The developers are seeming quite shady. Deleting ANY forum thread on steam that remotely mentions their overpriced early release game, Or, The fact that they delete any thread that draws attention to a negative point about the game should be a red flag.

Notice the 10/10 review from HotRise here on metacritic?

Go check out the life is feudal website and notice how similar their 'selling points' are.
HotRise's review has no ACTUAL cons. This is a typical market tactic. Look constructive and modest, yet, have no ACTUAL downside.

The developers aren't well known. And while this DOES NOT mean they shouldn't be trusted, it DOES mean to be careful.
How do we do this?
By monitoring their "First impression practises"

I have seen a video from AffectiveGamers/DecryptedGaming on steam that he did himself that sums them up very well if you want to see this video click the link http://encryptgames.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/too-much-power-for-steam-developers/

What are they?
-Overpriced $40 early-release (very unfinished) game. (When compared to Rust and DayZ both having big names behind them, lots of trust, and a less expensive early release product)

-Lack of professionalism Re: not being able to take consumer criticism, and instead deleting any sign of it. (This is propaganda)

-The developers don't seem to have a decent grasp on marketing and sales.
And think about this.
It is a scary thought that a bunch of people who may or may not be able to create a game will pull out random figures of "we need $200,000 for making the game" without being able to tell you where the money will be spent and why.

A bunch of people who don't understand market trends and values and will charge twice what other more well-established companies charge for an Early Release game without understanding that as an upstart company, where there has been no established trust, that they need to charge less to sell more.

And this will potentially create more revenue, but, DEFINITELY generate a larger "copies sold" statistic. Which in of itself, creates more trusted statistics for further backing/sponsorship/sales.

This game may be great. But right now, the developers seem to be a bunch of guys who haven't much idea about business.
Maybe they can design a game. But it takes more than that to be successful.

Too scared to pay $40 and watch the company shut-down so I could just make a few people rich. As has happened with 'companies' in the past.
When and if the "company" starts acting more professional and less shady/disrespectful to their consumer-base, I will re-do my review.

Until then, I will have a close eye on them. And also warn others to not throw $40 down the tube to a company who's LEAD DESIGNER has doubts about the probability of success.


Edit:
To the people that are saying that I am wrong I may be BUT these are my 2 cents I am tentively watching this game as I LOVE the idea. Ever since I started gaming I drempt of this game. To the developers I hope you guys keep with the development of this game, you guys are definetly on too something here! Also as the Lead developer stated in the comments he has gained faith with all those that have bought this game for the generous fee of 40 dollars, this is reassuring and I am glad he stated that.

All in all I am excited to see where this goes and ill be happily playing every update while updating this review.

There is nothing "butthurt" about my review I am just warning people what I have seen and observed. When someone makes a game you dont critique the game you critique them in a way. That is THEIR hard work and artwork. I like to review the developers of games because you can really see their motives and if they have a true passion for the game because when it comes down to it its not about the money when your making a game (it does help dont get me wrong) but you have to be intrested in the game also it is just like studying in college for your major. If you dont like the subject you dont want to study.

I hope you guys understand I am not "butthurt" about the game or the developers. I am excited for the game but in its current state it is a bit scary for "investors" to slap down 40 dollars for a game that may not live up to 40 dollars that is all.

All in all again I am excited to see where this game goes and I wish everyone the best.

-Tanker

The developers are seeming quite shady. Deleting ANY forum thread on steam that remotely mentions their overpriced early release game, Or, The fact that they delete any thread that draws attention to a negative point about the game should be a red flag. Notice the 10/10 review from HotRise here on metacritic? Go check out the life is feudal website and notice how similar their 'selling points' are. HotRise's review has no ACTUAL cons. This is a typical market tactic. Look constructive and modest, yet, have no ACTUAL downside. The developers aren't well known. And while this DOES NOT mean they shouldn't be trusted, it DOES mean to be careful. How do we do this? By monitoring their "First impression practises" I have seen a video from AffectiveGamers/DecryptedGaming on steam that he did himself that sums them up very well if you want to see this video click the link http://encryptgames.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/too-much-power-for-steam-developers/ What are they? -Overpriced $40 early-release (very unfinished) game. (When compared to Rust and DayZ both having big names behind them, lots of trust, and a less expensive early release product) -Lack of professionalism Re: not being able to take consumer criticism, and instead deleting any sign of it. (This is propaganda) -The developers don't seem to have a decent grasp on marketing and sales. And think about this. It is a scary thought that a bunch of people who may or may not be able to create a game will pull out random figures of "we need $200,000 for making the game" without being able to tell you where the money will be spent and why. A bunch of people who don't understand market trends and values and will charge twice what other more well-established companies charge for an Early Release game without understanding that as an upstart company, where there has been no established trust, that they need to charge less to sell more. And this will potentially create more revenue, but, DEFINITELY generate a larger "copies sold" statistic. Which in of itself, creates more trusted statistics for further backing/sponsorship/sales. This game may be great. But right now, the developers seem to be a bunch of guys who haven't much idea about business. Maybe they can design a game. But it takes more than that to be successful. Too scared to pay $40 and watch the company shut-down so I could just make a few people rich. As has happened with 'companies' in the past. When and if the "company" starts acting more professional and less shady/disrespectful to their consumer-base, I will re-do my review. Until then, I will have a close eye on them. And also warn others to not throw $40 down the tube to a company who's LEAD DESIGNER has doubts about the probability of success. Edit: To the people that are saying that I am wrong I may be BUT these are my 2 cents I am tentively watching this game as I LOVE the idea. Ever since I started gaming I drempt of this game. To the developers I hope you guys keep with the development of this game, you guys are definetly on too something here! Also as the Lead developer stated in the comments he has gained faith with all those that have bought this game for the generous fee of 40 dollars, this is reassuring and I am glad he stated that. All in all I am excited to see where this goes and ill be happily playing every update while updating this review. There is nothing "butthurt" about my review I am just warning people what I have seen and observed. When someone makes a game you dont critique the game you critique them in a way. That is THEIR hard work and artwork. I like to review the developers of games because you can really see their motives and if they have a true passion for the game because when it comes down to it its not about the money when your making a game (it does help dont get me wrong) but you have to be intrested in the game also it is just like studying in college for your major. If you dont like the subject you dont want to study. I hope you guys understand I am not "butthurt" about the game or the developers. I am excited for the game but in its current state it is a bit scary for "investors" to slap down 40 dollars for a game that may not live up to 40 dollars that is all. All in all again I am excited to see where this game goes and I wish everyone the best. -Tanker