I was in shock a little bit when I saw it release out of nowhere. Kickstarters are generally priced way, way below what developers actually need to develop and support the game after release, remember that folks. Developers aren’t charities, developers and general support takes up a lot of time and money. Steam is as always a cesspit of vitriol, and I suggest you all ignore the Steam forum for TITANS. Notable point: People really do forget how much it costs to make games, especially if you’re making something other than a simple platformer. #PLANETARY ANNIHILATION TITAN DESTROY FREE#They have stated they wouldn’t have been able to afford to do things like this with normal free updates ( source, see answers from the 19th). The “Classic PA” had about a year of big and small updates, but they needed a bigger push, so TITANS it is. I could pull out a long list of other examples of why complaints about the pricing is silly. It was pretty much the same game with a few new units and a better UI, but I didn't hear anyone complain about it back then. There’s also “Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance”, that was a standalone expansion for Supreme Commander. Honestly, this reminds me of the backlash 4A Games had with the Metro Redux games, and it seems that backlash faded after a while when people realised how much better the Redux games were. It’s another reason why user reviews shouldn’t really be trusted, as you will notice the negative reviews have hardly put any time into TITANS to see if it was really worth it or not. Their Steam store page states the reviews are “Mostly Positive” (It was Very Positive earlier), but that hasn’t stopped the ones showing on the store page directly all being negative. You can’t even buy Classic PA now either, which means all new players will be on TITANS, so the community should get bigger by this move. Uber even enables TITANS players to play with Classic PA players by simply adjusting an option in TITANS, so the community isn’t even fractured by this move. Not quite free, but it still shows Uber aren’t in it for a major cash-grab like some people seem to think. Early Access backers paid to gain instant access to the game and it was publicly detailed that the price would get lower at release, and gamers weren’t promised anything more than that.Īnyone who owns Classic PA does get a 66% discount, which makes it around the price of a DLC in other games anyway. I’ve seen people comparing the amount they paid during Early Access to the amount Kickstarter backers paid, and while in theory that’s an argument (and I understand it since the price was higher then), it’s still flawed. Kickstarter backers paid money for an idea to happen. Without us, it probably wouldn’t exist at all. I already mentioned that Kickstarter backers get it for free, and that’s a solidly good move by Uber Entertainment here, as we (I backed it) made it happen. While it’s true the original PA wasn’t perfect, with TITANS they have delivered quite a bit of new content along with lots of polishing and it feels like a new game to me. People seem to be under the impression that they deserve a developers time and effort for free. The sad thing here, is that there are lots of people feeling burnt by this move of a paid expansion. TITANS adds some massive new units, new maps, a proper tutorial to give you the basics (which was a common complaint) and more. It’s a strategy game on a massive scale, and that’s even more true now. #PLANETARY ANNIHILATION TITAN DESTROY FOR FREE#You get it for free if you backed the original PA on Kickstarter, and a heavy discount if you picked it up after. It’s a standalone expansion, so it’s listed as a separate game on Steam. View cookie preferences.Īccept Cookies & Show Direct LinkNow that I’ve had some time to sit down and try out Planetary Annihilation: TITANS, here are my thoughts of it. YouTube videos require cookies, you must accept their cookies to view.
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