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Stardock Publishes Gamer's Bill of Rights

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Freyar

Posted: Sep 2 2008, 12:13 AM

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So, on the 29th, Stardock published a "Bill of Rights" for gamers that they intend to adhere to, and hope that others will start applying that to themselves as well. Interesting really, but some of them are just won't work in the market.

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The Gamer’s Bill of Rights:

1. Gamers shall have the right to return games that don’t work with their computers for a full refund.
2. Gamers shall have the right to demand that games be released in a finished state.
3. Gamers shall have the right to expect meaningful updates after a game’s release.
4. Gamers shall have the right to demand that download managers and updaters not force themselves to run or be forced to load in order to play a game.
5. Gamers shall have the right to expect that the minimum requirements for a game will mean that the game will play adequately on that computer.
6. Gamers shall have the right to expect that games won’t install hidden drivers or other potentially harmful software without their consent.
7. Gamers shall have the right to re-download the latest versions of the games they own at any time.
8. Gamers shall have the right to not be treated as potential criminals by developers or publishers.
9. Gamers shall have the right to demand that a single-player game not force them to be connected to the Internet every time they wish to play.
10. Gamers shall have the right that games which are installed to the hard drive shall not require a CD/DVD to remain in the drive to play.

Shaggy	Posted: Sep 3 2008, 11:55 PM
Administrator Group: Arcade Heroes Posts: 81 Member No.: 1 Joined: 24-July 08	Nice, this is something I can totally get behind, especially 8,9 and 10.

Freyar	Posted: Sep 4 2008, 11:28 PM
6502 Program Group: Members Posts: 18 Member No.: 6 Joined: 27-August 08	#1 I have a huge problem with because of piracy. Consider that someone could at that point just buy it, copy, then return it. That's why we don't have people returning PC titles anymore.

Shaggy	Posted: Sep 5 2008, 11:31 PM
Administrator Group: Arcade Heroes Posts: 81 Member No.: 1 Joined: 24-July 08	True, gamers should be smart enough to know beforehand if their PC can actually handle a game in the first place.

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