It's always in the news, allegations, conspiracies, corruption, and everything about politics. But do gamers can actually escape the fact that politics also exist in Gaming companies? No.
How can I say so? Come on, if you've been a MMO gamer for even at least a year you can tell what's political and what's not because you're born here in the Philippines (can also apply to other companies) and you eat politics for breakfast or maybe you're just plain ignorant or simply don't mind at all. How about we get over with this already.
During Campaign period where usually campaign posters are put up, some other party will either rip off another party's poster or overlap it with theirs. Gaming companies do that too, it's either an initiative or actually an order but whatever, they're the ones benefiting from it.
Allegations about some donations being stored instead of being distributed among typhoon victims? It's familiar right? how about allegations about a certain gaming company staffs (or the company itself) who stores gaming event prizes, merchandise and some other stuff for themselves? Not familiar though.
Our Philippine athletes, they are most scarce in support in both financial and non-financial. In MMOs, I'm not totally saying Philippine MMO gamers are not supported during International competitions but there's this case where a group of individuals where sent to battle in a territory with outdated tactics and arsenals (what I meant is Patch version difference). Or simply a competition of Art where suddenly a company withdrew support leaving the poor talented guy in mid-air.
Issues, how do Politicians silence the individuals? How do they kill the topic and bury them so they will forever be forgotten? It also happens in MMOs, in forums... threads get deleted, users get banned... what else? They either SHOW ME THE MONEY or ALLYOURBASEAREBELONGTOUS and you're epically cornered to shut the trap off and let things happen like stealing candy from a kid.
If gamers think corruption only exists in the Government (or even NGOs), think again. Though it is not the company that is corrupt but the ones working at it there's still the ever damaging corruption (maybe because we are only human but do animals have this concept too?). I remembered a Gaming company that totally failed due to rampant corruption of its employees. RMT (Real Monetary Trading) though it is known to be performed by gamers themselves it is also a fact that the ones in Gaming companies are also doing it, you know who you are.
In politics you have to be a puppet, In gaming companies, it does apply, why not? Who's putting food on your plate? They'll say your ideals will take you nowhere, you have to follow or GTFO with your ideals and reasoning. It has come to a fact that gaming companies exist to MAKE PROFIT MORE rather than give gamers their needed GAMING PLEASURE. But I admit, they give it but for me cash-milking is still noticeable, can't blame them though (uh, this is not already politics anymore...) which makes me a confused baby in a topless bar.
So it has come to a conclusion that politics do exist in gaming companies. Though I want to work in some gaming company too (and this blog post MAY completely decrease the chance) I just can't help myself from being totally silent about it. Maybe I haven't tackled all of gaming company politics due to the fact that I hate politics itself. Is politics really essential? Can it be avoided? Maybe as long as we are human, it's one of the things we are certainly good at.
What's my point in posting this? Maybe nothing... Maybe...
