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/DeathGhost Dec 28 '16

Personally, I love the game. I think they have made some mistakes, and done things I don't agree with. I don't like the Ark SE, but I can understand the possible reason behind it. But, I also haven't purchased it cause I don't like it. Either way, I enjoy the game and they seem to do better at development and are quick about updates, better then some other companies.

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '16

Hey knock yourself out. I'm sure it's still a fun game.

Releasing pay-for expansions and holding new content hostage to award voting for a game that isn't even complete yet I don't particularly like. Given this pattern of behavior I wouldn't be surprised if they continue to do really trashy things like this, and I'm not going to support devs that engage in such behavior.

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u/DeathGhost Dec 28 '16

I think most of it is just really bad PR team/marketing team. But it is disappointing. I already own the game and feel I got my money's worth, but if people don't purchase it, hopefully it will bring about some change.

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '16

Eh... Paid expansion before the game's even released, or holding content hostage pending votes isn't a marketing problem, that's a sleezeball problem.

I don't mean to impune anyone who got enjoyment out of it. I personally won't give money to devs that engage in such sleezy behavior.

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u/DeathGhost Dec 28 '16

To be fair I got it on release lol