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MilesThatch There's such as bad stigma attached to Early Access that We as Developers really need to start supporting the System that Supports Us - Devs
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RichHopelessComposer There's such a bad stigma attached to Early Access *because* of devs. There's no way around that, unfortunately. People will always abuse the system, or just fail to deliver despite trying. It's a risky platform for customers, unless they're pessimistic going in. :x
Today at 10:28 AM Report
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MilesThatch Yes, the developers are at fault. But why is that news? What gamers need to learn is that not a 100% of all investments will have a return. They expect everything to work out. When 90% of startup businesses fail within the first year - Game Dev is not an exception. They need to learn to do research.
Today at 10:36 AM Report
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RichHopelessComposer Gamers *don't* expect every game to work out. They expect them all to fail, which is statistically a good bet. X'D
That's what the stigma of Early Access is - gamers expecting most games on the platform not to deliver. Can you blame them? All we can do is try to prove them wrong about our games. ):
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Ghost in the IDE I have seen many devs, who are regulars on this site, make decent money from EA - only to walk away with no intention of finishing the game.
To make matters worse, the projects are sometimes then sold on the MP as incomplete engines.
Double dipping, on a project that will never be completed.
I fully understand the stigma.
Today at 12:23 PM Report
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MilesThatch I get the feeling I may have made an impression I don't know WHY everyone assumes the worst of Early Access.
Today at 12:28 PM Report
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Ghost in the IDE My view of it is that 99% of people are out to make a quick buck, which ruins it for the legit one percenters.
Today at 12:39 PM Report
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MilesThatch To be honestm my view is that Developers are not the only responsible party for this mess. Gamers should learn to do research into the developers before putting their money into a project. Just like you would with any investment opportunity. If you put your money into something without research then when it fails to return what you were expecting is partially on you.
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MilesThatch I don't like how easily developers shlt on other developers. The system needs care and support from both sides and where there's a scam or a quick cash it, there's always a way to be aware and to prevent it.
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