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7/6/2025, 10:30:23 AM
>>714622846
>1. Reputational Harm
If someone buys a Ford and paints NIGGER on it will it cause reputational harm to the Ford company? Of course not, that's a retarded argument. That is an act of an individual. They bought it and they can do whatever the fuck they want with it.
>2. Competition from Community-Supported Versions
2A: Well, no shit. If people have the option to just keep playing old games they might do it. Realistically speaking however, most people tend to move to the newest thing so that is just a drop in a bucket. 2B: Have community run servers ever caused any tradermark confusion? People are still running CS 1.6 servers and it has not caused any brand confusion whatsoever.
>3. Erosion of Intellectual Property Rights: Mandating games companies to keep their online games operable post-official support would undermine their rights and autonomy...
And letting companies take away products people paid money for undermines consumer's rights.
>>714622916
>4. The absence of effective moderation systems would create a less safe environment for consumers
Bullshit, what a load of fucking bullshit. You could make the argument that community run servers have the best moderation. Back when TF2 got completely overrun with bots only community servers were able to deal with them effectively. The official servers were borderline unplayable for ages.
>1. Reputational Harm
If someone buys a Ford and paints NIGGER on it will it cause reputational harm to the Ford company? Of course not, that's a retarded argument. That is an act of an individual. They bought it and they can do whatever the fuck they want with it.
>2. Competition from Community-Supported Versions
2A: Well, no shit. If people have the option to just keep playing old games they might do it. Realistically speaking however, most people tend to move to the newest thing so that is just a drop in a bucket. 2B: Have community run servers ever caused any tradermark confusion? People are still running CS 1.6 servers and it has not caused any brand confusion whatsoever.
>3. Erosion of Intellectual Property Rights: Mandating games companies to keep their online games operable post-official support would undermine their rights and autonomy...
And letting companies take away products people paid money for undermines consumer's rights.
>>714622916
>4. The absence of effective moderation systems would create a less safe environment for consumers
Bullshit, what a load of fucking bullshit. You could make the argument that community run servers have the best moderation. Back when TF2 got completely overrun with bots only community servers were able to deal with them effectively. The official servers were borderline unplayable for ages.
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