We want money, but can’t actually provide true value for that money yet.
Hytale won't be on Steam right away, as its devs want to avoid "overindexing on negative reviews" from players who "aren't as well-informed yet"
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AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
While I understand that negative reviews at launch can kill a game, to me, this reads as
“Our game will be shit at launch and we rather try to launch it ASAP for a few fanboys that will praise us while they give us money from the start than launching on steam a few months later, more polished and without the fear for negative reviews”
Not sure how will it work
FlowerFan@piefed.blahaj.zone 44 minutes ago
That is 100% correct. But your comment is also the shining example why they should do what they‘re doing.
They have openly communicated that the game is going to be wildly unfinished at the start and have warned against buying it if you expect a full game. The fact that you didn‘t know this and had to figure it out yourself shows perfectly why they shouldn‘t put it on steam yet.
theneverfox@pawb.social 22 hours ago
I mean… That actually sounds pretty reasonable. If you want to soft launch to your fans to get things ready for a larger launch, go for it
alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 hours ago
Honestly I’m okay with that. I won’t be buying until it’s on steam so it’s like a closed beta for me. I’ll get a more polished product.
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 11 hours ago
In their defense, they’ve outright told players that this is what they should expect. They’re starting out by duck-taping their build from 4+ years ago back together.
warmaster@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Doesn’t Steam have a closed beta feature?
To me it sounds like they want to avoid Steam’s cut of their fanbase.
Asafum@feddit.nl 23 hours ago
To some extent I can understand that tactic depending on how much money they have to continue production. If the choice is to do as you state and potentially get the game in good shape, or just push as far as you can go until the money runs out and release it everywhere I’d say the former is the smarter play.