Quote from: Jarhead0331 on May 01, 2024, 09:54:52 AM...and let me guess...it will include some kind of an update that will not be provided to those who bought early access on Epic. Stardock and Wardell screwed everyone over like this with Gal Civ IV.Actually there is a rumour going around that epic owners who purchased before a particular date might get a steam key.
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on Today at 04:24:56 PMQuote from: Grim.Reaper on Today at 02:51:02 PMQuote from: Jarhead0331 on Today at 02:44:29 PMQuote from: Grim.Reaper on Today at 02:37:55 PMQuote from: solops on Today at 02:09:04 PMQuote from: Destraex on Yesterday at 07:30:48 PMWhat happened with galciv?See post #11
Hard to imagine anyone making such a poor business decision.
Guess didn't see a huge deal myself. Originally purchased in 2021 for $29.99, with a coupon that had $10 off. People that own the Epic version can upgrade to Supernova for $15.99. That brings my total cost to $45.98. Supernova version on steam for the base version is $49.99, which my total investment is less for the same thing. Even if didn't have the coupon, I guess my cost would have been around $55. So at worst case $5 more for playing the game much earlier than Steam release.
That's fair when you break it down like that. However, it would have been really nice if Stardock had thanked early adopters on Epic by giving them a key on Steam. After all, the Supernova version is not available at all on Epic, and as far as I understand, the Epic version is no longer receiving updates. Thus Epic owners are forced to buy on steam if they want to experience the most up to date supported version. Stardock easily could have turned this into a big win rather than rubbing a lot of players the wrong way.
But even if required to buy, still about same cost as people who buy directly on steam. I understand might have been nice to get a steam key, but don't think they ever promised anything like that so I guess I just assume risk when I knowingly buy into games early. Certainly respect others feel differently, but for me not really a huge deal as any minor extra cost i chalk up to playing much earlier (around 2 years) than others. In sins case, they have stated strong desire to provide the steam key, so let's see what they do this time.
They didn't promise that, but they also didn't put Epic buyers on notice that the Steam version was going to have a major game changing update that the Epic version was not going to receive nor that the Epic version was going to be, in essence, abandoned once released on Steam. This is what really pissed me off the most. Had I known, I would not have bought on Epic at all.
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on Today at 02:51:02 PMQuote from: Jarhead0331 on Today at 02:44:29 PMQuote from: Grim.Reaper on Today at 02:37:55 PMQuote from: solops on Today at 02:09:04 PMQuote from: Destraex on Yesterday at 07:30:48 PMWhat happened with galciv?See post #11
Hard to imagine anyone making such a poor business decision.
Guess didn't see a huge deal myself. Originally purchased in 2021 for $29.99, with a coupon that had $10 off. People that own the Epic version can upgrade to Supernova for $15.99. That brings my total cost to $45.98. Supernova version on steam for the base version is $49.99, which my total investment is less for the same thing. Even if didn't have the coupon, I guess my cost would have been around $55. So at worst case $5 more for playing the game much earlier than Steam release.
That's fair when you break it down like that. However, it would have been really nice if Stardock had thanked early adopters on Epic by giving them a key on Steam. After all, the Supernova version is not available at all on Epic, and as far as I understand, the Epic version is no longer receiving updates. Thus Epic owners are forced to buy on steam if they want to experience the most up to date supported version. Stardock easily could have turned this into a big win rather than rubbing a lot of players the wrong way.
But even if required to buy, still about same cost as people who buy directly on steam. I understand might have been nice to get a steam key, but don't think they ever promised anything like that so I guess I just assume risk when I knowingly buy into games early. Certainly respect others feel differently, but for me not really a huge deal as any minor extra cost i chalk up to playing much earlier (around 2 years) than others. In sins case, they have stated strong desire to provide the steam key, so let's see what they do this time.
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on Today at 02:44:29 PMQuote from: Grim.Reaper on Today at 02:37:55 PMQuote from: solops on Today at 02:09:04 PMQuote from: Destraex on Yesterday at 07:30:48 PMWhat happened with galciv?See post #11
Hard to imagine anyone making such a poor business decision.
Guess didn't see a huge deal myself. Originally purchased in 2021 for $29.99, with a coupon that had $10 off. People that own the Epic version can upgrade to Supernova for $15.99. That brings my total cost to $45.98. Supernova version on steam for the base version is $49.99, which my total investment is less for the same thing. Even if didn't have the coupon, I guess my cost would have been around $55. So at worst case $5 more for playing the game much earlier than Steam release.
That's fair when you break it down like that. However, it would have been really nice if Stardock had thanked early adopters on Epic by giving them a key on Steam. After all, the Supernova version is not available at all on Epic, and as far as I understand, the Epic version is no longer receiving updates. Thus Epic owners are forced to buy on steam if they want to experience the most up to date supported version. Stardock easily could have turned this into a big win rather than rubbing a lot of players the wrong way.
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on Today at 02:37:55 PMQuote from: solops on Today at 02:09:04 PMQuote from: Destraex on Yesterday at 07:30:48 PMWhat happened with galciv?See post #11
Hard to imagine anyone making such a poor business decision.
Guess didn't see a huge deal myself. Originally purchased in 2021 for $29.99, with a coupon that had $10 off. People that own the Epic version can upgrade to Supernova for $15.99. That brings my total cost to $45.98. Supernova version on steam for the base version is $49.99, which my total investment is less for the same thing. Even if didn't have the coupon, I guess my cost would have been around $55. So at worst case $5 more for playing the game much earlier than Steam release.