I haven't had much time lately and need time to fully digest all that has been said (the last few pages of this thread have been tiresome to read). However, this is how I feel.
It's good to criticize things, it's necessary for progress, but there's a difference between constructively criticizing and being, for the lack of a better word, hateful.
I fully trust James, have always trusted, and even seeing him being open about changing the KS goals further strengthens my instinct. Maybe there are things that might be done differently, but a lot of thought has been put into this scheme, mostly based on the questionnaire that I believe most of us have completed.
With regard to the KS goal and perks, I'd love to have all the possible loot and will definitely donate a large sum of money since this game has given me so much fun over the years, and will continue to do so. However, I understand people's feelings that 25K is too much. This is what this discussion is for.
I don't have a problem at all about having pay and free versions. It's true that GR has been free but does that mean that the sequel - being a different game, remember - needs to be free for all features? I don't think it does. If you want to play it for free, go ahead.
If you want to pay for extra features, which many will, good for you! As someone said, you will still get a free upgrade of the game we all love.
Furthermore, don't have a problem about Steam - in fact, I think it's a great opportunity. I'm one of those people who impulsively buy games at Steam that seem interesting even if I've never heard of them and I'm sure I'd buy GR2 too if I had never heard about it.
I don't think it will be Steam-only, so adding it to Steam is just a plus.
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