Like, did they come into the deal with a chip on their shoulders against potential buyers?
The devs seem to really like their fans:
If someone cant see the image. Someone asks that they cant buy the game through EGS, since his country isnt supported yet and would have to pay USD.
Answer:
"No one owes you the game. Just wait."
Maybe someone should go ahead and tell this team to just go offline for a while.
lmao, this is the guy half of y'all are going to bat for.
I guess that's too bad. Don't make software you can't sell.And that message is that we don't want companies funding interesting video games.
Epic ain't funding jack.And that message is that we don't want companies funding interesting video games.
Jesus the hubris.
I was excited for this game and didn't mind buying it on the EGS but these guys are making it really easy to just skip it now.
I will never give them one cent.
And that message is that we don't want companies funding interesting video games.
And that message is that we don't want companies funding interesting video games.
The joys of self employment.At first I was giving them the benefit of the doubt, as some of what they're saying is absolutely true and needs to be said. But some of these subsequent messages to fans are just wow. If anyone where I work were to talk to fans like that they'd be fired, or at the very least disciplined swiftly.
Me: Hey can I buy this thing?The devs seem to really like their fans:
If someone cant see the image. Someone asks that they cant buy the game through EGS, since his country isnt supported yet and would have to pay USD.
Answer:
"No one owes you the game. Just wait."
And that message is that we don't want companies funding interesting video games.
You have to at least buy the game on Steam once it debuts there, or you're going too far. Try and be more proportionate, you know?I was excited for this game and didn't mind buying it on the EGS but these guys are making it really easy to just skip it now.
Epic cant even fund their own damn store to get a damn shopping cart functional. What makes you think they're funding multiple games that they have no ownership over?And that message is that we don't want companies funding interesting video games.
You have to at least buy the game on Steam once it debuts there, or you're going too far. Try and be more proportionate, you know?
I think a better complaint would be that Epic can't even fund Unreal Tournament.Epic cant even fund their own damn store to get a damn shopping cart functional. What makes you think they're funding multiple games that they have no ownership over?
This game was going to make back its money through whatever store they sold on, EGS wasn't a factor in them suddenly being profitable. All that this has done is allowed the devs security in a cheque for initial sales with no promise on future sales or long-term profits. Also I love your quick edit to add even further pointless whataboutism's to the discussion, especially because it never has been about it being a "launcher" but what that launcher is trying to achieve in the PC gaming market.Honestly, gamers are trash for not supporting devs for taking the guaranteed route for their game to break even/be profitable.
I'm just waiting for the inevitable article about how this poor two-person team was mobbed by the evil gamers, totally unprovoked of course.
No. Wrong. Dumb. Artists deserve to be paid.I mean most art made under a limited budget tends to work out better than pumping money into it. Restriction usually breeds creative works.
Honestly, gamers are trash for not supporting devs for taking the guaranteed route for their game to break even/be profitable. For as much as gamers decry the instablity and layoffs in the industry, they get really pissed about having to install a free client.
This one Reddit post claiming loony conspiracies is our 100% truthful facts that EGS haters be racist!
Honestly, gamers are trash for not supporting devs for taking the guaranteed route for their game to break even/be profitable. For as much as gamers decry the instablity and layoffs in the industry, they get really pissed about having to install a free client.
Well, I got a bingo.I knew this would be coming. Why, you say? All the main reasons for the anti-EGS rage are just consumer-biased, never thinking about development issues. Unreal Engine license, plus extra funds and the added discoverability (just a few games at EGS vs the tens of thousands in other stores) is something which can hardly be rejected.
Also, he's obviously right. I've been reading a bunch of users in this forum sarcastically saying "but it's just another launcher". Not only is another launcher, but it is also a free one.
I am a person who doesn't put consumer rights above worker rights. Assuming that EGS is "hurting" my "rights" as a consumer, that is (they probably gave more than 200$ in games for free, but whatever).
I knew this would be coming. Why, you say? All the main reasons for the anti-EGS rage are just consumer-biased, never thinking about development issues. Unreal Engine license, plus extra funds and the added discoverability (just a few games at EGS vs the tens of thousands in other stores) is something which can hardly be rejected.
Also, he's obviously right. I've been reading a bunch of users in this forum sarcastically saying "but it's just another launcher". Not only is another launcher, but it is also a free one.
I am a person who doesn't put consumer rights above worker rights. Assuming that EGS is "hurting" my "rights" as a consumer, that is (they probably gave more than 200$ in games for free, but whatever).
The devs seem to really like their fans:
If someone cant see the image. Someone asks that they cant buy the game through EGS, since his country isnt supported yet and would have to pay USD.
Answer:
"No one owes you the game. Just wait."
I bet the guy imagines himself as the romantic hero in this story.
Yikes...just yikes.The devs seem to really like their fans:
If someone cant see the image. Someone asks that they cant buy the game through EGS, since his country isnt supported yet and would have to pay USD.
Answer:
"No one owes you the game. Just wait."
I imagine him as the doppelganger for the dude from YIIK.I bet the guy imagines himself as the romantic hero in this story.
Epic represents the entire planet now! Truly they've grown to epic proportions
Bullshit.
Epic is not doing that. They are buying exclusivity to games that are already near completion.
Epic cant even fund their own damn store to get a damn shopping cart functional. What makes you think they're funding multiple games that they have no ownership over?
I knew this would be coming. Why, you say? All the main reasons for the anti-EGS rage are just consumer-biased, never thinking about development issues. Unreal Engine license, plus extra funds and the added discoverability (just a few games at EGS vs the tens of thousands in other stores) is something which can hardly be rejected.
Also, he's obviously right. I've been reading a bunch of users in this forum sarcastically saying "but it's just another launcher". Not only is another launcher, but it is also a free one.
I am a person who doesn't put consumer rights above worker rights. Assuming that EGS is "hurting" my "rights" as a consumer, that is (they probably gave more than 200$ in games for free, but whatever).
Honestly, gamers are trash for not supporting devs for taking the guaranteed route for their game to break even/be profitable. For as much as gamers decry the instablity and layoffs in the industry, they get really pissed about having to install a free client.
The games are near completion, so there is still development left to do. The last 10 or so percent of of a game's development is where the rubber hit's the road in my experience. There is a huge difference in outcomes depending on the resources available.Most games are kinda hot trash till the very end and the more resources that can be spent putting things right, the better. Epic stepping in and forking out cash to help these games hit the finish line is a good thing for the overall quality of these games.
This certainly isn't true in the case of every Epic exclusive, but it seems to very much be the case in the instance of Ooblets.