Is 75 bucks really worth paying for a game that is still not released?
Malarya
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I'm scouting this game for some time now and I'm interested if it will be ever released? Also is it really worth paying 75 bucks for a game right now, in this phase? Any experiences? Thanks in advance!
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Technically it would be better to pay more, rather than less.
I'm assuming you have read the Wiki and know what types of game you like to play.
Basically, we don't know how long the Alpha-2 phase will last, so if you want to 'pass some time', make friends, etc, paying way more is probably better so that you can do that for the entire Alpha-2 phase (unless you really hate the occasional wipe of your progression).
My typical advice in these situations is that if you have to ask yourself is it worth it, just wait and see what people are saying when test phases start. It doesn't cost you anything to wait other than time.
Talents is right though, there's no current phase to play and if you wanted to play the next one its a 250 dollar purchase. Though it is meant to be the longest testing phase. (How long that is remains to be seen.)
You pledge support.
Get your facts straight
When they finally have a date for Alpha-2, I will consider paying the $250 though. The main detail that interests me is A2 being playable until "near" release. I don't really want to play around in A2 for a while, then be shut out of the game for a year+ until release (aside from limited Betas)
Why speculate? It's explicitly stated on the store. https://ashesofcreation.com/shop
Here's the $250 pack:
With respect to how much play time $250 buys you, I'm pretty sure the speculation part @VekoCrnogorac was referring to is how long A2 + B1 + B2 will run before launch. That info is not known, and thus, @VekoCrnogorac's 1.5-2 year estimate was speculation.
No. Not in this phase, unless you REALLY want that green cloak that comes in the current package. Also, you're not buying the game really, just beta access and some gametime and that cosmetic. At release there is no cost to buying the game, only the subscription.
With that said, if you decide you want the cloak now and to support the game, you can always upgrade to a bigger package later on and they'll deduct the cost of your current package from it. So the $150 package upgrade would cost $75, for example. So if money is tight and you can't buy the big pack right away, you can upgrade your access in manageable bites whenever you have the money and there is a cosmetic in the new pack you like perhaps.
Lol, of course it's not worth it. But, if you're happy to push past that and support, you can help with testing when it becomes available.
Other than that, just sit back and wait until release.
Yep. While the latest word on A2 is that it will run through release (mostly), that word is from a long time ago. I won't spend $250 now and then it changes. I don't mind week-long downtime, them shutting down A2 during Betas, world/character wipes, etc. But I'm not really a cosmetics/fashion player. So that $100 of Embers is a waste to me. But really long term A2 access picks up the slack.
save 1 dollar a month and you will have the 75 by the time the game comes out
the 75 bucks is bar Beta2 acces you dont have to buy it. On realese it has no box cost
Also, it's kinda crazy, look at Minecraft, lot's of people backed up that game, then the game became famous and the owner(s) sold the game for 2.5 bilions to Microsoft.... how much the backers earned? Zero.... literally zero
I don't back games anymore specifically because those two games, they can never be released or they get sold and I have no shares... NO SHARES!!!
I find it weird that your account was created all these months ago at the excact same time this lame thread was posted, you have 2 visits and 2 posts only, and you decided to necro this lame thread.
Backing a game doesnt mean you are a shareholder in the game.
It literally means you are a customer.
In real life, you are closer to being an investor than a customer, since the product doesn't even exist
Game owners thank their backers how?
By stuffing all those milions/bilions into their own pockets IF the game comes out and flourishes.... other than this the backer is just someone who spent money and sometimes WAY MORE money than buying the game when it comes out (if comes out)
It's just stupid, what kind of client x provider relationship is that? LOL
Yeah, but a backer still isnt a shareholder.
It is still just a customer. It just happens to be one that made the decision to pay more than they needed to pay for the product.
I dont usually even look at who I am replying to, I just reply to stupid comments (other than in specific discussions that I am involved in), pointing out how stupid said comments were.
If you think I am in some way "stalking" you, the assumption I have to make is that I am replying to many of your posts.
Dont blame me for that, if you want me to stop replying to your posts, just stop posting stupid things.
Nope.
It's a pre-order.