This tiny little team has already made over 100 million dollars!

[-BMF-]

Isnt it time to be less greedy? People keep saying stuff like "But they need to make money!" as a defence for the game not being priced correctly but anyone involved with this game especially the guy who first created it is now so rich they literally never have to worry about money again so people saying "Oh those poor devs had to work so hard on the DLC so the base game should never go down in price" dont seem to understand the team behind this has more money then they can even spend. No one is saying give us the game and DLC for free we are just saying maybe you can price the content more fair considering you have already made your fortune off of it.

EDIT: For all you people who I upset so badly and those who really have trouble reading im going to put this right here. I don't care that the DLCs launch with high prices and Ty can launch his game for whatever price he wants, what I do care about is how he has kept the price the same for 9 years without any good sales or price drops. All you idiots who are saying "Well that's capitalism" don't seem to notice that the most successful teams are the ones who are willing do do awesome promotions and sales. This game has had some of the worst % steam sales on the whole platform and you guys actually seem really happy about that. I have never seen a group of people so willing to try and defend some rich dude haha, its not like Ty is ever going to come to your defence he isn't even willing to save you a couple bucks.

[Rigben]

Next time I get groceries I will inform them that I deserve it for a fraction of the cost cause they already made so much money.

[GamingWithSilvertail]

Originally posted by Merlin:

Originally posted by PolecatEZ:

I spent $90 total on the game + all expansions over the years. So far, I have 3400 hours and haven't installed a single mod.

So far, the game comes to 2.5 cents per hour of entertainment. This is probably the best value on Steam alongside Kenshi and Kerbals..

It's tempting when you put it like that, it does seem packed with content even the base game without DLCs, you've got a point so it might have to be one day soon haha.

Thats if you get a zillion hours... an average RW player wont get that.

Originally posted by portable cattleman:

I could get KFC for lunch and pretty much pay the same amount of money as the Biotech DLC so I don't see a problem with the pricing.

Where does KFC lunch cost 25? Cause I can get 4 or 5? o.O

[Rigben]

This DLC has also went past the highest peak player count Rimworld has ever had.

[GamingWithSilvertail]

Originally posted by Captain Flappy:

Originally posted by GamingWithSilvertail:

You are aware they made 100 mil in 2020?




Doesnt matter. Revenue is whhat they get. They made 100 mil rev in 2020. That allready takes the cut of 30 into account.

You have no idea if that's true or not as A.) it's rumours as they never publically stated how many copies of the game they sold and B.) the 100 million figure was revenue, not profit.
I'm guessing you don't know the difference though.

UHm, Excuse me?

Revenue

In February 2018, it was announced by Sylvester that RimWorld had sold over a million copies.[38] By August 2020, it was estimated that RimWorld had accumulated well over 100 million dollars in revenue, making it one of the most popular indie games on Steam.[39]

Revenue always goes directly to the devs. Thats the part they always take into account. 30% isnt some kind of 'fee' valve asks prior, you know?

Originally posted by Public_Enema:

These People will happily bend over for Aaa companies worst practices but God forbid, an indie dev should make money off of their work....

Many AAA companies give more content then indie games do, and are infact cheaper in price.

[Corniflex / Urist]

Originally posted by GamingWithSilvertail:

Originally posted by Captain Flappy:

You have no idea if that's true or not as A.) it's rumours as they never publically stated how many copies of the game they sold and B.) the 100 million figure was revenue, not profit.
I'm guessing you don't know the difference though.

UHm, Excuse me?

Revenue

In February 2018, it was announced by Sylvester that RimWorld had sold over a million copies.[38] By August 2020, it was estimated that RimWorld had accumulated well over 100 million dollars in revenue, making it one of the most popular indie games on Steam.[39]

Revenue always goes directly to the devs. Thats the part they always take into account. 30% isnt some kind of 'fee' valve asks prior, you know?

Originally posted by Public_Enema:

These People will happily bend over for Aaa companies worst practices but God forbid, an indie dev should make money off of their work....

Many AAA companies give more content then indie games do, and are infact cheaper in price.

Revenue is LITERALLY just the sales. Without anything else. So no, the steam cut would not be counted in revenue.
If you had looked at the source instead of blindly quoting stuff you'd have even seen:

Keep in mind, that the figures stated above are gross revenue. This is before discounts, game returns and a 30% Steam cut gets taken off it, not even talking about taxes.

https://www.ind13.com/how-much-money-do-steam-games-make/

[GamingWithSilvertail]

Originally posted by Corniflex / Urist:

Originally posted by GamingWithSilvertail:

UHm, Excuse me?

Revenue

In February 2018, it was announced by Sylvester that RimWorld had sold over a million copies.[38] By August 2020, it was estimated that RimWorld had accumulated well over 100 million dollars in revenue, making it one of the most popular indie games on Steam.[39]

Revenue always goes directly to the devs. Thats the part they always take into account. 30% isnt some kind of 'fee' valve asks prior, you know?


