Buyer beware!! This game was epic excusive

[Corona]

Good nite

[beefpoweredcars]

Can anyone explain to me why this being a previously Epic exclusive game would stop me from buying the game on Steam, my preferred platform? I legitimately don’t understand this post and the “buyer beware” aspect of it.

[Squirrel With Acorn]

Messaggio originale di Elitepatriot:

Question is why is it early access when the game has been out on epic for a while?

how often do we see early access games, the good ones, actually take 1 year or less in early access?

[Squirrel With Acorn]

Messaggio originale di KyrenCross:

The devs are pretty greedy. They took the epic money, 1 year later, a measly discount for coming to steam, still in early access, and will probably increase the price more after exiting early access.

I dont think they really care about a playerbase, after the game reaches 1.0. They will probably abandon it and move on to the next project, rinse and repeat.

This game could have been big, but with the unjustified price for entry with the little content they offer after a year, its not popping of as it should.

yes, the developers were greedy. They realized they needed money to continue development and their choices was either to take Epic's money so they can afford to pay their employees and continue development or sell themselves off and lose their independence and control of the creative process of the game.

how dare these greedy people care about their employees pay and livelihood and the creative integrity of their game.

[Cujo]

This game is so epic on Steam!

[Evilside]

You guys are lame af. If you like, just buy it where ever you like. The fk?

[MION'S HUSBAND]

no one cares, if they want to buy it on steam they will. not everyone wants to sell all of their data to epic for free like you. 0 iq mf

[Quick☢420™]

Messaggio originale di Corona:

Good nite

It's a game made with the Unreal Engine..... you know the one owned by EPIC. Man you look so stupid buddy, grow up.

[GtheMVP]

Messaggio originale di Nathunder:

thanks, buying on epic now, thank god i did not have to buy it on here

Funny, you can only post such silliness here because Epic's platform has no means to do so.

I can understand those who prefer the DRM-free environment of GOG, but Epic... you must trolling.

[Panda]

Messaggio originale di beefpoweredcars:

Can anyone explain to me why this being a previously Epic exclusive game would stop me from buying the game on Steam, my preferred platform? I legitimately don’t understand this post and the “buyer beware” aspect of it.

There are people who don't want to encourage devs, especially indies, from anti-consumer behavior of third-party storefront exclusivity on PC.

I decided to not support third-party storefront exclusivity because I was a Phoenix Point backer and many of us successfully funded the game for a Steam key. After the kickstarter was successful and Phoenix Point got all the backer money, EGS comes in and suddenly, the Steam key I paid for is replaced by an EGS key which I do not want and is not what I helped fund the game for. So out of the blue, the terms changed from under me and now I have to wait a year to play a game I helped fund on the platform they promised me they'd release on day 1.

Now, I don't begrudge indie devs the decision to go EGS, especially since I assume WItchfire was able to get in for the old EGS minimum sales guarantee instead of the new "First Run" deal EGS is using now which is just awful for indies. I just don't want to support the way EGS wants to compete in bad faith. I am against storefront exclusivity on PC. Valve has way more money than Epic and I am glad Steam didn't just follow what EGS is doing and use their Steam money to buy exclusives to keep games away from other storefronts like say, GOG. Barring first-party games, I believe people should be able to buy the games they want in their storefront of choice on day 1 without timed exclusivity.

For people like me who are against EGS exclusives, it's pointless to argue our point to people who don't share the same advocacy. Just ignore the game on the Steam storefront which would reflect on metrics and suppress the game from being recommended and we can then move on. Let the people who don't care about exclusivity enjoy the game in peace.

EGS is a failed storefront regardless of what we do so there's no point in arguing with anyone. The Fortnite money is already drying up which is why they replaced the old minimum sales guarantee with the new First Run terms. EGS will fall further into obscurity on it's own.

[theKlaw]

Messaggio originale di Panda:

Messaggio originale di beefpoweredcars:

Can anyone explain to me why this being a previously Epic exclusive game would stop me from buying the game on Steam, my preferred platform? I legitimately don’t understand this post and the “buyer beware” aspect of it.

There are people who don't want to encourage devs, especially indies, from anti-consumer behavior of third-party storefront exclusivity on PC.

