I suppose that’s me. I agree with your overall point about some of these developers, but (as you said) they’re a totally known quantity. If I buy the new Battlefield or Call of Duty and am shocked to discover its business model, then I clearly haven’t been paying attention.
If I spend 60 bucks to preorder a crappy game instead of waiting a few days for initial user reviews, that’s on me for buying a product sight unseen.
Yep. Figured that out on the free demo weekend prior to release and never bothered to pick it up as a result. The modern gaming world is terrible in that a lot of content is rushed, but it’s wonderful in that staying informed is super easy.