What the hell is going on
I come back to the forums after a bit and now I see everybody going crazy about BHVR?
Please somebody explain what's going on.
Dazed and confused, GoobyNugget.
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You asking that is like asking me to read the entire bible to you in one day.
Anyway, BHVR announced they had used NFTs to bring Pinhead into the game (before this they denied ever using NFTs, thanks to @Impose for pointing this out).
NFTs are problematic because a lot of them are scams and they damage the environment drastically.
People are pissed that BHVR thought this was a good idea.
That's the summary of it.
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honestly, not surprised at this point.
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It's a chaotic mixture of sbmm destroying this game rapidly and bhvr working with an nft company. The forums is a battlefield right now save yourself.
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By the way, remember how everyone was sure it was a scam and fake news? Where are those opinion pros now?
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Directions unclear, playing Dazed and Confused.
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To be fair, I know Orion apologized for it.
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Deeply hurt and grieving because they put their trust in BHVR
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You left out something rather important. They lied originally and said they had nothing to do with it
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You're right! I've edited to correct that.
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banger
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Also it seems as if they lied to the main chunk of the dev team about it, too
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I think this is one of the main issues with the whole fiasco.
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I just got back after a lengthy break too.
Seems BHVR has bungled another update (not surprisingly).
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I don't know what the problem is either.
Involvement in NFTs, internal confusion in the company around NFTs, game crashing bugs around boon perks, the implementation of a kill switch they refuse to use, and an EAC issue that's making the game literally unplayable. Sure, that last one is a Steam issue, but the timing is still hilarious enough that I wanted to include it.
Seems like they did a pretty good job overall today, honestly.
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Technically they didn't use NFTs, they partnered with a company who used the NFT. This was so dbd wouldn't be banned from steam. Bhvr can plausibly deny that dbd doesn't use blockchain tech and doesn't allow exchange of NFTs / crypto so they haven't violated any Steamworks rules.
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Dev team knew about it to some degree in order for the NFT to create a steam dlc code for the chapter.
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would you put it beyond the higherups to have told them the codes would be linked to physical merch?
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Not sure why they're all worked up. Lots of hysterical screaming and door-slamming. Did they threaten to remove shirtless David or something?
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Legally you are correct. But their tweets on Monday revealed they were working with the NFT company for months to give them what they wanted, so morally it's indefensible. Their tweet yesterday about the NFT not existing in DbD itself was very much a CYA ignore the issue legalese tweet and is likely all they can say without angering their new business partner the NFT place.
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That would make them a dishonest employer wouldn't it?
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Morals are irrelevant in the business world, clearly demonstrated by the company regarding this whole thing, wouldn't you agree?
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DBD KBMM: Introducing Campers and Hackers to time-invested players. Exposing a lot of the toxicity that new Players would normally experience to "Veterans" who are usually more vocal.
DBD Supporting NFTs: (NFT's are basically digital "Keys" whose creation and transfer require about 5 gallons of gas for every digital transaction (if using Ethereum), which is not only bad for the environment, but is also a waste of resources and endorses the exploitation of under-developed but resource rich nations, where fuel is cheap).
Boss Protocol, if they are using Ethereum, are planning on using an estimated 50,000 gallons of gas purely to setup a blockchain of Hellraiser PNG's created for them by BHVR using DBD assets.
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would you be surprised?
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That they're dishonest in general? No. That they would be dishonest with their employees about this thing? Yes. I'm confident the company knew about this at several levels.
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This is the same company in which a main developer did (presumably) not know that they were working on a colorblind mode...
Also, it just sank in just HOW much of a scam this whole mess is:
The nfts are images of the pinhead model for all we know... for an unlock code that isn't even a given.
So, they are really trying to charge $200+ for something that costs less than twenty bucks in the regular store AND can be easily obtained through blender (which is free) and similar programs.
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And i guess we will still have some surprises with this NFT thing.
Are you ready for an exclusive Cenobite skin that you can't have in-game but only with buying the NFT stuff ?
This picture :
This is clearly a Butterball skin. Pretty sure we won't be able to buy it in game.
And it's well specified that some drops will be available only for those holding the Box (paying the NFT).
BHVR said they provided in-game models and blabla the partner does whatever it wants with them. Fact is BHVR didn't release a Butterball model in-game and i'm sure they have a contract with Boss protocol about it. Time will tell.
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Ah well, guess i'm late 😂
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with this specific image though people pointed out it's an image of an already existing action figure.... though, i'd not be surprised.
But here's the thing: the moment they have anything 'nft exclusive' they'd be off steam, because that moment the game would fall under the rule that there mustn't be content in a game that is purchased through nfts, no matter if it is a different company selling that #########
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You cant really blame them, I tought it was a scam too because I didnt think the higher ups would get into something with such bad press as NFTs, I guess they were greedy enough to stir the wasps...
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That's why they have started to merge with Epic Games. Everything was calculated.