I decided to not support third-party storefront exclusivity because I was a Phoenix Point backer and many of us successfully funded the game for a Steam key. After the kickstarter was successful and Phoenix Point got all the backer money, EGS comes in and suddenly, the Steam key I paid for is replaced by an EGS key which I do not want and is not what I helped fund the game for. So out of the blue, the terms changed from under me and now I have to wait a year to play a game I helped fund on the platform they promised me they'd release on day 1.

Now, I don't begrudge indie devs the decision to go EGS, especially since I assume WItchfire was able to get in for the old EGS minimum sales guarantee instead of the new "First Run" deal EGS is using now which is just awful for indies. I just don't want to support the way EGS wants to compete in bad faith. I am against storefront exclusivity on PC. Valve has way more money than Epic and I am glad Steam didn't just follow what EGS is doing and use their Steam money to buy exclusives to keep games away from other storefronts like say, GOG. Barring first-party games, I believe people should be able to buy the games they want in their storefront of choice on day 1 without timed exclusivity.

For people like me who are against EGS exclusives, it's pointless to argue our point to people who don't share the same advocacy. Just ignore the game on the Steam storefront which would reflect on metrics and suppress the game from being recommended and we can then move on. Let the people who don't care about exclusivity enjoy the game in peace.

EGS is a failed storefront regardless of what we do so there's no point in arguing with anyone. The Fortnite money is already drying up which is why they replaced the old minimum sales guarantee with the new First Run terms. EGS will fall further into obscurity on it's own.

Jesus my guy, just don't buy the game. Your take is trash.

Good news for fans? The Steam version recognizes your Epic Games save file.

[Chuck]

So was Hades, Satisfactory, Outer Wilds, Metro Exodus, Control and many other successful games.

Grow up.

[Eclipse]

Messaggio originale di Pnume:

Messaggio originale di TK:

This is the most moronic view ever. Do I hate that it came to Epic first? Yes. But... Again. Epic gives them more money upfront. As a developer, its the smart choice to help the game grow.....

And as a player its the smart choice to punish bad behavior.
These exclusives exist only because of people like you!

you are pretty intelligent, but your ego hinders your intelligence majorly, id guesstimate it reduces your overall IQ by at least 35 pts.

[Panda]

Messaggio originale di theKlaw:

Jesus my guy, just don't buy the game. Your take is trash.

Good news for fans? The Steam version recognizes your Epic Games save file.

Oh, yeah. Absolutely. I already ignored the game but forgot I get subscribed to topics when I comment so I got notifications. I'm unsubscribed now.

I just saw the game and went to the forums to see if people are saying anything about bugs and stuff and found that it was an EGS exclusive. I just replied to the guy because I thought he really wanted to know why there are people who don't like EGS exclusives.

Anyway, have a good day and enjoy the game!

For everyone else that don't like EGS exclusives, just ignore the game on the storefront and be on your way. There's no need to post and argue with people. :D

[Eclipse]

Messaggio originale di Panda:

I believe people should be able to buy the games they want in their storefront of choice on day 1 without timed exclusivity.

I recognize your disappointment and inability to cope with changes and the difficulty of integrating, but I also want to include people believe in fictional/mythological characters too.

your belief is pithy and shallow at best, and its surrounded by an intelligent lexicon. this is indicative of a person lacking XP in the AGE bar of life. I suggest you wait to experience more time and real life before pushing your inadequate beliefs on others, not dissimilar to what I would tell a religious preacher of any faith. keep your shallowness to yourself.

priority and availability fuels competition, and competition is what keeps the free market thriving and good for consumers. you follow your belief with praise for Steams ability to do business a certain way regardless of their bank account, without realizing your entire belief/argument is basically hypocrisy of what creates Steam and their will to do business that way in the first place, competition. You masquerade a storefront for all, encouraging competition, but then damn entrepreneurial decisions that fuel competition, like exclusivity for example.

just the prattle of a young person is how it comes off.

you want the joys of a free market, of a strip mine, but then simultaneously want to complain when someone ELSE benefits from it different than your typical loyalties. Its basic jingoism psychologically embedded. You dont love the free market, you just love what you love, but your ego literally adds false layers of "trueness" to your choices so you feel more justified, because for some reason, you and BILLIONS of others cope through life this way. a mystery trule.

[Grim]

Messaggio originale di sp3cu:

Wow, some of you must have really boring life

I was just thinking this reading through the boards looking for an answer. Some proper neckbeard behaviour going on last year or so. Entitled brats galore