Many AAA companies give more content then indie games do, and are infact cheaper in price.

Revenue is LITERALLY just the sales. Without anything else. So no, the steam cut would not be counted in revenue.
If you had looked at the source instead of blindly quoting stuff you'd have even seen:

Keep in mind, that the figures stated above are gross revenue. This is before discounts, game returns and a 30% Steam cut gets taken off it, not even talking about taxes.

https://www.ind13.com/how-much-money-do-steam-games-make/

Okay?
So if you're right.

That still means with two additionial expansions, more expansive then base game, ya know, is well over 100 mill to this date and doesnt change much at all, so good luck, okay?

[Mardoc]

Listen, if your poor and dont want to pay for stuff,just say that, dont try to make out that a company has to sell stuff cheaper just to keep you happy.
They made a product that has been very popular and justifies them spending more time to make dlc`s. The time they take, costs money and maybe that dlc wont be as good or maybe people will just move on to another game, so they have to set a price which if their probable sales works in their favour then they will make profit and be able to pay their bills and maybe make more dlc.
If you made a product that was very popular, wouldnt you want paid for your time and effort?
Its not like they forced anyone to buy their product at full price, or at any price, so why complain?
If they make profit , its a good thing. Maybe they will make more games or just keep making dlc for this one.
You remind me of one of those idiots trying to play CP2077 on a toaster and complain because it wont run at 100fps.
The game and the dlc`s are well worth full price. The company deserves the money they earned.

[Balls]

Originally posted by -BMF-:

Isnt it time to be less greedy? People keep saying stuff like "But they need to make money!" as a defence for the game not being priced correctly but anyone involved with this game especially the guy who first created it is now so rich they literally never have to worry about money again so people saying "Oh those poor devs had to work so hard on the DLC so the game should never go down in price" dont seem to understand the team behind this has more money then they can even spend. No one is saying give us the game and DLC for free we are just saying maybe you can price the content more fair considering you have already made your fortune off of it.

Maybe if you were less greedy you wouldn't mind a $25 DLC. Gaming is a luxury. If you can't afford it or don't want to pay then don't and maybe switch to a different hobby if money is that tight.

[Daunmi]

My boss came to me and said, "I'm not saying I want you to work for me for free, I'm just saying maybe you can work for a lot less considering how much I've paid you so far."

And I thought that was completely fair, so this all makes sense to me.

[Zalzany]

Originally posted by Daunmi:

My boss came to me and said, "I'm not saying I want you to work for me for free, I'm just saying maybe you can work for a lot less considering how much I've paid you so far."

And I thought that was completely fair, so this all makes sense to me.

I know right my boss went "you got a 98% customer satisfaction score, so I was thinking you already doing great money wise, so how about we just stop paying you for a few years, but you keep up this level of work?" And I went "finally my dream job!"

Meanwhile in reality people doing bare min with like 68% customer satisfation raiting going "♥♥♥♥♥ I been here a year give me a raise or I walk!" Then getting home going "oh hell no this guy wants me to pay for him to create quality work! ♥♥♥♥ off I work hard for my money, you got enough now you give me free ♥♥♥♥ so I can have more money and refuse to pass it forward!"

[Daunmi]

Originally posted by Zalzany:

Meanwhile in reality people doing bare min with like 68% customer satisfation raiting going "♥♥♥♥♥ I been here a year give me a raise or I walk!"

Oh god, the memories...

All those staff members who never come to work in an emergency, call in sick when they feel like it, only get to work right on the minute they start and leave as soon as they can, put in the bare minimum effort to look like they're working, and stay employed simply because going through the hiring process is a nightmare for everyone so managers can't be bothered.

If you've never worked with someone like that I've got some bad news for you... you don't get games for free just because you don't understand money.

[grapplehoeker]

Originally posted by Rigben:

Next time I get groceries I will inform them that I deserve it for a fraction of the cost cause they already made so much money.

Off topic: I went to the supermarket today and the filter coffee I wanted was out of stock... they gave me an alternative for free! I love grocery shopping ;)

[Lyna]

I'm genuinely surprised anyone is this ignorant of the real world to truly hold such an extremely childish view...

[Chase]

Calm the hell down. The team is not as small as you think it is, not to mention steams 30% tax, normal taxes, etc, etc, etc. Honestly I am surprised they haven't gone under.

[-BMF-]

Originally posted by Darklight:

Originally posted by Gunsaremagic:

Buy kenshi on sale dude at least their salves are reasonable i got no reason to buy this until its 20 dollars
The sale for rimworld is a joke you might as well pay full price

https://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/Kenshi/

Your comparing a game released in 2018 and it's current day price to that of a newly released DLC? Don't get me wrong, Kenshi is a great game well worth getting, but trying to compare the pricing of the two is the only joke.

You are terrible at reading comprehension for someone who replies to every person in the whole thread eh? No one here cares the DLC launched for full price we just care that the main game and old DLCs never drop in price....