Tencent has Invested in Grinding Gear Games
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As much as I appreciate the transparency I'm with everyone else here, kind of disappointed to see this and especially after buying a $60 supporter pack. I really hope this works out but the anxiety you're giving everyone is only going to make things worse because a lot of people are going to think twice about investing in supporter packs from now on.
Why did this have to happen RIGHT when I came back to PoE? Everything I love seems to die from greed. RIP Marvel Heroes. RIP City of Heroes. twitch.tv/whoisfuskee
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" If your going to quote people, maybe you should quote what they actually said rather then your made up quote. I understand what your trying to say, but this is dishonest at best. Not all publishers are equal. If it were EA or NCsoft, I would completely agree with the doomsaying in this thread. But I honestly can't say I heard a single solitary bad word about Tencent and their publishing practices. They might publish games with P2W or bad F2P practices, but that doesn't mean they were the ones who implemented them. Some developers push bad monitization into their games, regardless of who is publishing. While I am hardly jumping with joy over here, I think it's prudent to look at the evidence and follow the results. And for a big as Tencent is, they seem to be pretty benign. Time will tell. | |
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I can't dictate how to keep your studio afloat. I've supported this game for years. With this news, I think I may be buying less supporter packs. If development and beneficial progress continue, then I may choose to invest again. But if there are hints of languishing, I cannot in good faith continue to support you either. Good luck!
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guys, money/investment isn't bad. why is everyone bitching? additional investment could mean more devs and better/bigger content updates...
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" And there it is indeed. I was waiting for a charan comment. In an odd way, I'm almost relieved that you were as blindsided by this as the rest of us. Personally, I plan to continue supporting the company as long as I find the game itself to be going in a good direction, but.... well, I can say with certainty that I'm only going to buy packs at the end of leagues as a reward for a job well done, never again at the beginning for encouragement. | |
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Well, hoping for the best but I don't see any point in supporter packs now that the money is going to Tencent and not you guys.
I hope that lump sum Tencent paid was great 'cause you've just turned off a lot of players who were supporting you for a long time. | |
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rip poe will come p2w !!!!
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" Simple, people are ignorant. There is a large anti publisher/multinational corporation vibe going around atm, and it's not unwarranted. But here it seems people are calling foul without evidence, by sole virtue of the fact that Tencent is a big company/publisher, and thus must automatically be evil. I prefer evidence before rushing to judgement. | |
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For an FAQ this seems to be missing the answers to some fundamental questions. Here are the first ones that pop into my mind:
1. What's in it for GGG? 2. What's in it for Tencent? Tencent is a business. Exactly what did they buy? How do they intend to profit off of this acquisition? I'm sure this was a question you asked them as well, before signing on the dotted line. 3. If Tencent is indeed not interested in influencing your operations, then why did they go for 51% ownership? I'm sure you asked them this question too, because you are not stupid. 4. What's in it for gamers? How will this impact the end product? Does this huge influx of cash mean you can afford to test content more thoroughly prior to release? Or does this mean you are going to zoom ahead at an even faster pace? *** There are more, but I'll leave those for you for now. People already have their own ideas about the answers to #2 and #3, and that is why there is so much pessimism in this thread. Thus, that should have been the FIRST thing you talked about, not something left out entirely. Autonomy is perhaps the biggest loss any creative outfit can incur, so explain to us why exactly it was worth it to accept that. Your FAQ does not even touch that. Wash your hands, Exile!
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Hmmmmmm....... Ok will keep playing and support less I guess??
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