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Maurice
Hero of Order
Part of the furniture
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posted October 01, 2014 01:30 PM |
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Edited by Maurice at 14:53, 01 Oct 2014.
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dark-whisperer said:
There is no reason for producer to keep finished game from releasing. So there is only early access version in some indie cases when you basicly pay to play unfinished game and then at release you get vanilla version. Big game companies don't use early access.
So when you pre-order game you just ensure that you will get the game the minute its released and show support for game and company.
You'd be surprised. Early Access in the current day and age usually comes with "goodies" (ingame items, achievements, titles, etc...) that you can't get otherwise. There's a huge appeal to many people to acquire that Early Access and all of those "goodies" and play it the second the gates open, rather than to have to wait in queue for weeks to come to get in but at lower price and find the "goody booth" empty.
For instance, EA/BioWare did something like that recently when they released the Galatic Strongholds expansion for Star Wars: the Old Republic. Subscribers got access in august to those Strongholds, Preferred Accounts (people who recently spent real life money ingame but have an otherwise free account) got it like last week or so and free accounts (people who didn't spend a dime on the game) get it in october. I'm pretty sure people were drawn to either subscribe or spend money in order to get that early access.
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Storm-Giant
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
On the Other Side!
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posted October 01, 2014 02:37 PM |
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dark-whisperer
Famous Hero
Darkness feels no mercy
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posted October 01, 2014 03:11 PM |
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That early access was more like demo. You got just quarter of the game and few classes. True early access gives you complete game to play with not just bugless, tested part.
What fascinates me is that people used to be paid to be QC and beta testers and now people actually pay to play unfinished buggy game just to get few cosmetic in game stuff 
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Stevie
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
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posted October 01, 2014 03:20 PM |
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Exactly. Pay more for an unfinished buggy game? Why? Am I not helping enough with testing and reporting bugs? I think there should be a fairer trade than that.
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Avirosb
Promising
Legendary Hero
No longer on vacation
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posted October 01, 2014 03:35 PM |
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PR departments are trying to sell beta testing off as a priviliege.
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War-overlord
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
Presidente of Isla del Tropico
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posted October 01, 2014 03:37 PM |
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Avirosb said:
PR departments are trying to sell beta testing off as a priviliege.
And succeeding.
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Stevie
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
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posted October 01, 2014 06:09 PM |
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That's counterproductive. People should be encouraged to test the game, not impeded.
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War-overlord
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
Presidente of Isla del Tropico
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posted October 01, 2014 06:34 PM |
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No, it's not. Most Beta's get more applications than they need testers. Marketing it as a priviledge makes many want it that more badly.
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Avirosb
Promising
Legendary Hero
No longer on vacation
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posted October 01, 2014 06:38 PM |
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It sometimes backfire, when irrational testers don't know they're testing a game and believe they're playing the final product.
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War-overlord
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
Presidente of Isla del Tropico
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posted October 01, 2014 06:44 PM |
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Fair enough, but barring stupid people from anything is as possible as surviving a freshly sharpened guillotine.
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted October 01, 2014 06:56 PM |
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Stevie said:
Ok. Just wanted to make sure if there's more to it, like free content , dlc's... Never pre-ordered before.
Like overlord said, that depends on the version. Often there are collector's editions that offer more stuff but other than that I'm not a fan of preordering. I like to walk to the store when the game is out, get it from the shelf 
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Stevie
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
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posted October 01, 2014 06:58 PM |
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Edited by Stevie at 18:59, 01 Oct 2014.
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I'll just purchase a digital copy on Steam with an EZ 3 clicks. Gonna take a look at the offer and then decide.
Or... Uplay?
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War-overlord
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
Presidente of Isla del Tropico
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posted October 01, 2014 07:03 PM |
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Since the steam-version likely will need u-play anyhow, why put an extra DRM in 'tween there.
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Pawek_13
Supreme Hero
Maths, maths everywhere!
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posted October 01, 2014 07:28 PM |
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Edited by Pawek_13 at 23:24, 01 Oct 2014.
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As I have written before - in MM:H7 permament internet connection won't be required. It will be just needed to register the game.
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Royin
Adventuring Hero
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posted October 01, 2014 08:16 PM |
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Pawek_13 said:
As I have written before - in MMH:7 permament internet connection won't be required. It will be just needed to register the game.
Hurray!
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Storm-Giant
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
On the Other Side!
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posted October 01, 2014 09:32 PM |
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Damn, I've just got back to home and see no update today 
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Stevie
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
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posted October 01, 2014 09:34 PM |
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They may want more opinions on hide/not hide percentages before they start a new vote.
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Storm-Giant
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
On the Other Side!
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posted October 01, 2014 09:40 PM |
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I think they'll start the new vote with Igromir, just like they did with Gamescom.
But still, they have a lot to show...
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DoubleDeck
Promising
Legendary Hero
Look into my eyes...
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posted October 01, 2014 10:03 PM |
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Pawek_13 said:
As I have written before - in MMH:7 permament internet connection won't be required. It will be just needed to register the game.
It's MM:H7 
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Wellplay
Famous Hero
Poland Stronk
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posted October 01, 2014 10:05 PM |
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Maybe we will get some leaked videos from Moscow?!
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This MEGA THREAD is pages long: 
