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Let's call crunch what it is: modern slavery.
Let's not. Let's be rigorous instead.
So you haven't the faintest idea what slaver entails.
Glad to know.
Those defending this, would you like to be working all the time with little to no remuneration for the extra time? I bet most will not. ( I will not, that is for sure)
This is a glaring lie.
At CDPR, overtime is paid.
Plus, they do get a bonus.
Why not change the company? Well, family, location of a new job, debts, a bad economic situation can make things hard.
Yes, the choices adults must make. This issue is usually framed like this:
If you decide to stay on a given job, then that job, for whatever reason, is the very best you can get at that moment. Why? Because otherwise you'd quit and switch. That applies not only to competing companies but to staying at home paying videogames and living off unemployment benefits as well.
It's up to each individual developer to decide what's best for them. What's best for one developer might not be what's best for another, because people have different values, ambitions, private lives, notions of work/life balance.
CDPR have the right to set the conditions under which they'll employ or keep employing someone. Developers can either take it or leave it. Developer's have the right to set the conditions under which they'll work or continue working for company. CDPR can take it or leave it. The two parties have a talk, concede and come to an agreement. If not, they part ways.
That's how it works.
It is easy to talk about this as nothing much, or say "well that is part of the culture". When you only enjoy the game and do not give a "F" about the conditions developers and their families went through.
There's not a single doubt in my mind yo wake up every day with CDPR developer's best interests in mind. That's because you are such a great human being and I believe you when you say so.
I pay devs the compliment of respecting their decisions. Even according to Jason, Devs were already voluntarily crunching before this last stretch. That means they had taken upon themselves to voluntarily work extra paid hours to make a better game.
Ambition requires effort.
I respect that.
In fact, I admire that.
But I could act sanctimonious and pretend I know about their circumstances and private lives better than they do.
If you are not a part of the solution, then do not be part of the problem.
Bwah. I reject your "solution" and even reject this is even a problem. Freedom is never a problem when the decisions are uncoerced and fall exclusively upon the person making them.
Enjoy your game, but do not complain about the people trying to expose these practices, or make them look as they are nothing.
Oh, but I shall.
I disagree with you and Jason on most points and will let GAF know.
Sorry, I am not following your piece of advice.
I do, why? I saw news in which companies people in terrible work conditions, and I do not purchase from them until they make things better.
Good for you.
I known it is hard to make your own studio. I am trying to make my own games, spending money and working after my job. But big companies which make millions/billions each year, should not be left on the free to exploit their workers for little to nothing for cruching.
Define exploitation objectively.
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