This is a special kind of evil
I've been waiting for this for a long time.
Submitted 9 hours ago by Mikina@programming.dev to games@lemmy.world
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rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 hours ago
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 hours ago
“Made with anger” 😄
certified_expert@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
I don’t do computer games. Could you explain me what is the deal with this discounted game?
rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 minutes ago
The developer is ideologically against sales, because they believe it’s disrespectful to people who have already bought the game. Factorio has never been on sale, and will (probably) never go on sale
Sciaphobia@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
Doesn’t show as on sale for me. Maybe region specific?
victorz@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
I was about to say, Factorio is known for never being on sale, wow, what a day… A day… Huh. What day is it. Dangit.
Jhex@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
same here, no sale in Canada
SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 hours ago
Is this only in the EU? On my end in the US, it’s still full price.
GrayBackgroundMusic@lemmy.zip 2 hours ago
check todays date.
SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 hours ago
Damn, I’ve gotten to a point in my life that I forget that April Fool’s Day exist.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 6 hours ago
Developers or publisher seem to think its anti consumer practice to go on sale. So I knew something was off when I read post title.
It isn’t about visibility or sales, its about respecting the players who have already purchased the game. We don’t want to reward the people who hold off on buying the game, the game is a price we find reasonable, and this is the deal. If you think it is priced too high, then it is your choice to not purchase, and we hope that with enough time, and extra development, we will be able to convince you of its value.
Not having a sale ever is part of our philosophy. In short term, they are good and bring extra money, but we are targeting long term. I believe that searching for sales is wasted time, and people should decide on the price and value, but putting option of wasting time to search for deals or waiting seems like bad part of the equation. As an example I would like to mention Minecraft. I’m not aware of any sale of it :)
Einhornyordle@feddit.org 11 minutes ago
I used to respect that, same with them pricing the game at 20€ (not 19,99€, exactly 20€)… until they decided to increase the price over time to “adjust” it for inflation, instead of decreasing it like it is/used to be common practice, and then releasing a dlc that cost as much as the entire game, effectively doubling the price. 20€ was a fine price, give me a 10€ dlc on top of that and I’m still on board. But 64€ for the game and DLC? AAA price for no AAA value? Yeah, I’m out.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
If you think it is priced too high, then it is your choice to not purchase, and we hope that with enough time, and extra development, we will be able to convince you of its value.
No. It just convinces me to pirate.
DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 3 hours ago
As someone who actively sails the high seas, the devs and publisher of Factorio don’t really hit any of the marks for why I would pirate something in the first place.
paraphrand@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
See, this is a toxic attitude. They are not charging an outrageous price. It’s not a subscription. It’s not an unfinished game. It’s not locked to the Epic Games store. It’s being actively maintained. It’s not being sold by a toxic publisher like EA. It’s an indie developer. Etc. etc.
It’s just a simple product, with a simple price. And you insist you have the right to obtain a copy of it without paying because they don’t offer discounts. This just isn’t reasonable. You don’t have a right to a copy of this game. It’s entertainment. It’s a product that those who work on it derive their lively hood from. It’s not food. It’s not shelter. It’s not healthcare.
howrar@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
That falls into the “not purchase” category. Regardless, their point still stands. If it’s not worth it for you at that price and you still want to play it, you might as well pirate it now because the price isn’t changing.
VitoRobles@lemmy.today 4 hours ago
Honestly its one of those games where I recommend people pirate and if you like it or feel like you got a lot out of it and think they do deserve it, pay for it.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
Yeah, they answered that: “with enough time”, they hope they can convince you to buy it.
chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 hours ago
One area where Factorio is tough to pirate is, they actually locked their mods behind a sort of DRM scheme where you have to confirm having it on Steam to download them. It’s a great game as just vanilla but I’m not sure how to get around that if you want to use mods.
SillyDude@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
There are so many games that I don’t even feel the need to pirate. There are plenty of games on my wishlist that either currently are or will be on sale so I’d rather just buy one of those. And with piracy I already archived full collections for various older systems, there are probably hundreds of S tier games that I’ve never played that are just waiting for me. No more downloads, no more payments, no accounts. I could fuck off for years and just play emulated games.
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 5 hours ago
You nasty piece of 🤬 …well played, good sir, well played.
Skv@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Factorio is 100% off when you torrent it.
Napster153@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Mods, send this man back to the Reddit he came from
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 hours ago
lol
lmao, even
Frozengyro@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
I was upset for a second that I finally bought it a month ago 😅
TommySoda@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Imagine if the dev actually did this. They’d probably make millions just from those that added it to their wishlist hoping it’ll go on sale someday and completely forgot about it. I know because I was one if those dudes but eventually caved after I found out it’ll never go on sale.
Rusty@lemmy.ca 31 minutes ago
I had it in my wishlist for years. I wasn’t exactly waiting for a discount, I was just playing other games. I finally bought it a month ago and already spent more than 100 hours. The game is addictive.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 7 hours ago
I have fifty steam accounts that own one copy of Factorio each and I’m just waiting to cash in.
I thought I was ruined at first.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
They have a demo available for free, which was enough to let me know I’m too dumb for the game.
eli@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
That’s me, still haven’t bought it. I got other games to play anyway so oh well!
Carrot@lemmy.today 7 hours ago
I was as well. Put off buying it for years, as I am the patient gamer who waits for deals. I caved after playing Satisfactory and still having the itch to build factories
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
you marvelous bastard i love you. that was brilliant. i want to punch you through the face and buy you coffee and maybe kiss you i’m not sure I am having emotions i am going to go play final fantasy and settle down.
BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 6 hours ago
Sooo, the end is near?
M137@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
And I’m just here having gotten them game for free, tried it (like really gave it a chance) and didn’t click with it. I wish I could gift it somehow, I’d be so happy to give it to someone who yearns for it but can’t afford it.
eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 hours ago
Hahaaaaa that’s an April fool’s for the true believers.
LiveLM@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
That’s really funny but also fuck you
mybuttnolie@sopuli.xyz 7 hours ago
maybe it’s a cultural thing, but this isn’t funny in my region
Amaterasu@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Just curiosity, which region on the globe is that?
LiveLM@lemmy.zip 6 hours ago
KittyCat@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Shame that isn’t real, I’d buy it at that price, but I won’t buy a game that refuses to go on sale out of principle.
spongeborgcubepants@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Well done lol
CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Isn’t 100% off on fitgirl?
CaptainBasculin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 hours ago
ah yes, the good ol’ april fools
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Maybe there is a Hell, OP. (Reminded me to wishlist it on GOG, though.)
Tiresia@slrpnk.net 8 hours ago
You got me, I thought this was going to be drama because the Factorio devs said the price will only increase with time.
VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 hours ago
Shiiit. Well I’ve fought it off for this long…
fleem@piefed.zeromedia.vip 8 hours ago
thanks for reminding me to wishlist it on gog!
wopalopa@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
god damnit you got me
JohnWorks@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
I checked anyways just to be sure 😔
Katana314@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
If you were sorely hit by the april fool, and urgently need a bad factory game to fill in the desire, Arknights: Endfield is a F2P gacha game that uses factory-building for a lot of its progression system (it is also a generic 4-man combat game)
chaogomu@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Mindustry is a industrial based tower defense with RTS elements. It’s quite addictive. It’s $10 on steam or free on itch.io
CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 49 minutes ago
This was the best April fools prank I’ve seen today