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On Sun, 22 Dec 2013 16:33:57 +0400, "Andrew Rybenkov"
<aryb...@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Sun, 22 Dec 2013 14:53:56 +0400, Andrew Rybenkov <aryb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Flash-sale games are full of unfinished (so called "early access") crap.
>
>now it is even more ridiculous: Flash Sale: a dlc for "early access" game. Really?

DLC for a game that hasn't even been released?

This early access bullshit needs to die, and fast. Essentially, you
are paying for the privilege of being an employee by beta-testing (or
even alpha-testing) the developer's software.  It's one thing if they
allow access to the beta for free (in which point, you are still
working for the employer, but you are getting paid by being allowed to
see the game before anyone else), but this is just "double-dipping". 

And DLC is extra content you can download; once you release it, a game
should be considered "finalized" by customers and reviewers, no matter
what "alpha" or "beta" label the developers smack on their product.
Once money changes hands, the game deserves to be ranked against all
other titles.

Which means most "early release" titles should have metascritic
ratings around the same as other "we-made-you-pay-for-it" alpha
releases like "Big Rigs: Over The Road Racing" 

*

But back on topic, yeah, this year's Steam Holiday Sale is pretty
poor. The discounts are not impressive on the games I want to buy, and
those games that do have a good price do not interest me in the least.
We're three days into the sale and I still haven't purchased one game.

My first Steam Holiday Sale, I was probably picking up at least one
every day, often more.

I think Valve has realized that a lot of gamers - like myself - were
just waiting for their big sales to purchase the "big-ticket" items.
Instead of paying $60 for a new game, I would just wait until a sale
and get it for $10. So instead of drawing in new customers, the sales
were simply dropping the average price point that gamers found
acceptable. So now Valve is limiting how low the discounts can go in
an attempt to raise that point to something they can make a profit on.

Instead, I think I will gravitate more towards GOG and get my games
there. Better prices and no DRM to boot. 

 



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