Godus
David Aug 8, 2014 @ 4:41pm
Cost Is FREE On Mobile But $20 On PC
I Have Just Downloaded This Game On My Ipad And It Was Free But Why $20 On PC Like I Love It On Ipad But PC Seems Easier Because Of LArger Screen

Plz Make It Free Or Just Cheaper
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Gmr Leon Aug 8, 2014 @ 4:48pm 
Because eventually the PC version should be a proper game, whenever they get around to the PC sprint, unlike the iOS version.
Grogyan Aug 8, 2014 @ 4:55pm 
Originally posted by Do U Beleive In Heavy:
I Have Just Downloaded This Game On My Ipad And It Was Free But Why $20 On PC Like I Love It On Ipad But PC Seems Easier Because Of LArger Screen

Plz Make It Free Or Just Cheaper

You should read the developer notes, the game is F2P on mobile as that is the best marketing way for mobiles at the moment.
Desktop games have been a Pay Up Front system for the longest time, and it is a scheme that works very well, a F2P on PC wouldn't be nearly as profitable.
Gmr Leon Aug 8, 2014 @ 4:58pm 
Originally posted by Grogyan:
Originally posted by Do U Beleive In Heavy:
I Have Just Downloaded This Game On My Ipad And It Was Free But Why $20 On PC Like I Love It On Ipad But PC Seems Easier Because Of LArger Screen

Plz Make It Free Or Just Cheaper

You should read the developer notes, the game is F2P on mobile as that is the best marketing way for mobiles at the moment.

Yes and no. It's the standard, but people are growing sick of all the microtransaction BS even there.
Grogyan Aug 8, 2014 @ 5:05pm 
Originally posted by Gmr Leon:
Originally posted by Grogyan:

You should read the developer notes, the game is F2P on mobile as that is the best marketing way for mobiles at the moment.

Yes and no. It's the standard, but people are growing sick of all the microtransaction BS even there.
Indeed they are, because they are trying to make as much oney as they can, aka a Cash Cow.
Microtransactions on mobile are actually fine, how they are implemented is the realy problem.

I was hoping that microtransaction for Godus would involve tweaking your followers, ie change their outfit, abode styles, personality etc as this has no impact on game flow, aka metagame
Scorcher24 Aug 8, 2014 @ 5:07pm 
Free does not mean free on mobile. Don't get tricked into this scheme.
David Aug 8, 2014 @ 5:28pm 
Oh Ok I Guess My Ipad Is The Best Place To Be

Gmr Leon Aug 8, 2014 @ 5:30pm 
Originally posted by Do U Beleive In Heavy:
Oh Ok I Guess My Ipad Is The Best Place To Be

Not really, it's just about the same, except if you want to play the game at a reasonable pace you're going to be nickel and dimed at every turn to speed things up.
3DJFLetch Aug 8, 2014 @ 5:37pm 
Originally posted by Scorcher24:
Free does not mean free on mobile. Don't get tricked into this scheme.
unfortunately it does, us mugs who funded the kickstarter or who bought early acces on steam have funded this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
City Builder Aug 8, 2014 @ 5:59pm 
Originally posted by Gmr Leon:
Originally posted by Do U Beleive In Heavy:
Oh Ok I Guess My Ipad Is The Best Place To Be

Not really, it's just about the same, except if you want to play the game at a reasonable pace you're going to be nickel and dimed at every turn to speed things up.
Yup, I bought one game for my tablet, (townsmen) and the first thing I know, I'm told that I can spend $4.99 to have unlimited use of the fast forward button in the game, so I buy it thinking that's all I'll need to move the game along at a reasonable pace, but nope, then I'm greeted everytime I start the game by telling me that I can spend more money and be able to get more XP faster. Sadly, my tablet now sits on the side table next to the sofa with a depleted battery as I have no use for it as a sofa gaming device when games nickle and dime me. I like PC gaming, I don't mind buying my games, but the whole mobile "free" thing is for the birds as far as I'm concerned.

Ultimately I may spend less on mobile games but ultimately as far as I'm concerned, I'm getting less, the games are not nearly as complex as some PC games are that I may have spent just another fiver on.

