Early access is great , isnt it?

[Jimmy]

x)

[Theophrastus]

This wasn't an Early Access game. Early Access didn't even exist when this came out. It got greenlit and the dev immediately threw it up on the store purporting it to be a finished game.

[No Soy Pls]

Originally posted by Theophrastus:

This wasn't an Early Access game. Early Access didn't even exist when this came out. It got greenlit and the dev immediately threw it up on the store purporting it to be a finished game.

It's Early Access.
Just no one has coined the term yet.. doesn't mean it's not Early Access.
That is pretty dumb even for early access piggie nooblets.

[diggychillin]

im so sorry if you have just purchased this game http://kotaku.com/unfinished-steam-game-abandoned-after-thousands-bought-1572931721

[Kartoffelsuppe]

It's a shame, when I look at that kotaku screenshot, I really like how the tree's look, with their juicy fruits :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oen-TZGGEjw

[Bullzi]

wtf did i buy this game TT

[No Soy Pls]

Originally posted by Bullzi:

wtf did i buy this game TT

Coz you thought it was okay to pay for ♥♥♥♥ that hasn't been done coz you wanted to "support" the developers.
Coz it's your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ money and no one dares tell you what you can do with it.
Coz once you spent your money you will defend your purchase forever.
Coz it was NOT stupid to pay for unfinished things
But mostly Coz.. you will do it again without a second thought
Mainly Coz Early Access doesn't cheat people.. It's bad People that cheat people.
Only way to handle a Bad guy with Early Access is to get Good Guys with Early Access.
*Sad Game of Thrones music here*

[drakonz]

Originally posted by KennyDiesAtTheEnd:

Originally posted by Bullzi:

wtf did i buy this game TT

Coz you thought it was okay to pay for ♥♥♥♥ that hasn't been done coz you wanted to "support" the developers.
Coz it's your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ money and no one dares tell you what you can do with it.
Coz once you spent your money you will defend your purchase forever.
Coz it was NOT stupid to pay for unfinished things
But mostly Coz.. you will do it again without a second thought
Mainly Coz Early Access doesn't cheat people.. It's bad People that cheat people.
Only way to handle a Bad guy with Early Access is to get Good Guys with Early Access.
*Sad Game of Thrones music here*

many people actualy throught they were paying for finished product since nothing in store page stated it was still in development space

[Riflebird]

This is worse than Early Access because it was released BEFORE Early Access even existed. Thus the original devs claimed that it was a finished product, which is obvious now that it was a bunch of lies.

Valve needs to give refunds on this scam, then sue the devs for false advertising.

[Fizban Frobozz]

Not early access, it's fraud.

[thorin106]

Unfortuately, Early Access to me is "Let the Buyer Beware" , the abandonment of Towns(so glad I did not invest) shows the dark side of investing in early Access or even Greenlighting. Justifying not giving a refund because people got thier fun out of the game is crappy because the game is not finished as it was promised to be after it is finished. Games that are offered like this should have a statement that the customer must be aware of that when buying into these type of games there is a chance the game may not reach a finished state or if there will be a refund or no refund if that happens and in this case there is not such statement and I believe alll should be entitled to a refund regardless of what state the game is in.

[Deadweight]

This wasn't an early access game. Are people this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ stupid?

[=]

Originally posted by Solo Solitaire:

Not early access, it's fraud.

Why is it fraud? Do you or do you not own a game called Towns? Does it or does it not conform to the original premise, approximately?

People really need to think before they post. Far too much hystiera and not enough rationality.

Early access, which is what this essentially is, is an inherently risky purchase; you are buying a game that may reach a finished state and it may be what you expect and it may even be good; you are most definately not buying a finished game and there is no guarantee that roadmaps will be stuck to. Anyone who doesn't understand this is simply naive. Its almost as bad as the people who take the promises of kickstarter projects at face value.

[Fizban Frobozz]

Originally posted by =:

Originally posted by Solo Solitaire:

Not early access, it's fraud.

Why is it fraud? Do you or do you not own a game called Towns? Does it or does it not conform to the original premise, approximately?

People really need to think before they post. Far too much hystiera and not enough rationality.

Early access, which is what this essentially is, is an inherently risky purchase; you are buying a game that may reach a finished state and it may be what you expect and it may even be good; you are most definately not buying a finished game and there is no guarantee that roadmaps will be stuck to. Anyone who doesn't understand this is simply naive. Its almost as bad as the people who take the promises of kickstarter projects at face value.

Man, what a douchebag.

It's fraud because the unethical developer decided he didn't want to finish the game (which is a far cry from deciding it was finished) and then FRAUDULENTLY claimed the game was finished, even though it's exactly the same as the game he called ALPHA yesterday, thereby DEFRAUDING people into making a purchase.

People really need to think before they post. Far too much hystiera and not enough rationality.

[Riflebird]

It is fraud because when it came out on steam it was touted as a complete game. That, it turns out, was not the case. The original devs lied and put out a broken, unfinished product. They either need to give back the money they conned customers or be taken to court and fined/jailed.

[=]

Originally posted by Solo Solitaire:

Man, what a douchebag.

I see you are another quality poster. Its no wonder that the Steam forums have such a high reputation.

In order for this to be fraud it would have to be proven, good luck with that. There is literally no chance that this would result in a succesful prosecution for fraud and its highly doubtful that Steam will give a refund because its Steam.

I'm not defending xavi's actions but a sense of perspective is a wonderful thing.