Some
questions came up on Steam regarding launch and funding and Portalarium responded insinuating the cash shop is the only money driving development. They go on to say no one is being forced to buy from their add-on store even though in the same paragraph they suggest that if people don't buy from the add-on store then the game won't ever be finished.
Topic at hand is "When is Release". We are currently in Early Access
with launch coming up very soon (we will announce more of these details
later this year).
The reason some things (not the majority by any
stretch) are in the store is to ensure we can continue to develop and
eventually finish the game. If we don't do that, then the game will
never be finished. No one is forced to buy those items, so it is
entirely up to you.
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your OP is directly related to cash shops specifically.
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The contradiction is alarming. They say it's a personal choice to use the cash shop but if no one buys anything the game will fail. Why I fee the contradiction is so alarming is because they do not have a strong playerbase, only the players that gave during Kickstarter or Seed Invest remain and only in very small numbers. They made very clear targets before with funding goals and now it feels like this is a cry for help, or something worse like a threat. There is only a very small number of players watching the game at present yet they must carry all the blame for failure even when there are three publishers that do nothing to market the game.
It is a choice, a choice that has results. So where is the problem. You seem to think that the gaming being finished is not an outcome based on peoples choice, it is an outcome based on peoples choice of action.
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The developers can not magically make money appear simply because you feel your entitled to the game, reality doesnt work that way
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It's really just a statement of fact that without more funds the game won't launch, and right now it seems the cash shop is mostly it.
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its a failure of people not understanding how this works. Giving money to a project does NOT mean you are entitled to have it completed. who actually thinks that is how it works? its not how it works, never has never will and to be frank people should not have to explain that unless they are very young
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The situation is also a very strong reminder of why publishers and the traditional funding method existed in the first place and why stricter, legally binding agreements should he considered between the two parties. Too much grey area and ambiguity on the requirements of the party receiving funds. This isn't the same as a starving artist exposition.
'buying items from the store is a choice and I feel that implies I still get the game either way' which it doesnt.
ALL...lets please try to stay hyper focused on the OPs core point
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I put the actual quote in the OP. They said "will never be finished" and will is a different planet compared to might. They asked for money and they made promises, they got money. They asked for more money and made more promises, they got more money. They asked for more money again and made more promises again, they got more money. They do this so many times and then they sell their company to backers for even more money and say they are becoming a publisher. Then they have contracts with two other publishers. Now THREE publishers are backing the game and they say the game will never be finished if people don't use the add-on store.
'They go on to say no one is being forced to buy from their add-on store even though in the same paragraph they suggest that if people don't buy from the add-on store then the game won't ever be finished.'
Read more at http://forums.mmorpg.com/discussion/469258/if-we-dont-do-that-then-the-game-will-never-be-finished-port-response-to-funding-questions#tS70qzuuGBZVOp4L.99
you decided to use the word 'suggest' why?
here is the quote from them:
'The reason some things (not the majority by any stretch) are in the store is to ensure we can continue to develop and eventually finish the game. If we don't do that, then the game will never be finished. No one is forced to buy those items, so it is entirely up to you.'
'if we dont do that' means 'if we dont ensure funding regardless of the source'
its not super clear but that is how it reads.
however, regardless of that point, you are not entitled to a game. peroid
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I never said I was entitled to a game, so maybe there is a disconnect here I am unaware of. If you are impaired in some way, please understand it's not my intent to argue with you. I don't understand why you are being so specific with regard to my wants here.
I am confused as to why there wouldn't be a game after everything that's been done. The game isn't very complicated. The UI is basic, combat is simple, the story is cheesy, the graphics are dated, the animations are simple. I am concerned and confused as to why anyone would have to continue to spend money on this game and I wonder what happened to all the money they were given. Of course no one is entitled to a game, but at some point considering how much money was raised and how high profile this project is people will feel very entitled to an explanation.
To get into a discussion of why a company such as Portalarium would say that the game will fail if people don't continue to purchase through the add-on store can only mean a few things. They're broke or they have no plan to increase player population or they have motivation to continue developing the game. I do not feel entitled to a game but I do feel very concerned that many thousands of people will feel entitled to a game considering all the promises Portalarium has made to get backer money.
'They go on to say no one is being forced to buy from their add-on store even though in the same paragraph they suggest that if people don't buy from the add-on store then the game won't ever be finished.'
its a contradiction you say. If you dont buy items from the add-on store you might/will not get a completed game. Ok....so why is that outrageous?
because you EXPECT to get the game regardless of if you buy from the add on store or not, you feel 'entitled' to get the game regardless of if you buy in game purchases or not. you are not entitled to the game for any reason whatsoever. Only if the game is completed does that begin to apply
The only way your logic works is if they assumption is that you should get the game at all.
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