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Vico ツ 15 Jan, 2016 @ 11:59am
Isn't the game free to play ?
What is this : http://store.steampowered.com/news/20004/ ?
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solaris32 15 Jan, 2016 @ 12:02pm 
No idea, I'm wondering the same thing. Is it a bug?
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Killerspinach 15 Jan, 2016 @ 12:04pm 
NO, it's free for the weekend BUT if you download it over the weekend you will keep it forever.
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Namtazar 15 Jan, 2016 @ 12:05pm 
This is one day giveaway. Grab it free while you can.
Last edited by Namtazar; 15 Jan, 2016 @ 12:05pm
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K-Boom 15 Jan, 2016 @ 12:10pm 
It's a different sub. Once uninstalled it seems to disappear from library.

Paid version: https://steamdb.info/sub/34276/
Free version: https://steamdb.info/sub/91381/

Looks different from other giveaways (Left 4 Dead 2, Sniper Elite V2, Red Orchestra 2, etc).
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solaris32 15 Jan, 2016 @ 12:13pm 
Makes sense, because if you get it free you don't get any card drops.
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Ratha Wynter 15 Jan, 2016 @ 12:20pm 
Heres the problem:

Normally a 1-day giveaway is "Free" rather than "Free to Play" but because Steam is having a 'free weekend' for Consortium, that means its been listed differently. This has the unfortunate side effect of the game not showing up in peoples libraries unless its installed, and will also block card drops from happening as well. (Normally the free weekend games are listed differently so as not to permanently add them to your library, and to keep you from earning card drops without purchasing the game first.)

This might be a misunderstanding with how the developer listed the game, or this might be a special case where they will convert all of those free to play people into retail owners once the weekend ends.. but that seems.. fidgety.

If the developer gets a chance to read this, what they probably wanted to do instead was to set the game as "Free" until monday, that way the game would show up in the user's account whether or not it was installed, and there would be no doubt about whether or not they got to keep the game when the weekend was over. Having not done so, expect a -lot- of people to be posting questions. Would be good to make an announcement or sticky forum thread regarding this ahead of time to save yourself a lot of work over the next few days.
Last edited by Ratha Wynter; 15 Jan, 2016 @ 12:21pm
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iDGi  [developer] 15 Jan, 2016 @ 12:22pm 
We're looking into this...
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Ѕнιηовι 15 Jan, 2016 @ 1:00pm 
Originally posted by Interdimensional Games:
We're looking into this...
.. Next time you want to do anything with the store perhaps actually contact Valve about things like this and discuss how to properly use subIDs rather than making new ones and messing around with things. I came to the forums also, looking for an answer as to why the game wasn't showing up in my library after I added it. It's behaving as a free-to-play title now, meaning that if it's not installed, it won't show up in player's libraries.

This basically is subverting any kind of marketing or promotion you were trying to do with this free weekend / giveaway.
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Rivery Jerald 15 Jan, 2016 @ 1:05pm 
Originally posted by Vico ツ:
What is this : http://store.steampowered.com/news/20004/ ?
it clearly says
"Play CONSORTIUM for FREE starting now through Monday at 10 AM Pacific Time. Anyone who gets the game from Steam this weekend will keep the game in their library forever!*"
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K-Boom 15 Jan, 2016 @ 1:08pm 
Originally posted by Interdimensional Games:
We're looking into this...

I think the developer needs to change the billigtype for the default sub from 12 (Free on Demand) to 10 (No Cost) or create an alternate sub with the same info as the paid one but with the billying type as 10 (No Cost)

Then after the giveaway is closed switch it back to default pricing or just remove the giveaway sub from the store.

This way the game will stay user's libraries and everyone gets card drops.
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Kargor 15 Jan, 2016 @ 1:11pm 
Originally posted by Silver Crimson Black:
Originally posted by Vico ツ:
What is this : http://store.steampowered.com/news/20004/ ?
it clearly says
"Play CONSORTIUM for FREE starting now through Monday at 10 AM Pacific Time. Anyone who gets the game from Steam this weekend will keep the game in their library forever!*"

Yes, but it has already been established that this doesn't actually work.
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Vico ツ 15 Jan, 2016 @ 1:15pm 
Originally posted by Silver Crimson Black:
Originally posted by Vico ツ:
What is this : http://store.steampowered.com/news/20004/ ?
it clearly says
"Play CONSORTIUM for FREE starting now through Monday at 10 AM Pacific Time. Anyone who gets the game from Steam this weekend will keep the game in their library forever!*"

Thanks, captain :happy_creep:
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Cdt. Bobby Helldiver, PhD. 15 Jan, 2016 @ 1:29pm 
It's not something we ourselves can change. We've reached out to Valve, they are in the process of fixing it so it will not disappear from libraries.
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Krakxx (KRX) 15 Jan, 2016 @ 1:33pm 
Hey thanks for this game who seems pretty cool :)
Last edited by Krakxx (KRX); 15 Jan, 2016 @ 1:33pm
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✪trololo 15 Jan, 2016 @ 1:39pm 
It's 6GB. Even though I like free games I don't think I can download it now or in the weekend and keep it forever since I've got some work to do and need the bandwidth. It should have been like the L4D2 or other games' giveaways that you 1-click and get the license of the game and you can install it anytime after that you want.
But it's the developer's choice and plans to do it that way so it is respectable and generous of course.
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