Seems like we'll be playing Prison Architect before the world ends.

jelco wrote:it's more "charging you money without having to give any guarantees".
Xarlaxas wrote:Well, Minecraft did something similar and look how that ended up. . . .
It depends on how much is being charged, in my opinion. If it's a matter of "we need money to stay afloat" then I'd probably be more willing to do it too.
Xocrates wrote:Besides, you should be well aware that even in the previous IV betas, only a fraction of the testers was actually active. Unless you're suggesting that IV actually hire someone to do QA, this is likely a better option than the previous method.
BTW, the bragging rights people were the ones that joined the old betas and proceeded to do nothing, there is nothing to brag about when everyone can get in.
Xocrates wrote:How is this any different from a regular purchase? Buying a game on release doesn't guarantee that a game works, depending on the game and where you got it, you won't even have a guarantee of your money back if it doesn't.
Xocrates wrote:While I admit that I am not hugely fond of the concept of "paying to test your game" I freely admit that in practice it tends to be a good idea. It gives the public the ability to try the game early, usually at a lower price point, and you get WAY more feedback than with a small group of dedicated testers (million monkeys at keyboard, etc...)
jelco wrote:Anyone complaining about problems with it was basically told "you're expecting too much, it's a beta". Once it hits stable it's much more accepted to complain and people are much more inclined to listen to you.
jelco wrote:More people? Certainly. More feedback? I don't buy it. (Harhar.) The fact that you pay for it makes people not care enough to report bugs, with the mindset that by paying they've done their part of the deal. Most comments will lack constructivity ("it's broken", "the game doesn't work", "you suck") and the small portion that actually helps you is not significantly bigger than it would be with a closed beta.
PC Gamer - Prison Architect “paid alpha” planned for later this year wrote:The paid alpha will give players the opportunity to pay for a pre-order to get immediate access to the build that Introversion are currently working on.
xander wrote:So... for the cost of the game you can pre-order it, or you can pre-order it and choose to download the alpha. I don't see how pre-order+alpha access is worse than just pre-order.
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