EARLY ACCESS Scams

[L-laine]

Anybody else notice that games that have been in early access for a few years and haven't had updates in a year or more are suddenly getting pushed into "FULL RELEASE" after steam revealed its intention to include a warning when a EARLY ACCESS was last updated and whether it may be abandoned?

I assume if nothing was done they just intended to leave their games in early access forever hoping to get some free sales from uninformed gamers.

[HikariLight]

You are WARNED via a BIG BLUE box on an EA games page that says the game MAY or MAY NOT be updated beyond its current state.

If you buy it and get upset that it isn't getting updated, that's your failure for not reading the warning
Buying ANY game, EA or full release, is a manual action YOU perform. No one is forcing you to buy anything.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Opprinnelig skrevet av L-laine:

EARLY ACCESS Scams

Anybody else notice that games that have been in early access for a few years and haven't had updates in a year or more are suddenly getting pushed into "FULL RELEASE" after steam revealed its intention to include a warning when a EARLY ACCESS was last updated and whether it may be abandoned?

I assume if nothing was done they just intended to leave their games in early access forever hoping to get some free sales from uninformed gamers.

Got some links?

[L-laine]

Opprinnelig skrevet av cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Opprinnelig skrevet av L-laine:

EARLY ACCESS Scams

Anybody else notice that games that have been in early access for a few years and haven't had updates in a year or more are suddenly getting pushed into "FULL RELEASE" after steam revealed its intention to include a warning when a EARLY ACCESS was last updated and whether it may be abandoned?

I assume if nothing was done they just intended to leave their games in early access forever hoping to get some free sales from uninformed gamers.

Got some links?

:nkCool:

About a scam or about steam wanting to put in update warnings? Here's a scam game right here if your interested: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1330190/A_Town_Uncovered/

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

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Got some links?

About a scam or about steam wanting to put in update warnings? Here's a scam game right here if your interested: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1330190/A_Town_Uncovered/

Didn't the dev state, "1.0 will not likely be the absolute last update?"

https://steamcommunity.com/games/1330190/announcements/detail/547853571373140594?snr=2___

It's not even a game you own.

[Start_Running]

Opprinnelig skrevet av L-laine:

Anybody else notice that games that have been in early access for a few years and haven't had updates in a year or more are suddenly getting pushed into "FULL RELEASE" after steam revealed its intention to include a warning when a EARLY ACCESS was last updated and whether it may be abandoned?

Annd you're assuming this wasn't going to happen anyway?
I mean it's not like that warning is showing any new information that wasn't available already. And its not like people who fail to read th e Blue Box...(like yourself) are going to stop buying things they don't understand and then complain about them.

Opprinnelig skrevet av L-laine:

I assume if nothing was done they just intended to leave their games in early access forever hoping to get some free sales from uninformed gamers.

How does a user make an uninformed purchase of an early access game?
Also you do realize that they can do exactly as yuou say with a crappy game not in early access.

[76561198407601200]

Opprinnelig skrevet av L-laine:

Anybody else notice that games that have been in early access for a few years and haven't had updates in a year or more are suddenly getting pushed into "FULL RELEASE"

Yes, it is part of the message on early access games.

Early Access Game
Get instant access and start playing; get involved with this game as it develops.
Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

If the game is pushed to Full Release, then it is no longer early access. This of course still requires people who intend to play to do proper research as they should prior to any purchase and if they feel it was pushed to full release too soon then they can simply skip that purchase. The developer(s) will notice the lack of sales and perhaps improve on the game. If people are purchasing it after full release and are fine with it then there of course is no harm.

[Chika Ogiue]

Opprinnelig skrevet av L-laine:

EARLY ACCESS Scams

Games not getting updated when you want them to be, does not make them a scam.

People really need to stop confusing "I hate this" with "scam". Words have meanings, learn them.

[RPG Gamer Man]

I actually like the fact steam put the last time the game was updated on steam. The fact they put more transparency about early access games is great though. They actually should of done this long ago though.