hperrin

@hperrin@lemmy.world

I’m Hunter Perrin. I’m a software engineer.

I wrote an email service: port87.com

I write free software: github.com/sciactive

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hperrin, (edited )

Online gaming requires servers to run, and servers require money. Either the game is more expensive, the online is a subscription, or you have to run the server yourself. There are games that do each of these.

Edit: or microtransactions. Fuck microtransactions.

hperrin,

All three happened because servers actually cost money. Do you give away things for free to strangers on the internet?

There’s no profit in letting users run their own servers, btw.

hperrin,

I’m not sure what you mean. PC games usually run on your PC, unless you’re streaming. It’s the multiplayer server software that run on servers. And the servers are paid for by the company that makes the game, usually. Or the publisher. The actual server hardware is rented from cloud providers, if that’s what you mean. Servers aren’t free, that’s my point. If you want multiplayer online functionality, someone has to pay for the server. And ultimately that cost gets passed on to you, the end user.

hperrin,

Most companies aren’t in the business of giving away free services, and it’s wild to expect them to be. You wouldn’t expect a landscaping business to do all your landscaping for free after you pay for the first time.

hperrin,

Ok yes, if they’re charging you a subscription to run your own server, there’s profit in that. I don’t know of any companies that do that, but I would not be in favor of them doing that. Considering that is not a common practice in the industry, I think we can move on.

hperrin,

They both require money.

Electricity is not free, hardware is not free, engineering and maintenance is not free, and an internet connection is not free.

hperrin,

Alright, then play games where you can host your own server. There are plenty. That doesn’t work for all games though (particularly ranked games where the server software has to be verified or people could easily cheat), so you’ll be limited in what you can play.

hperrin,

The unfortunate fact is that most people don’t care about their privacy until it’s violated. It’s weird.

hperrin,

Apple Maps is a good alternative if you have an iPhone. Apple may not be a whole lot better, but at least they aren’t an advertising company.

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