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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

NOW only it's finished? When did it become normal for these companies to release half finished trash and use their paying customers as beta testers?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 hours ago

"Finished" as in "no more content", not "reached 1.0 state".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Not too long after Minecraft blew up and they saw that people would willingly pay to play shit that's not finished.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

That's one game that I never got into the hype train with and still haven't got around to trying, even though it looks like it's right up my alley. So I might be mistaken but wasn't Minecraft originally an indie effort? I don't like it but I can understand and appreciate giving indie devs support while they're still working on things a lot more than paying the mega corporation for the privilege of being a beta tester.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Yeah, it was an indie thing, but it was also one of the first huge success stories from crowdfunding/early access, too. So in typical game's industry fashion, they copied it; but only the parts that make them more money for less effort.