"It's their game" is a viewpoint I completely stand against. (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Sunday, October 19, 2014, 14:05 (3926 days ago) @ Jabberwok

I agree that I stand against arguing that 'it's their game' for an even simpler reason, which is that this forum exists for us to talk about the game, which includes what we like and don't like. Who the game BELONGS to is irrelevant, it doesn't invalidate anyone's opinion. Just like the George Lucas example, Bungie clearly has the prerogative to make any changes they want, but we're also entitled to dislike those changes.

I think it's different because you actively engage with a game more than other media. The original trilogy is still out there in the form of fine grain separation masters (which rumor has it Disney is going to make available). The original Destiny is not still out there. You can't just not update and play the old one. If you liked sword flying in Halo 2 (if you were a speedrunner for example), you could simply not apply the patch and continue on.

Because a game is something you interact with, the utility is now different. It'd be like Stanley taking away people's hammers and giving them new ones because they don't like what you are doing with them.