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Post by pirateb0t on Oct 26, 2017 21:01:33 GMT -5
I will try to put this in the most politically correct way possible so as to not rustle people's jimmies but one has to take into consideration the deep cultural chasm when dealing wth Pixonic's "customer relations."
They are an eastern european company so their "morals" are not the same as western morals when it comes to business or transparency.
All the dishonest business practices do not surprise me one bit when you consider the cultural factor. I don't expect very much to change with regards to this. It seems to me they have even double downed on their disregard.
Culturally they view taking advantage of consumers and deception at the business level as a given. It's a very common thing in Eastern European and many other corruption rife developing world nations. It's real politik in a business sense and the term was invented to reflect upon cold war rivalry which exists today as well with Russia rigging elections etc..
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Post by zer00eyz on Oct 26, 2017 21:24:23 GMT -5
I will try to put this in the most politically correct way possible so as to not rustle people's jimmies but one has to take into consideration the deep cultural chasm when dealing wth Pixonic's "customer relations." They are an eastern european company so their "morals" are not the same as western morals when it comes to business or transparency. All the dishonest business practices do not surprise me one bit when you consider the cultural factor. I don't expect very much to change with regards to this. It seems to me they have even double downed on their disregard. Culturally they view taking advantage of consumers and deception at the business level as a given. It's a very common thing in Eastern European and many other corruption rife developing world nations. It's real politik in a business sense and the term was invented to reflect upon cold war rivalry which exists today as well with Russia rigging elections etc.. An American company would ask "How do we get away with this" A Russian company asks "What can we get away with" |
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Post by Ron Gaul on Oct 26, 2017 21:25:45 GMT -5
Granted, cultural differences exist. However I’m pretty sure Russian players are pissed too, for the same reasons as players from other nationalities.
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Post by T34 on Oct 26, 2017 21:31:03 GMT -5
Granted, cultural differences exist. However I’m pretty sure Russian players are pissed too, for the same reasons as players from other nationalities. They would take it much better on the chin because that's the norm and that's what is expected. |
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Post by DBCooper on Oct 26, 2017 21:37:00 GMT -5
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Post by BLYTHE on Oct 26, 2017 21:47:13 GMT -5
You won't get far with this. Moral debates often lead to zero resolution because the various sides often have different basic values. Take for instance liberals vs conservatives. One group may value some things that are less important to the other: authority structures, sexual purity, welfare, etc and this stymies debates on economy, foreign policy, and women's rights because of these fundamental differences.
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Post by threl on Oct 26, 2017 22:10:20 GMT -5
I doubt it’s such a deep moral issue. They got acquired by a bigger corporation, their player base is likely shrinking, of course they’re being pretty audacious lately. And besides, saying that western games make ethical transparent decisions is the funniest joke I’ve heard all day.
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Post by ΜØØSE on Oct 26, 2017 22:23:06 GMT -5
I have a hard time believing one nation has better morals than the other. When you look objectively, most cultures have things that offend other cultures.
But I do think that we should not be naieve and think Pixonic actually cares about players. It's all money. Period.
Just as an example, Halloween is not a thing in Russia. In fact, in some regions public celebration of halloween is banned. But the game has a Halloween event. Why?
Because they know it will extract revenue from westerners.
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Post by Dredd77 on Oct 26, 2017 22:28:51 GMT -5
Mass generalizations. Locking.
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