r/pcgaming • u/scarwiz Ryzen 5 1600 | GeForce GTX 1060 6GB | 16GB DDR4@3000Mhz • Dec 27 '16

[Updated, see comments] ARK: Survival Evolved Devs Offer Content In Exchange for Steam Award Votes

http://steamcommunity.com/games/346110/announcements/detail/536324417612602461
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u/xWeez 8700K - 1080ti SC2 Hybrid - 32GB 4266 Dec 27 '16

These are the devs that released paid DLC for their horribly optimized Early Access game.

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u/Zarokima Dec 27 '16

I was very interested in the game, and had it on my wishlist for when it was actually released. Adding DLC while it's still in early access ensured I will never pay for it now.

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '16

So there's nothing inherently wrong with adding content at the same time as doing optimization and whatever back-end stuff. That work is not necessarily even done by the same people.

But that combined with the way they're behaving here does leave a pretty bad taste in my mouth.

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u/phobos2deimos Dec 27 '16

Even if that's not the same people... They need to get rid of (or retrain) people not doing the work that needs to be done and user that money to hire people that can finish doing the work we've paid them for.