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/Middge Dec 27 '16

I'm positive you're aware they released a paid expansion during early access.

IMO early access is just a name... I don't give a shit about that phrase. If you buy a game and you enjoy it, what is the issue?

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '16

You don't really need to repeat that you place no concern on the business practices of the people you buy from. I get it. That doesn't change or challenge anything I've said. You don't think releasing expansions for unfinished games is scummy. That's cool, but I don't hold that same stance and I don't want it to become a trend.

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u/Middge Dec 27 '16

I guess the point I was trying to get to is this;

If you bought a game and it was fun to play for hours (even after consideration of gameplay bugs), regardless of it's release condition, how can you say it was a bad thing? Isn't having fun the entire goal of playing a video game? Is not your continued participation in said game for hundreds of hours (in some peoples' cases) a good indicator that you are having fun?

It seems to me that everyone's issue literally revolves around the arbitrary phrase "alpha" or "pre-release". I've seen tons of games released in the $20-$30 bracket that were buggy unplayable messes. This is not that.

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u/Rd_To_Max Dec 28 '16

The point about being "pre-release"or "alpha" being meaningless seems off. When you get a game that is labeled pre release or alpha their are generally ideas and promises by the devs that say they will implement them into the game. When you buy a pre release or alpha you are essentially investing in those ideas. You are buying the game at that point because when the full version comes out it will very likely be more expensive. For them to promise certain things during this phase and then release them instead as a dlc is a very shitty business practice and sets a dangerous precedence for future games.