Sad to see its not free

[TubbsFontaine]

Not for the reasons one would think. Im willing to pay! I would have paid for the founders edition for sure if it was free. But the fact this is paid I dont think I am going to. It will just die. Sad to say it but I wont buy games multiplayer games anymore if they arnt like backed by a big publisher. They all just die and I feel stupid for spending my money on basically nothing.

There was a game just like this Like 10 years ago. Called shattered horizons. It was on steam.
https://youtu.be/o2-uuHhSx6c
I loved it. It had that awesome realistic space feel with dampened sounds. You could hear yourself breathing in the helmet. It was awesome! So I purchased it. Then it just kind of died. It was just like this. Super popular for about a month or two even had a benchmark too... Then it just died. Honestly would not be surprised if the devs from that were the same.

I really hope they consider going free to play with a battle pass and founders editions. This game could be a big contender in the f2p market. I feel like the player-base would be strong and I wouldn't mind spending money on it.

[(｀▽´)]

They are adding a cash shop and battle pass at some stage. I think they could feasibly go F2P then. Early adopters are we helping get the game going.

[MurderChickenXL]

Needs lot of work, but give the dev a break as he can only go so fast in developing the game, which is the spiritual successor to Shattered Horizon. He can't work for free! My pet peeve is the hardbound keybinds that can't be edited. And my system is struggling at my monitor's native resolution, 2560X1440. Sadly going to have to downscale it a bit.

[Valec]

Originally posted by DustBoii:

Not for the reasons one would think. Im willing to pay! I would have paid for the founders edition for sure if it was free. But the fact this is paid I dont think I am going to. It will just die. Sad to say it but I wont buy games multiplayer games anymore if they arnt like backed by a big publisher. They all just die and I feel stupid for spending my money on basically nothing.

There was a game just like this Like 10 years ago. Called shattered horizons. It was on steam.
https://youtu.be/o2-uuHhSx6c
I loved it. It had that awesome realistic space feel with dampened sounds. You could hear yourself breathing in the helmet. It was awesome! So I purchased it. Then it just kind of died. It was just like this. Super popular for about a month or two even had a benchmark too... Then it just died. Honestly would not be surprised if the devs from that were the same.

I really hope they consider going free to play with a battle pass and founders editions. This game could be a big contender in the f2p market. I feel like the player-base would be strong and I wouldn't mind spending money on it.

Shattered Horizon didn't "just die". They made poor design decisions that drove the player base away. The reality is, they could have left it as it shipped and probably still have people playing today.

It was also a benchmark because it was made by a benchmark company, Futuremark, who made 3DMark. It was a surprising release and i'm not sure they expected it to be as big as it was.

[maru]

Originally posted by DustBoii:

Sad to see it's not free.

Pretty much sums up the entitlement that many gamers feel these days. Imagine walking into any other business, and demanding products or services for free..lol...you'll get laughed at, like you are here..

[LΞO]

Originally posted by maru:

Originally posted by DustBoii:

Sad to see it's not free.

Pretty much sums up the entitlement that many gamers feel these days. Imagine walking into any other business, and demanding products or services for free..lol...you'll get laughed at, like you are here..

Less entitlement and more the fact that it's very hard to build and keep a playerbase for a unknown multiplayer PvP game so you want to keep the barrier of entry as low as possible.

[野牛哥饶命]

Really misleading title and could be simpler.

[Frank Bullitt]

Originally posted by (｀▽´):

They are adding a cash shop and battle pass at some stage. I think they could feasibly go F2P then. Early adopters are we helping get the game going.

isn't there a time limit how long chinese people are allowed to play online daily/weekly ?
So a battle pass grind isn´t a very clever business model for a huge part of player base?

[Legionnaire Descendance]

Originally posted by DustBoii:

Not for the reasons one would think. Im willing to pay! I would have paid for the founders edition for sure if it was free. But the fact this is paid I dont think I am going to. It will just die. Sad to say it but I wont buy games multiplayer games anymore if they arnt like backed by a big publisher. They all just die and I feel stupid for spending my money on basically nothing.

There was a game just like this Like 10 years ago. Called shattered horizons. It was on steam.
https://youtu.be/o2-uuHhSx6c
I loved it. It had that awesome realistic space feel with dampened sounds. You could hear yourself breathing in the helmet. It was awesome! So I purchased it. Then it just kind of died. It was just like this. Super popular for about a month or two even had a benchmark too... Then it just died. Honestly would not be surprised if the devs from that were the same.

I really hope they consider going free to play with a battle pass and founders editions. This game could be a big contender in the f2p market. I feel like the player-base would be strong and I wouldn't mind spending money on it.

play call of duty then

[VonFIDDE]

F2P is kinda what ruined gaming so i don't get this love for it. If you want F2P games then go for them there are a gazillion of them out there both for pc and mobile.

[(｀▽´)]

Originally posted by VonFIDDE:

F2P is kinda what ruined gaming so i don't get this love for it. If you want F2P games then go for them there are a gazillion of them out there both for pc and mobile.

I don't love F2P to be honest, but it does remove barrier to entry. I loathe games that don't respect players time, like paid games that force "progression" on you, gated by big grind. I think some players also want or need constant drip of new pixels and battle pass as a reason to play.

[dryo98]

Originally posted by VonFIDDE:

F2P is kinda what ruined gaming so i don't get this love for it. If you want F2P games then go for them there are a gazillion of them out there both for pc and mobile.

it's an online only game, you're asking me to see value into nothing?

[maru]

Originally posted by dryo98:

it's an online only game, you're asking me to see value into nothing?

2 years of development time along with staff salaries is nothing to you? Glad to see you have a working understanding of supply, demand and the monetary system in general...

[Valec]

Originally posted by VonFIDDE:

F2P is kinda what ruined gaming so i don't get this love for it. If you want F2P games then go for them there are a gazillion of them out there both for pc and mobile.

People push for F2P in games that have low player bases because that can keep a game alive. More people are likely to hop on and give it a shot if it's free. Of course, going f2p comes with a host of other problems, so it's definitely a tradeoff.

[VonFIDDE]

Originally posted by Valec:

Originally posted by VonFIDDE:

F2P is kinda what ruined gaming so i don't get this love for it. If you want F2P games then go for them there are a gazillion of them out there both for pc and mobile.

People push for F2P in games that have low player bases because that can keep a game alive. More people are likely to hop on and give it a shot if it's free. Of course, going f2p comes with a host of other problems, so it's definitely a tradeoff.

True but f2p adds a ton of cheaters. Still i do wish they would add bots in this game so you could just chill in space.

[MoDaFoKa]

Thing to consider is Shattered Horizons released 10 years ago, times have changed. Now we have thousands of ♥♥♥♥♥♥ FPS F2P that all look the same since years and people now want and actually NEED novelty imho.

If you're up to pay for the game then buy it, support and enjoy. If it dies then it dies, that'd be unfortunate but at least you'd have supported something different. It's all about what you do with your money, if you want something new and interesting then buy new and interesting things.