They can do what they want but I will not support them and I bet you they will lose a ton of sales and goodwill from this decision but they made the decision and they will have to live with it.
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Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries drops Steam and will be available exclusively on EGS [yes, please read STAFF POST]
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Fuck man. Fuck this. I guess developers will be fine with less people playing their games but epic covering the cost of selling a ton of copies. Good for them but when Epic stops giving out massive handouts they might regret that their fan base is even smaller in the future for their next games.
They host biweekly AMAs the last four months. This one was already scheduled apparently.
Lol holy shit. This is like an ongoing siege against Steam. I'm super hyped for this game too.. This and Tetris Effect are gonna get me using that EGS storefront fo'sho.
I will leap out the window if that thread ever happens, I already skip Gaming Side now
LOL.
Unless the reasoning is "we got a shitton of money" he can fuck off with his spin.
So Epic gave them a good budget boost. Honestly, that's fair and good news for the team after all, even if not many here will like the decision.
I would honestly rather Windows/Xbox Store exclusivity. EGS still doesn't have cloud saves. I have a gaming laptop and desktop.
Maybe they will roll it out by the time MW5 drops. Maybe.
Maybe they will roll it out by the time MW5 drops. Maybe.
Except everyone will just buy it on the Rockstar Social Club that cares so it really won't matter.
I wonder if they are prepared for the backlash at least they are offering refunds.
Someone earlier in the thread said that they're a really small studio and basically need MW5 to succeed in order to keep the lights on, so yeah I can't really blame them.
Nope.
Never played a game in the series, not familiar with it.
Maybe I've seen an announcement or two on this forum or the other one but dont remember.
Well yes. Which is why I said "unless."
I can respect people going "yeah, they paid us and we need the money."
I don't like the usual nebulous excuses about epic's platform clearly being the best for the players.
If this is true, yeah cannot really blame them. Was looking forward to it, but the Epic store is not a launcher I want to use considering it lacks so many features. Will wait until it is on Steam or if Epic actually gets their act together and puts up more client friendly features.
I love Mechwarrior and Battletech but like, isn't Piranha sort of notorious with the way money is handled?
This isn't all that surprising when MWO had some pretty absurd monetary stuff that put me off the game.
This isn't all that surprising when MWO had some pretty absurd monetary stuff that put me off the game.
First game I've actually cared about to do this. Guess I'm waiting another year for it (hopefully).
If some of the already launched titles and coverage I've read about is accurate and can be transferred in some way, Mechwarrior being on EGS is probably a great thing for the dev and the game, and its future.
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That shit ton of money is making the studio survive and allows them to spend more time developing the game.
I am sure they have. It's nice that they offering refunds even for people who preordered and used the exclusive pre-order codes.
It never received any Steam store page. Only a text blurb on the official website's preorder page that said Steam keys.
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This might be the least controversial Epic exclusive PR announcement to date. Can't fault them for being open about offering refunds.
BUT. They know that their fans wouldn't be happy, so they begin the FAQ with how to get a refund. And the same standardized PR bullshit on how they can make better games with the money etc. etc.
BUT. They know that their fans wouldn't be happy, so they begin the FAQ with how to get a refund. And the same standardized PR bullshit on how they can make better games with the money etc. etc.
I'm okay witht this. They havent actually made a non port game besides Mechwarrior online so... if they got a cash injection to polish the game even further that's cool. This genre of games is a niche within a niche and anybody thinking they would have sold millions on a dead ip is in lala land