Slightly off-topic but what is this alluding to? Do we have special rules regarding Medium?
lots of reviews on Steam are already proving your pointThis is quite clever in hindsight, loads of people who never even heard of the game will now buy it just because of the anti-EGS mentality.
Does this email from Epic strike anyone else as amateurish? Granted I haven't seen the original email, but I would expect better from someone trying to negotiate exclusive indie game acquisitions. Like get them on the call before discussing those details, don't discuss them over email. Hell, fly the guy to the office, make them feel like they're the most important indie developer in the world, act like the big deal the company is trying to represent itself as. Fly yourself to them, show them "how much this means to the company".
Low effort rubbish.
Not really. Email is a pretty standard first point of contact. They also stated the game was releasing soon so it makes sense they'd just want to cut to the chase.
Plus, the "un-corporate" approach may be much more approachable to some people.
First point of contact, exactly. They shouldn't be going into ANY specifics via email. It's too easy for people to say no.
It's not about being corporate or not. You can still dress in your flannel shirt and conduct business correctly, getting the best results for your company.
Here a well known journalist's takeUnrelated edit: Stop calling the guy a martyr. A developer not accepting a cash advance is not a death sentence. Not making the most money possible is also not a death sentence.
Nintendo wanted something extra for the Switch release to make it a Deluxe or Definitive edition of the release since it was an old game that already had a console and handheld release. That was literally it.
Epic is working together with many game developers and other partners to build what we believe will be a healthier and more competitive multi-store world for the future.
Yeah i agree on that. Curious if its go up on humble and other key sellers soon to get a tempting discount on jt.The game looks great but for $20 and less than 2 hours to complete is a hard buy. I think $15 would have been a good sweet spot.
I mean... this is totally anecdotal but I have no interest in the game - It's literally the exact opposite of games I generally like as I dislike both horror and puzzle games but I still bought the game to support the dev. I know there's a couple of others in the thread that have bought it just to support the dev as well and I'm sure there are others outside of ERA who will do the same. It almost certainly won't be enough to make up for the guarantee that Epic's offer would have bought but I hope it gets close enough to show that not taking Epic's deal isn't completely shooting yourself in the foot and that there are other valid routes. At least that's my hope anyway, voting with my wallet and expressing my opinion is all I can do.The sad thing is that unless this game is a surprise blockbuster hit, none of the people who are so vocal about the EGS will actually buy it, and will have completely forgotten about this by the time the devs next game comes out, so this weird idea of winning or earning the 'loyalty' of the fan base won't mean shit.
The sad thing is that unless this game is a surprise blockbuster hit, none of the people who are so vocal about the EGS will actually buy it, and will have completely forgotten about this by the time the devs next game comes out, so this weird idea of winning or earning the 'loyalty' of the fan base won't mean shit.
It's Jason "Valve bad because no crunch!" Schreier.
Complaining that a company sends their employees on vacation instead of forcing crunch onto them is something that I'll never understand.
I mean... this is totally anecdotal but I have no interest in the game - It's literally the exact opposite of games I generally like as I dislike both horror and puzzle games but I still bought the game to support the dev. I know there's a couple of others in the thread that have bought it just to support the dev as well and I'm sure there are others outside of ERA who will do the same. It almost certainly won't be enough to make up for the guarantee that Epic's offer would have bought but I hope it gets close enough to show that not taking Epic's deal isn't completely shooting yourself in the foot and that there are other valid routes. At least that's my hope anyway, voting with my wallet and expressing my opinion is all I can do.
That sounds like him, but I missed it and don't see anything in the OP. What did he do now?Jason "I get to decide what's worth outrage or what you should shut up about" Schreier.
It's certainly a Rorschach test for how you feel about the thing as a whole. I'm not going to say I'm losing respect for Jason as a whole because I really like a lot of his journalism, but suffice it to say I can't go with him or Mat on these opinions.
Read and/or quote my entire post thank you; you selective picked it way out of context.Keeping your word is a "martyr trick"? Is that the new term gamers are using to attack this developer?
My glee? I just think the dev made a bad call revealing business discussions and should be judged for it...Take your barely disguised glee at what you think is the game's poor performance and GTFO. Your posts are gross.
I've been out of the loop following gaming news. When did all these cynical idiots pop up?
"He turned down EGS and is telling people about it for clout"
He says he turned down EGS so it's available on more storefronts and where people who followed development preordered it. No shit he was approached and would eventually be getting asked about EGS or if they approached him. This convo could've happened on or after release as well and had the same reaction.
Some people want guaranteed money, some want as many people to play their work as possible. Neither are 'wrong' goals to aim for as a small/indie dev.
The beef here should be games not being big enough that EGS let's them on their store if they want to stay on others.
It's Jason "Valve bad because no crunch!" Schreier.
Complaining that a company sends their employees on vacation instead of forcing crunch onto them is something that I'll never understand.
Read and/or quote my entire post thank you; you selective picked it way out of context
Clearly I stated it doesn't "look" good with those peak numbers...
Jesus, stop taking such an armchair position. I'm talking about burning bridges in the entire game industry...his current game is already out...but what about future games? Maybe he is looking for a publisher? Maybe his martyr trick didn't work and wants to take a new deal with Epic for another game? Is he not in the industry to make money? Anything can happen from this...good luck to him though...