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Fortnite still being in “early access” is a joke, right?
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It’s there because of Save the World mode
Early Access is only labeled there for Save the World mode. They are still planing on launching it as F2P once Early Access is done. It's just taking them a lot longer as they have added far more to the scope before it hits F2P. Since Mobile and Switch do not have this mode, the game has no label of early access.
So... Having a second game mode that is still in Early Access is "internal politics"?
One and done. The Early Access tag just lets them push patches while skipping certification. It's a competitive advantage at this point compared to other BR games that need to submit and pay for certification before they can push large client patches. it's a loop hole I eventually expect to see fixed with a time limit on how long a game can be in early access.
"Is"=/= "must be some" I didnt claim fact, just speculation
How a game is marketed or presented in stores and what language is used is absolutely an example of internal politics.
Minecraft was in beta for only one year, and was only officially in Alpha for half a year.
Though for the most part updates still seem to come out in a similar fashion to how it was during the Beta, so what's it matter? (speaking of, the latest update runs really bad on Java Edition :( )
Quoting because of the pictures.Early Access is only labeled there for Save the World mode. They are still planing on launching it as F2P once Early Access is done. It's just taking them a lot longer as they have added far more to the scope before it hits F2P. Since Mobile and Switch do not have this mode, the game has no label of early access.
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Aaaand I think we're done here.Early Access is only labeled there for Save the World mode. They are still planing on launching it as F2P once Early Access is done. It's just taking them a lot longer as they have added far more to the scope before it hits F2P. Since Mobile and Switch do not have this mode, the game has no label of early access.
It's a great way to avoid Metacritic, which is smart. You can't let people playing a bad game think they're playing a bad game.
Frankly if a game is EA then it should be able to take in mtx like many do. Hell some try charging a heafty price just to test it out in EA. Yes I know you get the game if it is ever released. But having a multimillion dollar business around an EA title is pretty shitty.
Kinda pointless now that Fortnite is mega popular even in the mainstream.
It's a known quantity already.
What I thought, but the separate Battle Royale loading screens also have "Early Access" labels on PS4/PC/XB1 too. It's weird.Early Access is only labeled there for Save the World mode. They are still planing on launching it as F2P once Early Access is done. It's just taking them a lot longer as they have added far more to the scope before it hits F2P. Since Mobile and Switch do not have this mode, the game has no label of early access.
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I don't think poor review scores are going to be turning people away from this game lol
I wouldn't be surprised if it forever stayed early access. Literally the vast majority of the players don't even know the game isn't out "officially" yet, and they are making billions with it. It also gives them a blanket excuse to change whatever is in the game at any time, because it's an early access which means they can change, pull, kill or add anything with no repercussions. It's stupid but it is what it is.
It's to game Sony.
Only Free 2 Play games don't need PlayStation Plus for online play.
Yet Save The World costs money. And yet you can play it with no PlayStation Plus.
Removing early access would mean they'd have to make Save the World free or lose players without PlayStation Plus.
Only Free 2 Play games don't need PlayStation Plus for online play.
Yet Save The World costs money. And yet you can play it with no PlayStation Plus.
Removing early access would mean they'd have to make Save the World free or lose players without PlayStation Plus.
It's just so they can still charge for save the world. They said that would be free to play once the game leaves early access which was meant to be mid last year
So my take from when I worked at GS was it's early access still so they can keep selling copies in stores to unsuspecting parents as it's like 30$ or something to be in EA for save the world which is how the physical game sells.
What DontHateTheBacon said. Season 9, especially, is going through some growing pains right now, haven't seen Fortnite with load-in problems as bad as this week's been.
And white text on a white background should be punishable by public flogging.Early Access is only labeled there for Save the World mode. They are still planing on launching it as F2P once Early Access is done. It's just taking them a lot longer as they have added far more to the scope before it hits F2P. Since Mobile and Switch do not have this mode, the game has no label of early access.
I always thought it was a way for Epic to not have to add Trophies and Achievements to the console versions (of Battle Royale).
You get millions of people finishing every trophy and suddenly a lot of people stop playing.
You get millions of people finishing every trophy and suddenly a lot of people stop playing.