I'm confused...

[Kami]

This is not a flame post but a post asking some questions...

Is this not an attempt to re-release the title and have stuff added in the future?

I read some people saying that this is basically same game but the servers are back online and no development will go into the game after launch. Can't tell if they're lying or this is what they planned for the game.

Does anyone know? If i buy game and this will be it forever?

[Tryyton]

the original dev was shut down 2017 with the game. it came back a while ago for one last event, to never return again...

yet, here we are... my guess is that this is just a greedy quick cash grab and the game will be dead again soon. it didn't survive back then, why would it now?

seems similar with the moba from epic that anyone can use as basis for games, but someone re-released basically the exact game epic made and sold it.

[MagikCactus]

They have not confirmed nor denied any future development of the game. We have no idea at this point. It will likely depend on how well the game keeps players for the coming months

[Kami]

Originally posted by Tryyton:

the original dev was shut down 2017 with the game. it came back a while ago for one last event, to never return again...

yet, here we are... my guess is that this is just a greedy quick cash grab and the game will be dead again soon. it didn't survive back then, why would it now?

seems similar with the moba from epic that anyone can use as basis for games, but someone re-released basically the exact game epic made and sold it.

Oh that makes me sad... I was about to buy but saw some people mention that this isn't a redevelopment but a way to put servers on for people to play again.

[Silencedmage]

They haven't said what the plans are for the future yet, I imagine they are most likely to play it by ear, if it gets a playerbase willing to fork over money for extra content they will make that content, and if it doesn't they will just keep it alive for the playerbase it has.

Originally posted by Tryyton:

yet, here we are... my guess is that this is just a greedy quick cash grab and the game will be dead again soon. it didn't survive back then, why would it now?

The coldest of takes, as someone already put it when the game was first announced, if this is a cash grab, it's the worst cash grab in history, as there is no cash to grab. The amount of money they're going to make selling a game for $16 to less than 50,000 people would keep a 12-person studio afloat for like 6 months, and that would be with no profits.

[Tryyton]

Originally posted by Kami:

Oh that makes me sad... I was about to buy but saw some people mention that this isn't a redevelopment but a way to put servers on for people to play again.

it was a 2017 f2p game... so decide on your own. i am not sure if they work on it or whatever...

[Vaporwave Gnome Enthusiast]

Originally posted by Kami:

Originally posted by Tryyton:

the original dev was shut down 2017 with the game. it came back a while ago for one last event, to never return again...

yet, here we are... my guess is that this is just a greedy quick cash grab and the game will be dead again soon. it didn't survive back then, why would it now?

seems similar with the moba from epic that anyone can use as basis for games, but someone re-released basically the exact game epic made and sold it.

Oh that makes me sad... I was about to buy but saw some people mention that this isn't a redevelopment but a way to put servers on for people to play again.

Adding 2 new character and a map would be a major update to any Moba.

I think if this turns out well, more development is in the cards. Buuuut, more likely is the game will just be running in a stable but rarely updated mode in the near future.

[Duskyer]

To call it a cashgrab is a disservice to the developers. Back when this game originally was being worked on, they went bankrupt long before the game's actual release and had to layoff every single employee. After the layoffs however, every single worker came back the next day and just proceeded to work on the game without payment.
The game was nearing a playable state, they just had to find a good publisher. Perfect World however, was not a good publisher. After running low on funds they had no choice but to rely on Microsoft who asked them to port the game to their Microsoft store, losing them good dev time and causing more bugs and crashes.
Any PC with that didn't have 6GB of ram couldn't run the game properly so they made sure that those who didn't meet the requirement weren't able to purchase any microtransactions so that the players didn't waste their money. The game launched on the microsoft store and the arc client first. Gigantic didn't come to steam until way later and was review bombed by people who didn't meet the PC requirements. This was a horrible first impression considering that back then the game was free and any idiot could make a low bar review of the game without talking about the gameplay.
They aren't rereleasing a failed product, they're releasing the game they always wanted to release.

[Kami]

Originally posted by Silencedmage:

They haven't said what the plans are for the future yet, I imagine they are most likely to play it by ear, if it gets a playerbase willing to fork over money for extra content they will make that content, and if it doesn't they will just keep it alive for the playerbase it has.

Originally posted by Tryyton:

yet, here we are... my guess is that this is just a greedy quick cash grab and the game will be dead again soon. it didn't survive back then, why would it now?

The coldest of takes, as someone already put it when the game was first announced, if this is a cash grab, it's the worst cash grab in history, as there is no cash to grab. The amount of money they're going to make selling a game for $16 to less than 50,000 people would keep a 12-person studio afloat for like 6 months, and that would be with no profits.

That's what i was thinking... Thought it was so weird.

[Tryyton]

Originally posted by Duskyer:

To call it a cashgrab is a disservice to the developers. Back when this game originally was being worked on, they went bankrupt long before the game's actual release and had to layoff every single employee. After the layoffs however, every single worker came back the next day and just proceeded to work on the game without payment.
The game was nearing a playable state, they just had to find a good publisher. Perfect World however, was not a good publisher. After running low on funds they had no choice but to rely on Microsoft who asked them to port the game to their Microsoft store, losing them good dev time and causing more bugs and crashes.
Any PC with that didn't have 6GB of ram couldn't run the game properly so they made sure that those who didn't meet the requirement weren't able to purchase any microtransactions so that the players didn't waste their money. The game launched on the microsoft store and the arc client first. Gigantic didn't come to steam until way later and was review bombed by people who didn't meet the PC requirements. This was a horrible first impression considering that back then the game was free and any idiot could make a low bar review of the game without talking about the gameplay.
They aren't rereleasing a failed product, they're releasing the game they always wanted to release.

"They" are not the original devs from then though. js

[Slayer]

If you play it, it will stay.

So many lousy "it failed then, it will fail again" posts. These trolls probably didn't play or care for the game before anyway.

As a returning player, I'm loving it. It's just hard to find matches because peeps aren't playing or there are server issues. But I hope thr game stays for a few months at least. It's a wonderful world, filled with colorful characters that deserves a chance at being something.

[Tryyton]

some paid back then and see no reason to pay again after they lost the game before. they also didn't get anything in return. so yeah, i 100% get it. i also played it back then, even been a beta tester. was a fun game, but a niche one. i think with more support by the publisher back then, it would have worked. not sure it will now...

we'll see. but i will not pay someone who had nothing to do with making the game. and THAT is what pisses me and a lot of people off i think.

and with ARC the servers really need to be running fine... pathetic release imo.

[Shapiro]

Dont buy this scam, no player base waiting 50 min for a game.

[Tryyton]

Originally posted by $ickboy #GeforceNow:

Dont buy this scam, no player base waiting 50 min for a game.

i'd refund and wait. edit: nvm, i just realized you already did. ;) good call.

it was fun back then, but sadly had too low players as well. the return event was fun, but also not really bringing more interest in the game. they should have kept it dead. now they kinda trample on a corpse imo. people also remember bad things easier and longer than good things. should have stayed gaming history as it was. #greed

[LilSlug]

They have in fact stated that their only intended plans at the moment was to add more cosmetics and a ranked mode. They did softly state that but in a manner that would not decrease sales for those looking for a game to play a ways down the road.

[Tryyton]

yeah, that sounds more and more like a cash grab... this game should run at 100+ fps on most modern systems imo. there is absolutely no technical reason it should run that bad. well, it is unreal engine 3... if they actually would work on it, it would long be ported to 4 or 5 already.

this seems to have to do with the Embracer Group and what's going on with it atm... guess they milk whatever IP they still own.