But to each their own.
Last edited by City Builder; Aug 8, 2014 @ 6:01pm
Scorcher24 Aug 8, 2014 @ 7:49pm 
Woah, wait, what? It has a fast forward on mobile?
Phoenix Aug 8, 2014 @ 7:52pm 
Originally posted by Scorcher24:
Woah, wait, what? It has a fast forward on mobile?

Its called the true sprit of God. Money magically into Gems and with Gems you can do anything within the split of a second. Not that it would make any sense to push the games progress, cause there simply is no more progress in the latest release than there has been for months. But hey mobile cash cows, don't know about those limits yet. Its just a different way of hitting the cash wall....end of progress...till further updates....
Shrubber Aug 8, 2014 @ 8:01pm 
Originally posted by Phoenix:
But hey mobile cash cows, don't know about those limits yet. Its just a different way of hitting the cash wall....end of progress...till further updates....

1st, this is probably the best free game on the app store.
I wouldnt be surprised if it topped the charts and made a lot of money.

2nd, What has the mobile market demographic got to do with you?
If you ask me 50% are teens at school and college being "cool" and the other 50% are adults who have no idea about PC gaming let alone how to install a game.

10/20 years from now mobile gaming for adults in its current state is over.

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And in a few years if theres no additional paid content for PC (The topic is so poisoned now no one is going to welcome any sort of additional paid content without screaming at 22Cans) mobile users will be paying for further development and server costs...
Last edited by Shrubber; Aug 8, 2014 @ 8:05pm
Phoenix Aug 8, 2014 @ 8:09pm 
Originally posted by RootCookie:
Originally posted by Phoenix:
But hey mobile cash cows, don't know about those limits yet. Its just a different way of hitting the cash wall....end of progress...till further updates....

1st, this is probably the best free game on the app store.
I wouldnt be surprised if it topped the charts and made a lot of money.

2nd, What has the mobile market demographic got to do with you?
If you ask me 50% are teens at school and college being "cool" and the other 50% are adults who have no idea about PC gaming let alone how to install a game.

10 years from now mobile gaming for adults in its current state is over.

1. I always predicted it to be a success on mobile, cause of its mobile focused input mechanic.

2. Me being far beyond my teen years for quite a while, is actually enjoying to boot up the mobile version, for a view minutes. Cause thats in fact the only game play to be found. A few minutes to click a mobile cash cow. But please don't call it any kind of indepth gameplay. You good gameplay you might remember it from the good old days, if you are not a teen. Its not. As you said it, its mobile gaming.

3. This game has been kickstarted as a PC FIRST title and went down the mobile F2P road right from the start. But 22cans actually is still tryomh to sell it as a PC FIRST title on steam, when its obviously not. And I just want this FALSE ADVERTISING to stop. Period!
Last edited by Phoenix; Aug 8, 2014 @ 8:13pm
Gmr Leon Aug 8, 2014 @ 8:39pm 
Originally posted by RootCookie:
Originally posted by Phoenix:
But hey mobile cash cows, don't know about those limits yet. Its just a different way of hitting the cash wall....end of progress...till further updates....

1st, this is probably the best free game on the app store.
I wouldnt be surprised if it topped the charts and made a lot of money.

Being the best of the worst doesn't exactly make you good or great, though. It still has you sitting at below average, and barely mediocre. Maybe I'm being too harsh, but as far as I'm concerned, there are no worthwhile free to play mobile games.
The Coal Man Aug 8, 2014 @ 9:11pm 
Originally posted by Gmr Leon:
Originally posted by RootCookie:

1st, this is probably the best free game on the app store.
I wouldnt be surprised if it topped the charts and made a lot of money.

Being the best of the worst doesn't exactly make you good or great, though. It still has you sitting at below average, and barely mediocre. Maybe I'm being too harsh, but as far as I'm concerned, there are no worthwhile free to play mobile games.
besides the fact that topping the chart right now isnt that big of a deal. Not much competition right now, last things i remember hearing about was clash of clan. Not to mention everyone is getting very sick of "f2p" mobile games
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