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you're going to have an extremely hard time justifying that this attitude has or will "expedite the decline of the game and online community" given that they've
by maximente 6y ago
you're going to have an extremely hard time justifying that this attitude has or will "expedite the decline of the game and online community" given that they've been in early access for 4 years, continue to add sales, have an exclusive (and active) reddit, active modding scene, etc. 4 years is practically infinity when it comes to the uber-long tail distribution of indie video game success stories; not only that, but the game continues to add and keep players.
- Alupis 6y agoEh, Steam Early Release program has this effect with a _lot_ of games that, otherwise, would never see the light of day. You can play an ER game, get bored, stop playing for 6 months, and then come back and tons of new content is available now. This keeps the player base around too. Usually though, once a game calls itself "1.0" or whatever, the new free features tend to stop shortly thereafter. (which is more than fair, it's a "completed" product now) Where will this game be in another 4 years, after little or no new content? All games have a shelf life. The developer could stick to their principles and ride it out, and shutter the game once enough people have lost interest. Or... they could have a Steam Sale and extend the life for years at a time. We'll have to see...