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Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:16 pm
#18
by Hardenberg
Mh, Alpha access is rather cheap (especially with the early bird discount), which means that they won't be able to milk the overtly curious guys. There are no physical items offered, so the collectors are also unlikely to spend much. Last but not least, the game lacks publicity, and at this stage doesn't look overtly attractive, visually.
I recall the Xeno Galaxies Kickstarter (a very, very similar looking game with a similar premise) failing as well, which is a bit disheartening.
It looks like a Minecraft derivate, and the early access track record of that type of game is downright terrible. A lot of people probably were burnt by earlier failed attempts (Starforge, Space Engineers to a degree...nice basics, shitty game due to lack of actual game), and there's no big names or snazzy looks behind this that would appeal to the unwashed masses.
It's a bid sad, really. I've been pining for ages for a game where I can travel between planets and actually do something useful on the surface, build a base, deploy a vehicle or five, and then gangrape the landscape with a bunch of bucket wheel exca...
Wait, wrong thread.
Anyway, planetary exploration and exploitation across multiple planets for the win, but this one seems destined to die an early death.
-Hardenberg
Hardenberg was my name
And Terra was my nation
Deep space is my dwelling place
The stars my destination