People going crazy about a limited 3 dollar discount.... is it April fools today ? If anyone has bough early access before they would know this happens with almost EVERY GAME on EA, I know because I buy A LOT of EA games. I wanted to play when it released so I payed for it, a month l8r it has a discount ? coo I didn't want to play it a month l8r, I wanted to play it when it first released.
KF2 is the daily Steam deal at 15% off
- Thread starter Curunir
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My experience in food service has told me that, yes, there ARE people who are so incredibly petty that they'll make a big deal over just a few bucks.
And my experience on steam has told me that there will always be people who see the smallest discounts and get out their "end of the world" signs.
As though games ONLY went on sale when they're struggling? Some of the most successful games on Steam are ones that get sales frequently... and now KF2 is one of them.
You can't really expect there to not be discounts, but its a bit surprising to get one so soon after EA released. A bit unfair to the early adopters to see after only 1 month you can get it cheaper and get a better product
Unfair? The people who get the discounted game now will have missed out on an entire month of super powered medic grenades! Seriously though, I don't think there's anything unfair about paying full price for a game. If other people get it cheaper a month later, cool for them, but that doesn't retroactively make the amount I paid for it a month ago unfair.
Why not and why mad/sad? Because people like discounted games, and because everybody does that.With my respect....
YESSSS!!!. I wish TWI will get some karma catch up with them.
Can some TWI's guy tell us why Discount this EA game in 1 month???
It surprised me, but in a positive way.
Like: Ooh! KF2 got an update! Ooh! And a discount! Cool!
It only serves to make the community bigger. A price change doesn't change the fact that what I bought is worth what I paid. As long as TWI can pay the bills, all is fine by me.
Like: Ooh! KF2 got an update! Ooh! And a discount! Cool!
It only serves to make the community bigger. A price change doesn't change the fact that what I bought is worth what I paid. As long as TWI can pay the bills, all is fine by me.
There is absolutely no respect for game developers on this forum
There is absolutely no common sense on this forum
There is nothing but spoiled, entitled brats who probably throw fits when their mommies don't fold their clothes and put them away in the drawer for them after they get done washing them
You all disgust me and I am ashamed to be an aspiring game developer at this moment
There is absolutely no common sense on this forum
There is nothing but spoiled, entitled brats who probably throw fits when their mommies don't fold their clothes and put them away in the drawer for them after they get done washing them
You all disgust me and I am ashamed to be an aspiring game developer at this moment
I think that's secretly why some of them are mad.
Elitism runs so rampant in this community and there's a sickening amount of open hostility towards new or casual players. Look at how many threads have been derailed by some pompous jerk going "You have an opinion different than mine so I immediately snooped on your steam profile; I see that you don't play Hell on Earth and that's the only TRUE KF2 experience therefore all of your opinions are invalid".
They don't care about the rest of the KF2 community because they think they're the only players who matter. They don't care about the financial or critical success of killing floor, they only want it to be a super-niche game tailored ONLY to them and their specific styles of play, and completely inaccessible to everyone else.. I mean for god's sake, look how furious they were over the announcement of a PS4 version, no matter how many times they're told the PC version won't be dumbed down for it.
So naturally, they're going to get diaper-rash over anything that will attract new players.
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Now now. No need for your usual tirade against the hardcore segment of the playerbase.
I don't think any of them care that KF2 is being discounted. You're picking a fight when it's not even applicable.
I don't think any of them care that KF2 is being discounted. You're picking a fight when it's not even applicable.
Ehh, I still think it's far simpler than that and it's the "Omg, early access will fail" syndrome that a lot of EA games go though in the first couple of months.
Every little thing that happens is put under an intense microscope and if something seems off everyone freaks and runs for the hills.
No info for a week? "OMG, GAME IS DEAD, DEAD!!!!".
News update doesn't mention any major bugs? "OH GOD, THEY ARE IGNORING US! NOTHING WILL BE FIXED, NOTHING. OHH NOOOO!".
New update after a month doesn't have 50 new things or takes up 13gb of space? "THE DEV TEAM IS BEING LAZY! WE ARE BEING JIPPED FOR OUR MONEY! OMGGGGGG!".
Game is on sale because of an update? "THE COMMUNITY IS DYING! THEY ARE TRYING TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO PLAY! THEY ARE OUT OF MONEY, OH NO!"
Can't wait till the first optional set of characters drop for a dlc. "WHAT!?! THEY ARE CHARGING FOR DLC BEFORE THE GAME IS RELEASED!!?? SCAMMERS! ACTIVISION IN DISGUISE! IT'S THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THE WAR Z! BOYCOTT, BOYCOTT, BOYCOTT!".
To be fair on one point though, if your making a post on how a difficulty should be harder you dam well better have completed the difficulty you are complaining about. It looks so bad when someone complains about a difficulty being to easy and not only has not beat that difficulty but not even beat the 2 other ones before it. And none of this "Hans is broken" bull, if you can't beat hans then you can't complain about the whole difficulty being too easy.
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Elitism runs so rampant in this community and there's a sickening amount of open hostility towards new or casual players. Look at how many threads have been derailed by some pompous jerk going "You have an opinion different than mine so I immediately snooped on your steam profile; I see that you don't play Hell on Earth and that's the only TRUE KF2 experience therefore all of your opinions are invalid".
