Wait what? Do.... do you think that maybe the consumers feelings about EGS may... just possibly... be influenced by the burns they are nursing from this nonsense and their distinct lack of recourse outside of taking their business elsewhere in the future?
Any chance those.... might be
related?
Maybe?
Ok, perhaps I'm looking at this through the wrong prisim, and happy to admit that.
But from what I see events can only assumed to have gone something like;
- People who threw into the KS were promised(?) a Steam Key
- Game gets a publisher years later
- Epic offers publisher a hat full of money for exclusivity (?)
- Publisher agrees
(These could be reversed for all we know pub went to Epic)
- Publisher tells customers from the KS "sorry, we said Steam... but now it's EGS oh and to kick you in the nuts, no refunds - which incidentally is outrageous and has been my stance since)
- The Publisher literally sold you off to get you into Epics store.
- Customers outraged, and rightly so.
I'm trying to see the link between people venting on the store itself, rather than going after the Publisher? I've been telling people to write into their consumer bodies to complain about the behavior of the publisher? Should have told them to complain about Epic to our ACCC instead?
How many times do I have to bring up on a page that I backed shenmue for $500
I get that, I have seen your posts on the failings of the EGS platform. I was absolutely furious when I went through a something "kinda" similar with that now. I felt robbed.
I deeply want nothing more than to see you made whole with a refund or at the very least what you were promised with a steam key.
I respect people's reasons on why they may venomously hate the EGS or why some are more nonchalant towards it..
But what exactly is the dog pile on the launcher itself going to do in this situation? Would it not be best to keep the focus on the publisher to change or reneg or change the deal they agreed to in the first place. I'm just seeing the outrage a little misplaced.
**Just a friendly reminder to Australians I made 20pgs back.. You must submit a complaint in the first place if you want any action (no idea if they will investigate) but you need to do it.
Not sure if you serious or just being a little facetious with a bit of tongue and cheek, but if you or any Australian wants any action or even them to look, you will need to submit a complaint to them first.
...and there seems to be an awful lot of "no refunds" in correspondences going around.
Ironically, you can find a good template on the ACCC site, granted it's geared for the ACCC, but shouldn't be much to modify to suit your region.