Re: Dear Publishers; Can We Please Stop...

On Sat, 15 Jun 2024 21:44:53 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
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Dear Publishers,
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Can we /please/ stop with the "this game uses automatic savepoints and
this icon will flash on your screen when it happens, press button to
continue" message at the start of every game?
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WE KNOW.

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So, apparently I wasn't the only one bugged by this (either that, or
somebody at RPS reads Usenet and was inspired by my post. Wouldn't
that be cool? ;-). Anyway, there's an article where the author made a
(fairly unscientific) test of what happens if you ignore these
warnings and just turn off your console or computer while it is
purportedly saving. Conclusion? Nothing bad happens.
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Which just reaffirms my original thesis; these warnings are
unnecessary. Stop taking up my time with this nonsense, developers!
;-)
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* read the article here:
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-turned-my-pc-off-during-the-dont-switch-off-symbol-in-five-different-games-to-see-what-would-happen-and-boy-was-this-an-annoying-experiment