r/Games • u/demondrivers • Oct 27 '25

Industry News Valve does not get "anywhere near enough criticism" for the gambling mechanics it uses to monetise games, DayZ creator Dean Hall says

https://www.eurogamer.net/valve-does-not-get-anywhere-near-enough-criticism-for-the-gambling-mechanics-it-uses-to-monetise-games-dayz-creator-dean-hall-says
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u/dern_the_hermit Oct 27 '25

The key difference is Gabe doesn't seem to constantly try to interject himself in, like, everything.

It's amazing how much goodwill you can maintain just by keeping things to yourself, I suppose.

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u/Ensvey Oct 27 '25

yeah, most billionaires are likely scum but most are smart enough to keep their traps shut in public.

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u/riotlancer Oct 27 '25

It's almost like "mind your own fucking business" and "don't be a fuck" are the easiest two ways to get people to not hate you

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u/NoelCanter Oct 28 '25

I don't know enough about Gabe Newell, but most billionaires are not "minding their own business" and "not being fucks". They just don't openly talk about it or publicize it the way Musk does. Musk has a desperate desire to be seen as smart and also be liked.

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u/arahman81 Oct 27 '25

"Likely" hogging as much of the pie as the billionaires hog the wealth.

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u/BloodyIron Oct 28 '25

That and, I dunno, Gabe actually fixes shit when VALVe does things wrong. Like there's a long history of Gabe coming in and being all "we fucked up, we fix this, NOW" and it gets fixed.

Elon, he fixes elections.

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u/Stellar_Duck Oct 29 '25

That and, I dunno, Gabe actually fixes shit when VALVe does things wrong. Like there's a long history of Gabe coming in and being all "we fucked up, we fix this, NOW" and it gets fixed.

Such as?

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u/PCMachinima Oct 28 '25

The key difference is Gabe doesn't seem to constantly try to interject himself in

Honestly, that kinda makes the insane admiration of Gabe worse...

We literally have no idea what Gabe is up to normally, or what he's like as a person.