Yeah, but a contract that you cannot negotiate before signing isn't really a contract is it? It is a gate keeper. A gun to the head. An "agree to this or else". In the modern world, one can do essentially nothing without signing a EULA. Want to get a job without signing one? Good luck. Want to play a game? Not many of them. Want to shop online, look at art, communicate with friends and family. Many of the most integral parts of maintaining our mental health are being put behind abusive "contracts" that strip us of any rights we think we have. Community, leisure, socialization, entertainment, all of the primary avenues in the modern world have predominantly become privatized and every one of those comes at a pretty steep nonmonetary cost.

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

You can choose to accept their terms or not play the game.

You are not entitled to have everything on your terms.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

You can also choose to call them out on having anti-consumer practices. You are entitled to criticize shitty business practices.

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I wouldn’t call this a shitty business practice. You agreed to a game they own and control. You went into the game knowing this. If they are losing money on the game why should they lose more just to “preserve” the game after shutting down?

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 10 hours ago

They don't have to. They can release the code and let people run their own servers once they're no longer interested in doing so. This costs them nothing.