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For McLean to state he didn't know about it AND that he's working on a new project altogether NOT as a result of this ordeal is highly suspicious. I don't believe him based on his track record.
For anyone taking anything with the grains of salt, crypto is a digital casino. If you're better at sitting down at an actual casino card table, do that instead of playing crypto. If you can calculate a roulette table, do that instead of playing crypto. If you're better at working hard and saving your money, *do that instead of playing crypto*. Your chances of crypto profit are marginally better than winning the lottery but most people sinply don't sell in time to make their profit worthwhile, and putting your bread and butter into it is probably foolish.
Want a high risk high reward investment? Try a portfolio. Don't want the risk? Try conservative investments. You can actually make dividends and and interest if you place your money into an IRA and you won't risk losing your investment.
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said it in another thread, but crapto is really just there for market manipulation and insider trading and money laundering. there is NO positive aspect to it.
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Hmm. Depending on how granular Valve is, if those keys are Steam Keys that would technically be an NFT exclusive. Sure, BHVR might say that the license holders are the ones who bundled the Keys with Boss Protocol in their own deal, but what difference does that make in terms of a Steam associated DBD Product being distributed through an NFT?
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Also you can buy people with crypto. You know, like the Wayfair furniture thing, but instead of a smol person and a piece of cabinet, you can just buy the smol person with crypto. Way more efficient if you don't need a new cabinet.
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Because they are not using any blockchain technology nor are they making the exchange for the crypto/NFT on the dbd product itself. Everything is occurring outside Steamworks, so it does not violate any Steamworks rules
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please explain why NFT's are bad for the environment
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The amount of energy needed to process crypto transactions is enough to power a small home for 3 months. It's ridiculous.
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transaction. singular.
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Right. I'm just wondering if Valve considered NFT's gaining traction like lootboxes, and companies and games hosted on steam making deals with 3rd parties to essentially sell NFT bundles outside of the steam market while still being able to target the steam customer base.
"DBD partners with Twisted Pictures and Boss Protocol in order to "Play a Game", all NFT holders gain access to all SAW related DBD cosmetics and characters in addition to a Virtual Funko Pop with exclusive artwork and members chat available only on the Boss Protocol forums!"
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Why do they need so much power??? I'm sorry if these are stupid questions..ive read stuff and still didn't quite get it
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I mean valve invented the tf2 hat economy and it's micro market so I'm not sure if that would be moot or not.
What valve doesn't like is not capitalizing on their "30%". If the steam keys generated have any purchaser value, and valve gains any compensation for the NFT dlc keys, then valve probably won't care. $.03 still gives valve a penny, if they do in fact charge around 30% for any sale of anything on their platform, right?
It would be ez enough for bhvr to mass produce those dlc keys at an exorbitantly low rate and move those low cost dlc keys into massive net gains with these NFTs. They're basically a subscription service in that regard. Valve might not like it, but they're big shticklers for their own rules.
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I don't understand it fully, but in order to keep it all decentralized, many computers and many networks are needed to "scramble" the data that proves the receipt of purchases. Vast amounts of computing power coupled with vast distances between all the mining units costs alot of energy
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I mean, there's a difference between a micro market that says: For every transaction, we turn on a lightbulb for 1s.
Versus a micromarket that says: For every transaction, we detonate a Propane Tank.
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to 'generate' a unit or even the fraction of it, a computer is doing a specific algoritm/puzzle. but the more it needs and if it's meant to be 'traded' etc the puzzle get's so complex that you need entire 'farms' for just one unit every minute or so.
Which greatly benefits oil and other fossilfuel companies who are making actual money out of it, and some hardware manufacturers because of the thus created shortage of computer hardware which drives the prices up.
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Okay im with you, and then so DBD devs purchased the unique pinhead models ?
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The people demand exploded propane tanks. They hardly blink at hat trades anymore. Hats don't unite the world anymore, but exploded propane tanks sure so.
Unfortunately, politics are a big key characteristic in all this; if you are for a one-world economy, then you would be rooting for decentralized currency such as NFTs and crypto. Advancements in technology will eventually make crypto and NFTs far less damaging to the environment. It's not a conspiracy, it's simply intuitive.
I'll probably get banned for pointing that fact out. See ya in three months!
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they claim there's no unique content locked behind this crap, though... it will likely come... All in all this appears to be a massive moneylaundering scheme by the current right-owners, and bhvr's higher ups are likely in on it.
so, best thing one can do is not play dbd at all, not buy any new stuff
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Oh yeah, I can see the use for NFT/crypto as a currency, but not with the current implementation as you note.
The point is you should probably try to get people who are unaware of what this all is to understand what they are supporting with the current implementation.
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EXPLODED PROPANE TANKS IMMEDIATELY
To be fair, I did my best to help a few irl family and friends understand what crypto/NFTs facts are BEFORE I ranted out my opinions about it all
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Just like they moved off Steam to the Windows Store. Its just another launcher to sell dbd on.
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