+1 (Gaming)

by Kahzgul, Saturday, June 25, 2016, 18:54 (3073 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

Well, it depends on the leak. I find that, more often than not, the leak is truthful and the advertising is false. For that reason alone I'm glad we get leaks.

If devs were more honest about the products they were delivering, I'd be more understanding of the "please don't leak this" position.

This of course doesn't apply to every case, but the AAA videogame PR machine is a real peeve of mine. Leaks often give incorrect or incomplete information, but on average I trust leaks more than I trust what I hear about upcoming games from the devs and publishers.

Yeah. The only circumstance where I'm not into a leak is when it's a plot spoiler, and usually the leaker is pretty good about disclosing "spoilers ahead." Knowing a game I like will have 16 player pvp or 4 player co-op just builds hype or settles rumors more than it "ruins the surprise" for me. And the only time a leak lessons my hype for a new game is when it proves the advertising lied to us. Which happens waaaaay too often in gaming these days (thanks, pre-orders, for making pre-game marketing more important for sales than actual game content... seriously never pre-order).

Of course, there are also the rare "we've leaked an early version of the game" leaks. Those I count more as straight up theft than as information, and I in no way endorse that sort of leak.