can bet many people will. That's kinda like putting your wares on a busy street with a little tin box that says "$9.99 per copy, pay here please".

doc_bean: "Civilization-in-space" pretty much describes GalCiv II, get GalCiv I for a slightly different flavour. It's going pretty cheap now, I think.