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Why Mega? Why not some alternative to those greedy jerks?

A topic by Blind Owl created 81 days ago Views: 229 Replies: 3
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Sorry, but Mega is starting to piss me off the way Patreon does and before that, Steam. I won't deal with either of those because of the way they do business, and I sure as heck don't want to pay for a Mega account. Why should I need to?

I wish developers would take that into consideration instead of just thoughtlessly tossing a game into the gaping jaws of Mega.

Maybe if enough of us felt the way I do and raised enough of a stink, we could get through to the devs.

One can hope, anyway. Frank Zappa had it right: "It's not getting smarter out there."

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Maybe because all the services use the same practices?

What alternatives do you have? The only truly decent options are paying to host your content on your own server (but people don't usually realize that this has a real cost) or Itch.

Itch has one of the friendliest and most unrestricted systems I've seen. It has its weaknesses, but overall, it's one of the best places to upload a game.

Which makes me wonder. What's your question about?

The vast majority of people who create game pages here usually use Itch hosting for their files.

Very few games use hosting on other servers, and in those cases, it's best to try talking to them directly instead of creating a general thread in the FAQ section.

I'm not saying this to make you angry, but I honestly don't see how what you write here can reach the developers you're targeting.

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I appreciate your take on the subject, and your reply didn't make me angry or even miffed.

I posted it on a general thread because, contrary to your experience, I see more and more creators resorting to MEGA rather than the itch server or other less restrictive providers. This seems especially true of adult game developers, and I use the term 'adult' loosely. I've seen very few so-called adult games that were actually written for grownups, but like a fool I keep looking, keep hoping.

So I tossed this out as a general observation, hoping some developers might pay attention. I shouldn't have written it while I was pissed off with MEGA.

Next time (if there is a next time) I'll smoke a joint instead. ;-)

Cheers,

Blind Owl

Did mega change something recently?

That is one of the most reliable free hosters I know. They remove bad content in an hour after a valid report, unlike Itch that takes several weeks.

They also do not have any obtrusive advertisements. Like many file hosters do.

I sometimes see people complaining about download limits, but as I understand, they just downloaded too much in a short time. I have yet to see such a limit, but I also do not download all that many different games at the same day.

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