Sure, there's a standard beta for $75, but if you go that route you don't get a full copy of the game when it goes gold.
WTF? $75 for a copy of a game? $75 just to beta test it?
Read the article and realize they claim to have 10,000+ new people playing...
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
That's how it works now for all but the bit AAA titles. If you are eager enough you can pay extra to get in early. If you aren't just wait. Makes sense to me. Why the WTF-ery?
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I own a lot of early access games, Rust being a prime example.
I'm not shocked at all by them asking folks to pay to play the Beta. I equate this business model to Kickstarter without Kickstarter.
What I'm shocked about is the $75 price tag just to beta test, and then $75 more if you want a copy of the game when it comes out.
What PC game costs $75? Hell, what console game costs $75?
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Ah, if $75 is going to be their actual game release price point, then they have made a mistake and I agree with your WTF-ing.
But if it's only for the early purchasers, then that makes sense. Kickstarter reward prices are always higher than the final end cost to more patient buyers. It's the cost of being a true believer or something.
I, too, recall the original Elite very fondly. 10,000+ is no surprise at all. But I myself don't remember it quite $75 fondly.
"ATTENTION: Customers browsing porn must hold magazines with both hands at all times!"
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
I wouldn't have known the game without the second video. That rotating space station clicked. I played this too. But, all I ever did was try to land. Leave the station, turn around, try to land. I do remember flying to other stations a couple of times, but, I could never land.
I didn't have the manual, of course, so I had no idea at first how to dock. I got really good at piloting into the docking slot ... and blowing up myself and the station because I hadn't known I needed to press "D" ... or was it "C"? Whatever.
"ATTENTION: Customers browsing porn must hold magazines with both hands at all times!"
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
