Planetary Annihilation at 90$ on Steam

[MASTACHIEFPWN]

After watching the trailer, I don't see the appeal to the game, honestly. (For that price, atleast)
Yeah, it seems interesting- But not for 90$.
I mean, who would pay that much for an incomplete game?
What if it isn't any good?

 

[Jadak]

As others have mentioned I believe, (only skimmed). $90 isn't the price point of the game. This was a kickstarter project, and $90 was the price of the tier that let you get early access, play the Alpha release when it was ready. A bonus.

What you're seeing is the transfer of this premium offer to Steam. When the game actually releases, or at some point before then, you'll likely be able to be buy it for what I've bought it for, $20. Maybe not, maybe that price won't exist beyond the kickstarter funding, but you won't be seeing $90 for the normal release.

In any case. The game isn't done. If you don't want to pay $90 to play an unfinished early Alpha, don't. Buy it when it's done for something not stupid.

 

[ThatQuietGuy]

It's the same price point of the kickstarter and I believe the same rewards of that tier. I don't see the problem, you could argue that the money is no longer going toward development since the kickstarter ended I suppose, but either way they didn't have to extend the alpha buy-in at all so really their just giving the option to those who may want it at the same deal the original backers got. Don't like it? Wait for release.

 

[Strelok]

i kind of understand their reasoning behind this (more money for development), but for a Steam game, that is not even finished, i think this is a bit over the top.

I don't think that is the reasoning behind it, it is more likely to keep things fair to those who put up money for the beta tier in the kickstarter. They paid a lot for access to that, and the team was lucky enough to get onto Steam as well. If you do not like the price now, wait for the release, that is what I am doing.

 

[Atmos Duality]

Even as a fan of Total Annihilation, the only thing that looks remotely exceptional about this game is the asking price.
...For alpha/beta no less.

Eh, I'll pass.

 

[nymz]

If you pay 90 dollars on kickstarter you are doing it to FUND the game development AND get rewarded with alpha access, but if you buy it on steam it is to access the alpha only, not to fund it. There's your difference. Disgusting price.

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

Would you pay $90 for a "Triple-A" game with rave reviews from critics and gamers alike?
Would you pay $90 for an average game that's a sequel to one you've already played?
Would you pay $90 for a game that's released and whose premise you like, but you've seen and heard nothing about it?
Would you pay $90 for an alpha release of a game that may fail in its release state?

At least with a preorder, you can cancel it. But to pay $90 for a game for which you have no assurance that it will ever live up to expectations is insane. I wouldn't personally pay that much for any game short of Baldur's Gate III itself, even if it was a released, Bethesda game with rave reviews. For an unfinished alpha release by an indie developer, they're actually taking the piss. Early adopters, alpha and beta testers who fund a game in its development stage should pay a fraction of its release price, not a multiple. The developers are really trying their luck (and follower's goodwill) with this farce.

 

[endnuen]

Why would anyone even want to play a game that is only 20-25% finished?
It's only in Alpha, so features and so on and so forth is not locked in yet.
So, if you want to play it, it must mean you want to influence the development with your opinion.
Following that the company have decided that the kickstarters should have the privilege after paying $90 for it, why the flipping hell would anyone think they can be entitled to have a say unless they pay the same?

Once the game goes Beta and features are locked for now and they need to polish and test balance and so on and so forth, the game will drop dramatically in price.

So just keep your money in your wallet and wait.
Unless you want a say, then pay up.