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Palworld lead worries Steam early access has "lost its meaning": players treat it like "a normal game" and the program has been "abused for a lot of reasons" (www.gamesradar.com)

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[–] Seppo@sopuli.xyz 15 points 6 days ago (9 children)

There's no such thing as early access. If anyone can buy and play the game, then that's a release.

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[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (8 children)

I mean it's an open beta.

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[–] LapGoat@pawb.social 5 points 5 days ago (1 child)

ur an open beta

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[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

No you're a towel.

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[–] Seppo@sopuli.xyz 0 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Entirely different thing. An open beta is free.

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[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (4 children)

No, free open betas are free. Open beta just means it's not an invite beta.

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[+] Seppo@sopuli.xyz 1 point 4 days ago (1 child)

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[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

No, a public open beta is public which implies free, open meaning not by invite and beta meaning pre release. An open beta just means not by invite pre release.

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[–] Seppo@sopuli.xyz 1 point 4 days ago (1 child)

If you're paying for access to a game, the game is released. Available for purchase.

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[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

Nope. Paid invite betas have been a thing since the early days of mmo's at the very very least.

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