I propose 2024 is the year of early access games boycott.

Bring back completed games only.

    • KptnAutismus@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      the more obscure one: scrap mechanic

      it’s been in early access since 2016, and axolot is really slow on updates. but when they happen, it often adds a lot of cool shit.

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      8 months ago

      And there’s more than one way to do EA.

      KSP 1 started small and free, added more stuff and went purchase but cheap. On the other hand, KSP 2 went straight for full-price AAA game price yet lacked a ton of features and terrible performance (it was clearly rushed out).

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        8 months ago

        I wonder if that has much to do with the original being made by a small startup company named Squad, while the sequel lists Intercept Games as the developer and Pirate Division as the publisher?

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      8 months ago

      Was just gonna say I’ve put an embarrassing amount of hours into Satisfactory, which is an “early access” game I paid like $20 for. Nothing wrong with it. It’s not an abandoned product, but even if it was I’d have a hard time complaining about it.

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        8 months ago

        I have 1000 hours in Satisfactory. And there’s a LOT currently wrong with it. Tons of bugs, incomplete mechanics, performance issues, and it got worse in Update 8 not better because of the engine update.

        That said, the team is working on it, Coffee Stain will get it ironed out and release a solid v1.0.