Giant FAQ on The European Initiative to Stop Killing Games!

[Ross Scott]

Here is a giant Video FAQ for everything on the ECI!  This will probably be boring for most people, but for anyone confused on it wanting to know more, this should take care of that!

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[Im_CIA]

Dumping timestamps. Brace.

 

Isn’t your initiative too vague?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=321

>Doesn’t your initiative still go too far?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=498

>Under your initiative, do all features need to work after the game is shut down?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=622

>Do you expect companies to keep running servers/ supporting the game forever?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=680

>What happens to games that do not require a connection to the publisher, DRM server, etc. upon shutdown to work?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=697

>Are any people involved with this initiative developers?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=711

>I am a developer with an online-only game. What will happen if this initiative passes?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=747

>If the initiative passes, what would developers have to change about future games while they’re being supported?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=927

>Would this initiative affect subscription games?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=947

>Won’t lots of games turn subscription-only if this passes?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=984

>You’re talking mostly about “live service” games. Isn’t it unreasonable to expect to own a service?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1069

>Why don’t you just not buy games that require an online connection and vote with your wallet?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1460

>Won’t this go nowhere because customers signed a EULA that says companies can do this?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1529

>Would this initiative affect free games?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1564

>Doesn’t this intrude upon developer rights and freedom?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1593

>Under your proposal, when a game shuts down, does that mean everyone gets the game for free?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1640

>What about people who are banned from online games?

 

 

 

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Wouldn’t this make cheating rampant in games?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1691

>What if players purpsefully try to tank a game knowing they can get an end-of-life build if they do?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1732

>What about console games? Are they covered?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1784

>What about mobile games? Would they be affected?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1836

>How long would companies have to host patches or end-of-life-plans?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1854

>Won’t this mean companies stop making MMO or “live service” games in the EU?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1865

>Wouldn’t it be a security risk for companies to release their server software?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1931

>Is this only about single-player games or multiplayer too?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=1967

>Would developers be required to convert multiplayer games into single-player games?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2021

>Wouldn’t more clear labelling fix the problem?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2068

>How will this be enforced?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2113

>Why don’t you just petition companies killing games instead of making a new law?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2131

>What versions of the game will the developer have to release?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2158

>Won’t games get more expensive because of this?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2185

>What if a game company goes bankrupt?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2278

>Won’t big companies just make shell companies so they bankrupt the company every time they want to shutdown a game?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2307

>What about games that are so huge in scope they can’t be hosted on home computers?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2333

>Don’t some games deserve to die?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2396]

>How does Ubisoft and “The Crew” relate to this initiative?
https://youtu.be/sEVBiN5SKuA?t=2419