Would you support a "tipping" feature in games?

[TaySan]

Like instead of making microtransactions they would opt in a "tipping" feature where players can donate any amount of money to the developers or the publisher if you are feeling charitable. We kinda see this with streamers and don't see why not for games.

Indie games in particular would benefit in my mind with such a feature.

 

[hikarutilmitt]

Fuck no.

If you want more money for your game, ask for it up front. This shit needs to stop.

 

[sirap]

Nah, I already bought the game.

 

[Flandy]

Who wouldn't want to give Activation more money?

 

[Nabs]

Only if the game is free to begin with. Otherwise, no.

 

[Common Knowledge]

People who tip less than 20% would get a red icon above their characters and be hunted down by everyone.

 

[Kinsei]

Fuck no.

Besides unlike tipping a server at a restaurant, the money wouldn't actually go to the devs.

 

[Dest]

Nah. Usually if I like a game enough I'll buy gift copies for friends.

 

[Starlatine]

Only if the game is free to begin with. Otherwise, no.

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That's sort of how it works in PoE. Game is free, all content is there for you, but you can buy supporter packs to give them money cause the game is just great.

For anything else which is paid hell no.

 

[Rizific]

Wheres the poll option for "HAHAHAHAHA"?

 

[Granadier]

You mean like instead of being given something for the money we give companies you'd instead just give them money and get...nothing?

 

[Deleted member 32563]

Weekend crew going out with a bang!

 

[Procheno]

If I tip less than 20% everytime I play, the developer is going to spit in my game next time

 

[UltimateTrainer]

Tipping has an awful history and kinda makes me think there would be laws to crush worker's wages even worse so no.

 

[Trace]

Fuck tipping.

 

[Zips]

For something I already paid for? Absolutely not.

The only exception would be an Indie game made by like one or two people that is self-published and is one of those "pay what you want, even free" releases you see all over on Itch.io. And even then, that usually ends up with me paying a bit before I've played anyway, not after.

 

[Windu]

The Humble Bundle pay what you want stuff is kinda like this already.

 

[Dogzillaboot]

I could see something like this working for a very tiny indie devs who put out games for next to nothing already or itch.io stuff, but a big nope to AAA game studios.

 

[Granadier]

If I tip less than 20% everytime I play, the developer is going to spit in my game next time

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[Jakenbakin]

What is wrong with some of you Jesus Christ

 

[--R]

Americans, stop trying to put tipping in everything.

 

[Deleted member 5491]

Dude, if I already paid 60$ for a game, they shouldn't include MTX or don't have the nerve to ask for tipping.

 

[Oneself]

Only if the game is free to begin with. Otherwise, no.

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This. It would make sense.

 

[Mórríoghain]

I wish people would tip me every time I did my job.

 

[Castor Archer]

Everybody say it in unison:

Companies! Are! Not! Your! Friends!

 

[Poltergust]

Sure, Marth is fun to play. I would love more precision characters.

...Oh wait, you mean tipping money? Uh, no.

 

[iksenpets]

I'd maybe be ok with this for some very small indie, where I knew the money was going to the five-person team or whatever. If there's a publicly traded publisher involved, fuck no.

 

[backpropaganda]

Bobby Kotick made this thread so he could pay devs like a waitress

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

No

 

[Shopolic]

They should make a trophy/achievement for this and lots of people will donate! lol

 

[nsilvias]

that money aint going to the devs lol

 

[newmoneytrash]

Americans, stop trying to put tipping in everything.

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yeah just pay people properly, we don't need to do this

 

[Masterspeed]

Is buying a full priced video game not enough?

 

[vestan]

I tip people in Dota with shards to get them to tilt and get mad, if you mean something like that then yeah definitely.

 

[eraFROMAN]

Would be abused immediately, hard HARD no. Losing proposition for everyone.

 

[StrappingYoungLance]

No, Jesus Christ. Don't need America's ridiculous tipping culture seeping into games.

 

[Jolkien]

Absolutely not.

 

[skillzilla81]

Me buying the game is the tip.

 

[IMCaprica]

No. Never. We need fewer things that encourage companies fucking with employee pay.

 

[Mobyduck]

Itch.io kinda has that, by letting developers sell their game at any price, including free, but also adding a "maybe you'd like to pay X instead?" Also, some developers have "buy us a coffee" DLCs for their games, where the DLC usually adds nothing, or something very small, for $5 or $10.

 

[mddover]

Tipping isn't to a company but rather to the specific person who served you, so it doesn't make much sense for games. The gaming version of tipping would be more like when an indie developer has a patreon, or when a game is kickstarted.

 

[jacks81x]

If you really want to give publishers/devs extra money, you can simply write a check and send it to their office.

 

[Governergrimm]

No, we have no guarantee where the money goes. It would get siphoned into higher ups pockets not the programmers, artists, testers, etc...

 

[Jobbs]

That's how I look at cosmetic DLC. It's my way of tipping, but I get something cool for it

 

[Deleted member 21003]

Why would I pay extra though?

 

[Deleted member 679]

LMAO

 

[ScoobsJoestar]

On a practical level? Wouldn't really work. But for small indie games? Yeah I'd be down. Sometimes it's worth it. Wouldn't mind sending some more money for the devs.

Like I've spent a ton of hours into slay the spire, don't mind giving the devs some extra money.

But a tipping feature in an AAA game would just be weird.

 

[Deleted member 2840]

Implement that and also a circumcision feature, a eat burger button, and a dedicated clapping minigame for the complete American experience

 

[night814]

Only if the game is free to begin with. Otherwise, no.

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This is probably the only case where it would even be conceivable.

 

[Fat4all]

on free to play games i like i 'tip' by buying a microtransaction right before i stop playing it forever

on games that cost money, i already bought the game, i'll only buy dlc if i want it

im not tipping for games ive already bought