Microtransactions Are An Accessibility Issue (The Jimquisition)

From a friend in Finland: "ArenaNet/Guild Wars (2). Non-discrimination ombudsman's office finally responded to my request for counsel. Because of how difficult it is to prove discrimination by a private corporation in a non-legally binding context like customer support, combined with the office's limited funding, they decided not to pursue any legal action. I can't afford to do anything myself, either"

Leaf

aaaa i love the cozy trans fashion! makes me want to wrap myself in a fluff of pink white and blue and sip coffee and vibe to chill beats

Leaf

You're just so darn cute! <3

Maxine

This kind of makes me feel better. I haven't forgotten what had made me finally drop Overwatch for good and actively recognize just how much of an issue "just cosmetic" predatory micropayments really are. It was during the first lunar new year event and despite getting rather fed up with the community, I was spending all the possible time I wasn't at work or sleeping grinding, trying to get a particular Mei outfit, since it was announced it would become unavailable after the event ends. On the last day of the event, I came home from work, completely exhausted, and figured to do a couple of matches before maintenance, just in case I get lucky. I didn't even realize until the next day that I ended up buying 200 gamble boxes (a set of 50, another set of 50, then a set of 100) to get the outfit. I did get the outfit. Not as a drop, but from having accumulated enough of the miserable pity currency to buy the outfit. After that, I never touched the game again. And, I've always felt like a right moron for having done things like that for what felt like no reason.

Egor A. Palchyk

Just wanted to say, I love your channel. I only started watching in the last few months, and really saddened to see the hit on your subscriber count. So I became a patron, not out of sympathy, but to show my support. People who say your content has "changed" are talking out of their arse- I've been watching a lot of your content going back 6 or 7 years, and there is no difference at all. Well, other than you seem to be much happier and more comfortable.

Gary Watts

Byeeeeee!

Jim Sterling

Love your longer format videos. The outfits this vid were also adorable!

Cabra

As a disabled woman in games, I want to thank you for this episode and for bringing Laura on. :D Working in games and trying to champion accessibility is tiring most days but I won't give up the fight and this video will help me make some new points next time I battle. Thank you.

JarvisSensei

Bye

Andreas Sjølund Pedersen

I spent so much time looking at Steph in the thumbnail that I completely didn't notice Laura behind them. So sorry Laura! You're beautiful too!

Scott Kemp

You're both looking absolutely gorgeous in this video, like it was hard to concentrate there for a bit

Michael Bowerman

Ayyy, lovely the bouncy positive energy in the clips of you two speaking. Y'all match up well, should do it more often. Good stuff.

Michael Towns (gamebuoygames)

I would love to see an occasional Jimquisition episode that features Laura together with Jim Stephanie on the semi-regular somehow. The change in tone today was lovely, and their combined ability to speak with authority and provide some small representation for the many of us who are highly disadvantaged is getting better all the time.

Wain

that has to be one of the cutiest endings. Also the collar and the bell really adorable. I think alot of your point really is hit out of the park with that ending. Justin nails it like does every week but love how the use of Betty Boop. Thank you for denoting the difference of scale on things between indie and the larger companies on the subject as well.

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This actually reminded me I had this game I wanted to share with you the knowledge of. https://store.steampowered.com/app/404270/All_My_Gods/ Not because it is particularly good, but because it feels like one of those wait-to-play micro-transaction games, with all those features ripped straight out of it. Honestly I wished all who played these kinds of games would at least try this one out because it actually opened my eyes to just how vapid and empty these kinds of games really are.

Rikika

You two finally meeting in person put a huge smile on my face.

That ending was cuteness overload ❤️

Liz Jackson