They don't care about the rest of the KF2 community because they think they're the only players who matter. They don't care about the financial or critical success of killing floor, they only want it to be a super-niche game tailored ONLY to them and their specific styles of play, and completely inaccessible to everyone else.. I mean for god's sake, look how furious they were over the announcement of a PS4 version, no matter how many times they're told the PC version won't be dumbed down for it.
So naturally, they're going to get diaper-rash over anything that will attract new players.
I don't support trashing new players, but it's perfectly understandable why some people might be upset. They loved a game and helped foster the community to what it is today, then a sequel is announced which could be the game of their dreams. So they cling tightly to it to make sure the developer doesn't steer down the wrong path. Yes, a broadened demographic is good for the developer but that word has some very negative connotations to the existing audience. Despite being told that the PC version wouldn't be effected, you've gotta understand that this industry makes a game out of burning it's customers. It doesn't fly in any other industry, but for some reason video games are open season. Developers lie all the time, and the words "broadening" and "demographic" as I said before are enough to make some people **** their pants in fear, including me. It's doesn't matter who the developer is or how much you think you trust them. Just look at CDPR and Valve in recent news. In fact, making games more accessible seems to be the general theme these days so some people are extra concerned about keeping the few games left with a lot to offer the way they are.
But on a similar note, I haven't really been here in about a month. I finally decided to check in what with the update coming out and all I see are people at each other's throats. This is somehow worse than during the Dev Diary delay. I see this kind of hostility on other sites too. Maybe I need to take a break from the internet or something because this seriously isn't good for my health.
I've had to make use of the ignore list for the first time ever.
Because I can't stop reading all I can about KF2 lol
When the 'hardcore' segment of the playerbase stop their unconstructive whining about every game mechanic that differs from KF1 or doesn't support their very specific "exploit everything possible to win cheaply while incessantly boasting that you're better than everyone else" playstyles, then I'll stop complaining about what a counter-productive nuisance they've been to the EA so far. How can you defend them like they're innocent victims when they've filled these forums with so much hostility, attacking people who make constructive suggestions and constantly *****ing on the people who made the game they claim to love so much?
And after how angry they've gotten over everything else that brings in new players, you really don't think there's overlap between them and the typical 'discount doomsayers'? Unless you're going to go creep on the steam profiles of every one of them and check their KF2 achievements and playtime, then motive and history are good enough for me.
Not to derail the thread topic (I hope) but the primary issue with Difficulty/Hans balancing has been that you can get to the point where every wave prior to hans feels like a total cakewalk and is completely failing to challenge you at all but still be struggling with the boss wave. The boss wave should be the hardest wave, yes, but it still needs to feel like you're playing on the same difficulty you were in all the waves prior to it. Most of the people who brag that they can reliably beat him every time are utilizing some horribly cheap strategies, usually involving exploiting the boss' AI. That doesn't make for a boss fight that's actually fun at all; either you use the exploit or the cheap strategy and it's too easy, or you don't and it's too hard.
But we have about a dozen threads where this specific topic has already been covered, and these points have already been made.
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I hope you are right because I have reservations that you are. Dont get me wrong I hope it does revitalize the hype but couldnt the same be done with new content?
And yeah I understand that its a balance between perfecting and polishing current content and getting new stuff out but Ive seen a lot of disenchanted ppl on here and on steam. Also ppl that are not vocal just stop playing the game. Ive seen maybe 2dozen ppl on my friends list play this game. Have added 1/2 dozen more ppl since release.... and while the avg player numbers from my list was around 5-6, its now 2-5. Ppl stop playing because they play the content and want more. Even if they arent too bothered when it comes.
I really dont think youll get more ppl buying this for the extra discount but Ill guess well see if its worth it over pissing off those ppl that dont like to see they were ripped off 15% even if theyve been able to play it for x no. of weeks... Its not an issue for me. When Im happy to pay for a game then Im happy to play it, whatever happens down the line.
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I see plebs cry for it being like only -15% off
only -15% OFF
not -75% off or completely go F2P and ruin the game. You got that? From these comments it appears like TW did a mistake, which they definitely did not.
only -15% OFF
not -75% off or completely go F2P and ruin the game. You got that? From these comments it appears like TW did a mistake, which they definitely did not.
How could anyone possibly get upset about a good thing being a little bit more available to people? Allow it, it's fine.
People waving their torches and pitchforks over the smallest things here. Its just a 15% discount, and like our moderators explained TWI puts their game on sale pretty much every time there is a content update on the way. Nothing new there. And with a base price of 30ish dollars, its still a lot cheaper than most new titles out there which may last you only 10 hours while KF offers hundreds of hours of fun.
Honestly as someone who tries to get the best out of their definitely NOT endless money, I can tell you that a 15% discount is ultimately insignificant. Especially more than a month after release
Now, had it been 50% or, stretching it, 25%, I would've found the complaint to be valid. But 15%? Really?
I hope TWI never pulls a Red Orchestra 2 (where they made the game free for a day), because then I expect these forums to explode :v
TBH UE people outside of the euro zone (I'm talking south/central Europe) can have some bases for the discount complaints becouse spare money is surprisingly harder to find there than on the west. Discount of 4 euros a month after EA may be scoffed at.