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Unity apologizes and updates their infamous Runtime Fee (blog.unity.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're still doing it, albeit in a slightly pared back fashion.

Not really good enough, honestly. Backpedal further, guys, you're almost there.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But they’re not almost there.

The exec team isn’t changing. They didn’t even mention the scummy anticompetitive (and potentially illegal in some jurisdictions) fee vouchers they were handing out to try to steal users from AppLovin, nor was the sneaky update of their license terms that was done to enable the whole snafu addressed.

I don’t think Unity is coming back from this. The industry doesn’t trust them anymore, and nothing has been done to materially address the root cause of that lack of trust: the exec team and the board.

If they do a leadership shakeup, it’s possible they can save it. But I don’t think that’s going to happen.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought at minimum they needed a sacrificial lamb. The screw up was too big and their first response too blithering.

I was watching a YouTube video of one game Dev saying he's met John (CEO) and said he's quite pleasant and has a great rapport with staff. However, this move shows a complete and utter lack of competence.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh, 100%.

It’s just that everyone who’s actually responsible for the decision is on the exec team, and it seems pretty clear that neither they nor the board have any plans to go anywhere. And if they try to crucify some middle management type who was just trying to do their job… well, that’s gonna be a fucking HUGE wrongful termination lawsuit, perhaps with some slander complaints thrown in.

This whole thing is a masterclass in machine gunning one’s own foot.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While they didn’t directly address the retroactive license changes, they did counter the argument. The following text being relevant.

The Runtime Fee policy will only apply beginning with the next LTS version of Unity shipping in 2024 and beyond. Your games that are currently shipped and the projects you are currently working on will not be included – unless you choose to upgrade them to this new version of Unity.

We will make sure that you can stay on the terms applicable for the version of Unity editor you are using – as long as you keep using that version.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

I don’t really care if or how Unity reacts to the accusations. The fact remains that they did it, and their response is trying to deflect attention from the fact that they did do it.