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Drama over not getting extra Steam keys of a $10 game you've already bought elsewhere, or: Too Many Freedoms

http://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/29nh19/publishers_lied_to_people_about_steam_keys_now_on/

 

*hums the Wing Commander theme*

 

There's kind of a difference between expecting a Steam key and *promising* a Steam key and not getting it, it doesn't even cost them anything.

 

Yup, it's an asshole move.

 

Despite the "retro" style Wings Of Saint Nazaire looks more impressive than most modern space combat games. The arcade combat is fun, the enemies are maybe a bit too sluggish for my taste, they should maneuver more. I just hope they will go for a more complex missions like in X-Wing instead of aping Wing Commander in that aspect.

 

I think you might be wrong: http://steamcommunity.com/greenlight/faq/

http://www.steampowered.com/steamworks/

Steam doesn't take money from third-party unlocks (Retail or other Digital stores) afaik and developers get an unlimited amount of keys for their games. They are of the opinion that using this way will likely get more people into the Steam ecosystem (and get them spending more there).

The only reason why a dev wouldn't give out Steam keys for their game (especially if promised) is because they're dicks and want to double their money by double dipping.

 

Yeah, many devs have said repeatedly they get as many keys as they want. When other devs say they have "limited supply" or whatever else I assume that's code for "we don't want to give away too many copies of our game please buy it."

 

My only experience that I can remember with space sims is FreeSpace 2. Do other games that this is inspired by use that awful deadzone shit for turning, or is it just this?

 

I've had some developers tell me that they have limited copies pre-release. I'm guessing that Steam only allows you to share your game with a few people until it's released in such a way that people who've actually bought it can play it too. Then you get to go nuts and give out as many copies as you want.

 

Pre-release could be a different thing, sure.

 

Didn't know Prosper actually released a complete game:



Why does this exist?

 

Is your Cocked Trigger ready?



Utterly disgraceful.
Even Call of Duty didn't put bikini-camo on its box.

 

Bikini soldier is hardly the most controversial image that the developers put out.

 

nice potato

 

Chick on JA2 cover is far hotter

 

I've never noticed it's a woman. I thought it's a guy, the face looks like Rutger Hauer.

 

those 4 pics at the bottom are female

 

gotta sell your game somehow. when in doubt introduce controversy.

 

Never noticed it's a woman on the JA2 cover. Does this make me a sexist shitlord? I'm not sure.

Read more comments, the confusion comes from the promise being made a while ago.

 

Well, some developers add extra content specifically so they don't have to hand out Steam keys. That's what happened with Corporate Lifestyle simulator, if I remember correctly. The dev added some extra content to get out of giving 'scumbags' (as he called them) Steam keys.

 

Interesting... I would have loved to see screenshots of that if nothing else. BioShock stuff on an isometric field would be really cool to look at

 

3 AP to watch Elizabeth dancing.