Former Blizzard President Wants to Tip Game Developers

You might think this idea was met with criticism, and you’re mostly right, but I did not expect to see some people agree with the sentiment. WindowsCentral’s editor and a well-known insider Jez Corden has apparently “often thought about that,” and he is not alone.

Ironically, before this post, Ybarra expressed his concern about consumers facing subscription fatigue. “So many subscriptions across various services…adds up very quickly esp with price increases.” I don’t think he himself feels this fatigue because I can’t fathom how one can struggle (even only mentally) with paying companies their subscription bucks and at the same time want to tip anyone on top of that. Maybe I just don’t see the bigger picture.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for supporting developers and think they sometimes deserve more than what they get. But in my view, there is no way to make this strategy healthy. Creators should be rewarded by companies, not players.