FTP game but a paid early access?

[Chumpp]

Downloaded the free weekend demo, but then I read the intention was to turn this into a FTP money pit AFTER everyone has paid for the right to beta test it?

I'm probably missing something but this seems dodgy, time to delete the demo lol.

[Mivo]

It's explained in detail in the Early Access information on the store page.

The plan was always for the game to go F2P at release, and that was always stated on the store page. Charging for the early access version is a form of funding the development. The game didn't have any other monetization until the recent patch. Players who supported the game during the early access period will get otherwise obtainable rewards, so it's not quite the same as paying for beta testing.

I've gotten over 220 hours from this game so far. For the 15 euros I paid, this is an amazing deal. If that's not a good deal for you, waiting for the F2P release next year is fine too. I've thoroughly enjoyed seeing the game evolve, learning the new units as they got added, and just learning the game in general.

[Ydyp]

Well it is already some time devs charge us to beta test there game and so Early Access was born on Steam so Valve could capitalize on that aspect as well.

Also this game is certainly not the first that had a cost for Early Access when the end product was f2p. And yes it is a pretty bad practice if you ask me, but as you read on these forums there are white knights defending this practice and it seems to work well enough. So expect more developers to deploy it in the future.

And the easy solution: don't buy Early Access no matter if the end product is f2p or b2p or whatever model they use.

[HEX: SOLO QUEUE]

Originally posted by Chumpp:

Downloaded the free weekend demo, but then I read the intention was to turn this into a FTP money pit AFTER everyone has paid for the right to beta test it?

I'm probably missing something but this seems dodgy, time to delete the demo lol.

Thanks for this. I did not see that ♥♥♥♥ mentioned in any review and I generally don't buy EA games from the ♥♥♥♥ I've seen them pull. I had this on my wishlist without having looked very hard at it and it was 50% off. Played 10 minutes, came to look at the forums, uninstalled refund requested.

No F2P game like this won't immediately turn to a P2W ♥♥♥♥ show. I assume mobile trash is the actual intended audience.

[Mivo]

Originally posted by HEX: SOLO QUEUE:

No F2P game like this won't immediately turn to a P2W ♥♥♥♥ show.

The game won't be P2W. This has been explained, too. The "role models" for the monetization are games like LoL and DotA. You won't be able to buy anything other than skins and fluff.

The devs have been very transparent from the start. I suppose I understand the distrust in the gaming industry, but I don't feel it's deserved here.

[Matty Knacker]

This post is people not reading into what they are buying or not just waiting for the free to play relaese most of us who bought want to play early and give feed back I pretty sure most people are just waiting for the release to play

[Rainy]

Support the game, its damn good