@ me when Kali is ported

[Frozenhate]

Im baffled to see this "early access" stereotype yet again.

How are you launching half a game and launch NEW gods before completing the original line up?

[John Rivers]

It is common practise these days to launch a game in such a state and mold it through player-based input.

[Jordan]

Originally posted by John Rivers:

It is common practise these days to launch a game in such a state and mold it through player-based input.

Oh yes, of course! Why bother finishing a game before launch when you can just charge full price for a glorified beta test and let the players do all the hard work? Genius! Who needs quality control when you’ve got an army of unpaid QA testers who paid for the privilege? Truly, the golden age of game development!

And let’s not forget the magical shield of ‘Early Access’. A sacred spell that wards off all criticism! Because you see, if a game is in Early Access, it can never be bad, only ‘promising.’ And if it stays in Early Access forever? Well, that’s just the process! Nothing to see here, folks, just a publisher exploiting a loophole to sell you unfinished slop with no accountability. But hey, I’m sure the roadmap will totally fix it. Eventually. Maybe. If they don’t just cut their losses and abandon ship. But, you know… ‘Live service’ and all that.

[John Rivers]

Originally posted by Jordan:

Originally posted by John Rivers:

It is common practise these days to launch a game in such a state and mold it through player-based input.

Oh yes, of course! Why bother finishing a game before launch when you can just charge full price for a glorified beta test and let the players do all the hard work? Genius! Who needs quality control when you’ve got an army of unpaid QA testers who paid for the privilege? Truly, the golden age of game development!

And let’s not forget the magical shield of ‘Early Access’. A sacred spell that wards off all criticism! Because you see, if a game is in Early Access, it can never be bad, only ‘promising.’ And if it stays in Early Access forever? Well, that’s just the process! Nothing to see here, folks, just a publisher exploiting a loophole to sell you unfinished slop with no accountability. But hey, I’m sure the roadmap will totally fix it. Eventually. Maybe. If they don’t just cut their losses and abandon ship. But, you know… ‘Live service’ and all that.

I am heartened that the irony is not lost on you.

[neonhigh]

It's a pretty common tactic? You give the playerbase something new to make them want to play the game??

[John Rivers]

Originally posted by neonhigh:

It's a pretty common tactic? You give the playerbase something new to make them want to play the game??

That is not the point