[MetaWhirledPeas]

I feel that. I'm not against playing video games, but I'm uneasy about getting too attached to virtual property, considering it's controlled by a gaming company who has no obligation to you and no inclination to keep games alive beyond their shelf life.

To be fair though, real life property is only slightly less ephemeral.

[arminiusreturns]

I'm working on something that allows you to mirror your online (my game world) virtual "possessions" locally, open-source, free, forever.

[amatecha]

Yeah for real, my Steam account could just be erased and I instantly lose like $1000 of games I "bought" (by some vague definition of the word). As soon as online-only services started becoming more prevalent, it became quickly apparent how ephemeral they are, and how unilaterally they can be taken away from me with zero recourse. "Don't get too attached", as they say >_>