Permanent banning/disabling is a concept that doesn't get enough thought. I think it's fair to agree the Internet will be around for a very long time... and so the big services will probably be...
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Permanent banning/disabling is a concept that doesn't get enough thought. I think it's fair to agree the Internet will be around for a very long time... and so the big services will probably be around for a long time too. Will you be using your gmail account in 50 years? When your grandchildren browse the internet, will they want to see old YouTube videos you posted? Did you pass your favorite MMO account down to your family to continue playing on it?
Considering all of that... permanent banning is a death sentence to a small piece of the Internet. It's forever, in a platform that could possibly live forever. You get banned from your gmail? That email address will be gone until the end of Google. Your kid got your WoW account banned after 20 collective years of gameplay? Gone forever.
What if "bans", by default, came with a time limit? Always, even if it's a 1-year ban, or a 20-year ban, a century ban! Considering the potential lifespan of the Internet, why is a "virtual death sentence" the default form of punishment?
Seems the port is uncancelled. Source: https://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/terraria-state-of-the-game-february-2021.103428/
Seems the port is uncancelled.
As you may have noticed, we had a ton of issues to kick off the year stemming from the locking-down of Redigit's entire Google account in early January. After a month of pushing (and with the immense support of our fans), Google finally reached out and was able to provide a lot of transparency around the situation and to restore access to all of our accounts. Due to the hard work the Stadia team has put in - as well as our partners at 505 Games - we have decided that we will allow the upcoming launch Terraria on Google Stadia to proceed. The Terraria Stadia build is based on the DR Studios 1.4.0.5 (latest) build, and is currently at Google for certification review.
Permanent banning/disabling is a concept that doesn't get enough thought. I think it's fair to agree the Internet will be around for a very long time... and so the big services will probably be around for a long time too. Will you be using your gmail account in 50 years? When your grandchildren browse the internet, will they want to see old YouTube videos you posted? Did you pass your favorite MMO account down to your family to continue playing on it?
Considering all of that... permanent banning is a death sentence to a small piece of the Internet. It's forever, in a platform that could possibly live forever. You get banned from your gmail? That email address will be gone until the end of Google. Your kid got your WoW account banned after 20 collective years of gameplay? Gone forever.
What if "bans", by default, came with a time limit? Always, even if it's a 1-year ban, or a 20-year ban, a century ban! Considering the potential lifespan of the Internet, why is a "virtual death sentence" the default form of punishment?
Seems the port is uncancelled.
Source: https://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/terraria-state-of-the-game-february-2021.103428/
This announcement should be taken in context of this reporting on how much Google is spending on Stadia ports. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-26/google-video-game-unit-stadia-struggled-to-be-googley-enough
Yeah, fixing redigit's google account helps, but fistfuls of cash were probably pretty influential too.
This has been a PR meltdown of Google and Stadia. The day Microsoft changes xCloud blades to Series X there won't be other reason to join Stadia.