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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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[–] 1 point 1 week ago* (5 children)

Automatic refunds!? Now that is would lead to some serious grind to avoid. Think about it, finish the game or go bankrupt. 24/7/365 development baby!

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  • [–] 4 points 6 days ago (4 children)

    If your game isnt in a state where it can be finished in 2 years (and i'm being very fucking generous with that 2 year window), then it doesnt fucking belong on early access.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago (2 children)

    I agree completely with your sentiment. You know that a developer can just arbitrarily declare their game "complete" just as easy as "early access" though right?

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago (1 child)

    yeah, and thats an excellent way to get mass refunded to oblivion. because I doubt steam is going to deny refunds for a game that defrauds the early access system.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago

    Well then you're relying on the user who has played a game for a hundred hours, to be honest. From what I've sern, most people who put in a large amount of ea time, do not stick around long into the release if at all. I imagine most of them would just refund the game whether it is truly complete or not.

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