BROKEN GAME = FLOP

[ß○ß]

What you think?

[NaRf]

EA game = in development. How hard is this to understand?

[Pipakrax]

Originally posted by ß○ß:

What you think?

They already made millions out of it, selling an early access to a free to play game. Can't imagine how much money they made with MTX. Game is already a economic success even if no one buys it ANYMORE during the whole EA.

And it's still an economic success if more than 95% of buyers stop the game, because the remaining 50-100K players will be milked like industrial cows with MTX.

They already won bro

[Dentin]

Worked fine for me. Now could see it flopping long run while 1 continues on as the most played cos this one turned off too many people for various reasons? Yeah. Stranger things have happened.

[Flick]

Be nice if it didnt randomly crash during boss battles

[boxxer1]

I think the game isn't really broken. I think the players suck.

[Pipakrax]

Originally posted by boxxer1:

I think the game isn't really broken. I think the players suck.

I think it's both, game is broken AND players sucks.

But still, the game is a success already. They made more money than some AAA games while being in the first month of early access.

[CyberDown]

Im not seeing it as anywhere close to broken. Being stuck on a boss your struggling to spacebar through isnt a broken game.

[TheAmazon]

oh god! here we go again!

[𝕊𝕃𝕊𝔸𝕄𝔾♔]

Let's dive into the delightful paradox of something being "broken" before it even graces the world with its presence.

[CodeFive]

Steam at fault for allowing EA and beta stage games to be in the market and sold.
Regular customers are paying to buy a game for testing and finding mistakes and all flaws in the game, instead of devs and professional testers where in the opposite the budget should be spent on it. What game you expect to see if all done for money and marketing in the first place?

[NaRf]

Originally posted by CodeFive:

Steam at fault for allowing EA and beta stage games to be in the market and sold.
Regular customers are paying to buy a game for testing and finding mistakes and all flaws in the game, instead of devs and professional testers where in the opposite the budget should be spent on it. What game you expect to see if all done for money and marketing in the first place?

Sue them then, lets see how far you get.....

[Lumifel]

Originally posted by CodeFive:

Steam at fault for allowing EA and beta stage games to be in the market and sold.
Regular customers are paying to buy a game for testing and finding mistakes and all flaws in the game, instead of devs and professional testers where in the opposite the budget should be spent on it. What game you expect to see if all done for money and marketing in the first place?

You didn't pay to buy the game. You bought a supporter pack with MTX point and EA of an unfinished game.

Why Early Access?
“Path of Exile 2 is an Action RPG which is all about making powerful characters and getting epic loot. Finding the right balance for character builds, items and economy is crucial for this genre, and it cannot be achieved without showing the game in its current state to the community. We're launching Path of Exile 2 in Early Access to ensure the game delivers the best possible experience at release.”
Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?
“As long as needed. We believe it will be at least 6 months.”
How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?
“We are planning to add three more Acts, six more Classes and all corresponding Ascendancy classes, lots of skill gems and items, as well as more endgame content, areas, bosses and monsters.

We are planning to be adding content to roughly double the size of the current game during Early Access and into Release.”
What is the current state of the Early Access version?
“Even in Early Access, Path of Exile 2 is a big game. It includes a significant campaign of Three Acts as well as a rich endgame. At the start of Early Access the game already includes dozens of bosses, and hundreds of monster types.”
Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?
“Once the game is out of Early Access, Path of Exile 2 will be free-to-play.”
How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?
“We need the community to give us feedback about game balance, the economy, and the overall game. We will be actively monitoring our forums, subreddit and social media and delivering updates continuously throughout the Early Access.”

they didn't hide this from the start, you just had to read

[PXR5]

Originally posted by CyberDown:

Im not seeing it as anywhere close to broken. Being stuck on a boss your struggling to spacebar through isnt a broken game.

Not being compatible with the latest OS is not a good thing.

[DarkFenix]

Originally posted by CodeFive:

Steam at fault for allowing EA and beta stage games to be in the market and sold.
Regular customers are paying to buy a game for testing and finding mistakes and all flaws in the game, instead of devs and professional testers where in the opposite the budget should be spent on it. What game you expect to see if all done for money and marketing in the first place?

Right, development studios should burn half of their budget on an exhaustive QA process which for many genres would last years. Do you not think about what you say, or are you just living in some kind of drug-fuelled fantasy?

People can sell more or less whatever they like, they just can't lie about it. GGG didn't deceive anyone into buying in early, everyone had access to information on precisely what they were getting. If anyone has buyer's regret after that, well tough ♥♥♥♥ frankly, they should learn to be more responsible with their money. Anyone too stupid to spend their money sensibly deserves to lose that money.

Originally posted by PXR5:

Originally posted by CyberDown:

Im not seeing it as anywhere close to broken. Being stuck on a boss your struggling to spacebar through isnt a broken game.

Not being compatible with the latest OS is not a good thing.

It isn't incompatible with the latest OS.

[𝕊𝕃𝕊𝔸𝕄𝔾♔]

Originally posted by DarkFenix:

Originally posted by CodeFive:

Steam at fault for allowing EA and beta stage games to be in the market and sold.
Regular customers are paying to buy a game for testing and finding mistakes and all flaws in the game, instead of devs and professional testers where in the opposite the budget should be spent on it. What game you expect to see if all done for money and marketing in the first place?

Right, development studios should burn half of their budget on an exhaustive QA process which for many genres would last years. Do you not think about what you say, or are you just living in some kind of drug-fuelled fantasy?

People can sell more or less whatever they like, they just can't lie about it. GGG didn't deceive anyone into buying in early, everyone had access to information on precisely what they were getting. If anyone has buyer's regret after that, well tough ♥♥♥♥ frankly, they should learn to be more responsible with their money. Anyone too stupid to spend their money sensibly deserves to lose that money.

Originally posted by PXR5:

Not being compatible with the latest OS is not a good thing.

It isn't incompatible with the latest OS.

Well said.