Zaku3 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Guess I am downloading the Epic Store. I think I got Shadow Complex when they were offering it for free. Crazy that a crowdfunded game can be switched to an exclusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slug Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 13 minutes ago, Zaku3 said: Crazy that a crowdfunded game can be switched to an exclusive. I mean, weren't lots of crowdfunded games steam only? Or was Phoenix Point originally multi-storefront then changed to Epic only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, Slug said: I mean, weren't lots of crowdfunded games steam only? Or was Phoenix Point originally multi-storefront then changed to Epic only? Steam and GOG. Now it's Epic only. The rewards from crowdfunding was a GOG or Steam key. They are giving the option of being refunded or getting an Epic key with 1 year of DLC support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Time to exercise that refund option! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 18 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: Time to exercise that refund option! In hind sight I will probably just skip it at this point. Be a dick move to buy in the game in the face of them screwing over backers. Perhaps when it comes to Steam finally. I am probably still gonna be addicted to Hearts of Iron 4 by then anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 One year beta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 As a Fig investor, you only profit off sales so you see none of the Fortnite money and all of the zero sales on EGS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Quote Where will I be able to play Phoenix Point on PC and Mac? Will the game ever be released on Steam, GOG.com or through other third-party outlets? Part of our arrangement with Epic is a one year-exclusivity period on PC and Mac through the Epic Games Store. One year after release, we’ll be able to distribute the game through other third-party stores, such as Steam and GOG.com. All backers up to this point will also STILL receive a Steam or GOG key after the 1 year exclusivity period. Updated FAQ. After the Metro fiasco, Epic wants zero Steam keys out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 I mean, this surely violates the terms with FIG investors, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: I mean, this surely violates the terms with FIG investors, right? I asked that question on ERA. I would think there has to be some “good faith” or fiduciary duty clause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 52 minutes ago, ManUtdRedDevils said: As a Fig investor, you only profit off sales so you see none of the Fortnite money and all of the zero sales on EGS. This is a beautiful grift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 They are back tracking a bit. You will get a GOG/Steam key in one year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, Zaku3 said: They are back tracking a bit. You will get a GOG/Steam key in one year. Whoopty freakin' doo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finaljedi Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 I was looking forward to this one, guess I’ll continue doing that... Then forget about it by next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 That sounds legally very... dubious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Epic sure knows how to please it's customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 From the Phoenix Point Discord re: the EGS deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Epic needs to move the narrative away from “this is good for gamers” to “this is a storefront for devs and pubs”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Ouch. They aren't doing this right. I mean, I suppose only their internal numbers are going to dictate the truth of that, but bad PR on this level is not helping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Yeah this isn’t working out at least from what we can see. Maybe numbers-wise it’s fine and they’ll just banking on people getting over it if they can flesh the thing out good enough over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Screenshot of conversation between developer and community manager: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Epic can go fuck itself. The only reason I got Metro Exodus for the Epic Store is because I bought an nVidia RTX code off of eBay for $27; no additional money went to Epic. If it wasn’t for that, I would have waited until it was back on Steam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfJoey Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Seems like such a shitty thing to do to your backers who expected Steam and GOG keys after they helped fund your development cost. I wanted to like the Epic store for increased competition, and maybe all this will be forgotten in a couple years, but I'm going to hold out on using the Epic launcher for as long as I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Remember, Power corrupts, but a shit ton of money is pretty niffty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshsToAshs Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 On 3/12/2019 at 1:08 PM, ManUtdRedDevils said: As a Fig investor, you only profit off sales so you see none of the Fortnite money and all of the zero sales on EGS. Untrue. All investors should have gotten a message letting them know they'll be getting something from the Epic deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 2 hours ago, AshsToAshs said: Untrue. All investors should have gotten a message letting them know they'll be getting something from the Epic deal. When the announcement was made this was not mentioned. It is unclear if this was originally part of the plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 9 hours ago, SFLUFAN said: From the Phoenix Point Discord re: the EGS deal "We got a bunch of money, so go fuck yourselves." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Pieces of shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 They raised $776,000 thru fig https://www.fig.co/campaigns/phoenix-point/about 1.2 million thru pre orders for a total of $2,154,262 . https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-08-13-phoenix-point-crowdfunding-breaks-usd2-million-heres-how-it-was-done Epic paid 2+ million for this exclusive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshsToAshs Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 15 minutes ago, ManUtdRedDevils said: When the announcement was made this was not mentioned. It is unclear if this was originally part of the plan. I know for a fact that taking care of investors has always been the plan. (I work for Fig) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 36 minutes ago, AshsToAshs said: I know for a fact that taking care of investors has always been the plan. (I work for Fig) Then I stand corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keyser_Soze Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I haven't even heard of this game till this thread, but looks like I don't need to buy it ever and they've done well for themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Welcome to the competition you've been loudly clamoring for, folks! Weird, it's almost like despite the endless bitching about the service, Steam has been a relatively pro-consumer place for a long time and anyone who thought about it for half a second would've seen this as a critical step in "competition." Which, remember, is ALWAYS good. Now Sony's just gotta buy Take-Two, MS can buy From Software and no one will learn anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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