Tencent has Invested in Grinding Gear Games

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ExiledToWraeclast wrote:

These people are the same sheep they claim anybody who isn't with them supposedly are, except they would rather scream about how anything that changed instantly gets ruined because it's not something that appeals to them. The David vs Goliath era is long over, I want to see the games I play survive and thrive even if it means external investments are needed to make improvements. I reiterate, I'll vote with my damn wallet if this game goes down the tubes, but until then I feel that the players should set examples by giving the company which they supported for so long the benefit of the doubt until the changes actually negatively impact gameplay. And no, this doesn't mean whining about the lab or how xbox was going to kill creativity, because neither of those two things have to my knowledge occurred so far.

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grimlock9999 wrote:

I have a lot of thoughts around this announcement, so wanted to write them down to organise them:

1) 11 years of awesomeness deserves thanks. Thank you so much, you GGG champions.

2) Path of exile is currently the best game in existence. We know it, why wouldn't investors know it?

3) If GGG makes a lot of money, they have set the blueprint for dozens of similar games to follow suit. As a fan, I like this possibility. If you believe in market forces, you might see this as insurance that the game stays good, where currently there is not much competition.

3) 20 million sign ups and 2 million active users is a drop in the bucket of where digital entertainment is headed. The trend is that gaming and digital goods have outperformed movie and T.V studios (in gross value of the global market) for many years. Games are getting better, so people are choosing to spend more time on them. Almost all projections show the job market shrinking and leisure time, plus lifespan increasing. A game like path of exile could become the equivalent of an English Premier League (the soccer/football franchise supported across the world).

When I think of a future like this, I don't think about the money or the parent company. I think about a grandparent playing this game with their grandkids. Of schools using this game to to make learning fun, as happens regularly with minecraft. Of funny youtubers who currently have 15K viewers having 1.5 million viewers and becoming stars. Of POE tournaments held in stadiums, like League of legends currently is. Or Virtual Reality technology combining with games like this in a new form of exercise. I guess a 520 billion U.S.D. company is necessary for scenarios like this to be viable.