I bought an early access game and it's not working omg /surprisedPikachu

[zargo_zore]

Seriously guys? Give the devs time to get things settled in. Relax, take a walk. Watch a movie. Things will get sorted out soon enough. If you didn't want the issues of an early access game then why did you buy into an early access game?

[MeGa]

I bought an early access game that had its legit release issues, and after two years, an open and closed betas on multiplayer, is still having server issues on the multiplayer beta launch, 6h after that.

[Draktok]

Oh em gee it's early access so it can be as bugged and awful as ever :)

No but really the game is several years old it's time to wrap up the bugs and release a finished product. I mean if this isn't indicitive of 1.0 issues to you idk what will be, of course on 1.0 you'll say "every game has issues on launch! it's normal!" so this is a meaningless discussion

The reality is we don't have an ETA from devs and low communication, some consistent hourly updates on the situation would be nice, there's no indication that anything is getting better or worse after nearly 6 hours. You can go take your 6 hour walk if you want, though.

PS: every game having that issue is not a good thing. Games should not realiably have issues on every single launch. Wouldn't you like ONE game to actually work on release?

[Maltsi]

Eh, you do realize that this game has been in EA for like 2 years or more? and only today it became unplayable. Which means it WAS working just fine for the entire time until now. So im sorry but your EA excuse is not working in this case for those who already owned the game before today and was fine.

[Geist]

I expect this to happen with the multiplayer. Like every other beta. Hell some full release games have this issue. I am just glad we got a patch TBH.

[Merek Grimaldus]

i could see issues if this game had like a massive player base, there is only so much excuse when there is as little as 16k players lmao... but yes, keep defending dev teams that are incompetent

[Maltsi]

Originally posted by Geist:

I expect this to happen with the multiplayer. Like every other beta. Hell some full release games have this issue. I am just glad we got a patch TBH.

Yes this is pretty much what to expect these days from multiplayer launches and honestly im not even mad, however this is the first time when the "offline" mode doesn't work either because of the online server issues. at least i don't think there has ever been any other game that had this issue.

[Ayk-]

Please stop giving the Early Access cards and don't complain babies treatment for these issues, you are hurting both the devs and the players in the long run.

[Zoolot]

Originally posted by Ayk-:

Please stop giving the Early Access cards and don't complain babies treatment for these issues, you are hurting both the devs and the players in the long run.

Hey, at least they're working on the issue instead of leaving it alone for a month or years.

[Desolane]

Originally posted by zargo_zore:

If you didn't want the issues of an early access game then why did you buy into an early access game?

You're right, I bought an early access game, "game" meaning something that can be played.

[Zoolot]

Originally posted by Desolane:

Originally posted by zargo_zore:

If you didn't want the issues of an early access game then why did you buy into an early access game?

You're right, I bought an early access game, "game" meaning something that can be played.

Lol, if you haven't played it before today then I have no idea what to tell you.

[Godot]

I bought this game like, three years ago.

[Omnishadow]

Originally posted by Draktok:

Oh em gee it's early access so it can be as bugged and awful as ever :)

No but really the game is several years old it's time to wrap up the bugs and release a finished product. I mean if this isn't indicitive of 1.0 issues to you idk what will be, of course on 1.0 you'll say "every game has issues on launch! it's normal!" so this is a meaningless discussion

The reality is we don't have an ETA from devs and low communication, some consistent hourly updates on the situation would be nice, there's no indication that anything is getting better or worse after nearly 6 hours. You can go take your 6 hour walk if you want, though.

PS: every game having that issue is not a good thing. Games should not realiably have issues on every single launch. Wouldn't you like ONE game to actually work on release?

Games nowadays are so much more advanced then they were in the past. Tbh it's not surprising that most games except a very select few has major issues on launch or in this case multiplayer launch. I also do think that it comes with that terriotory that development times are longer. This game is developed by an indie studio and the playable beta was made available in 2019 one year after their kickstarter campaign...
Now i'm saying this because another ARPG that started development in 2019 is Diablo 4... And that is made by one of the if not THE biggest games company on the planet.
Now Last epoch started their development probably ahead of their kickstarter, but that does not change the fact that they haven't really spent that much longer on the game than ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Blizzard.

[Maltsi]

Originally posted by AceMaster:

Originally posted by Maltsi:

Eh, you do realize that this game has been in EA for like 2 years or more? and only today it became unplayable. Which means it WAS working just fine for the entire time until now. So im sorry but your EA excuse is not working in this case for those who already owned the game before today and was fine.

Lol ♥♥♥♥ right off you self righteous ♥♥♥♥. Do you even understand the scale of this update? Did you even read the release notes to understand the sheer amount of changes involved? If not then you have nobody else to blame for your ♥♥♥♥♥♥ attitude and not tempering your expectations.

"What is Early Access?
Steam Early Access enables you to sell your game on Steam while it is still being developed, and provide context to customers that a product should be considered "unfinished." Early Access is a place for games that are in a playable alpha or beta state, are worth the current value of the playable build, and that you plan to continue to develop for release."

Notice the word "Playable"

"Rules

6. Don't launch in Early Access without a playable game. If you have a tech demo, but not much gameplay yet, then it’s probably too early to launch in Early Access. If you are trying to test out a concept and haven't yet figured out what players are going to do in your game that makes it fun, then it's probably too early. You might want to start by giving out keys to select fans and getting input from a smaller and focused group before you release in Early Access. At a bare minimum, you will need a video trailer that shows gameplay. Even if you are asking for feedback that will impact gameplay, customers need something to start with in order to give informed feedback and suggestions."

Again, notice the word "Playable"

https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/earlyaccess

I don't care about your opinion, this patch (in its current form) broke the game and is not playable. This patch was not tested and was not ready to release in main branch. They should have made it in multiple steps instead of putting it all out at once.

[Ravenkid9266]

Originally posted by He-Man Centipede:

Originally posted by Ravenkid9266:

You mean the patch notes? the ones that were not available for testing, even to the people in the "inner circle" yes even the content creators who normally are part of the Closed Testing did not get access to test, because EHG decided to drop a massive patch alongside a historically difficult feature with no testing. Those patch notes?

This is part of the testing process. It's not a full release. 0,9 is this patch, so we are close to 1.0, but it's still in beta.

You really think pushing a large patch along side multiplayer basically raw is a path to success?

[Googledebunker]

Originally posted by Ravenkid9266:

Originally posted by He-Man Centipede:

This is part of the testing process. It's not a full release. 0,9 is this patch, so we are close to 1.0, but it's still in beta.

You really think pushing a large patch along side multiplayer basically raw is a path to success?

If you don't have the patience for the testing process, it may be better to get a refund and come back later after the full release. The majority of the Early Access games I have played have bugs whenever they release a major patch.

I submit a bug report, and do something else.

Like right after I get done writing this comment, I am going to go get some dinner cooked, wrap up the rest of the house hold chores, change my oil, and by the time I am done with all that, I might be able to play.

If there are still issues with the servers, I will play any of the thousands of games I have available to play while they fix the server issues.

I bought this game a couple of years ago waiting for multiplayer, a few more hours or days while slightly annoying, isn't worth me bothering to get worked up over some bugs in a beta game.

It seems like you created a paradox. How can we test the patch, if they don't patch the game? Are you suggesting that they shouldn't update the game anymore?