Would you accept payment for your job with an unreleased game, sacrificing some euros in the process? A graphic designer has just done that and seems very happy with his Deluxe Edition of Crimson Desert. However, other players view this critically.
What kind of deal are we talking about? The graphic designer Top-Flight5486 explains on Reddit that he lost his job two months ago and has since been struggling as a freelancer. A short-term job came in for a new client—to retouch two photos. There apparently wasn’t a contract, and they had agreed on 100 euros for 3 hours of work.
However, since the artist finished faster, the client started renegotiating the fee. In the end, the duo reached an agreement for a in-kind payment: the artist received via Steam the Deluxe Version of Crimson Desert as a gift – evidenced by an attached screenshot. The value of the game: 79.99 euros, which is about 20 euros less than the originally agreed fee.
Undersold or fair deal?
How does the artist evaluate the deal? Top-Flight5486 seems very satisfied with the deal and explains in his post:
I know this was not my standard fee, but it felt like a fair solution. The project came in very unexpectedly, and I’m honestly glad we found a way to make it work – especially since it covered something I’ve wanted for a long time.
I can hardly wait for March 4th to hear the first opinions, and I can’t wait for March 19th to finally have it on my PC.
By March 4th, Top-Flight5486 is referring to the end of the preview embargo. Final tests of the game can only go live from March 18th.
In a second post on Reddit, the artist admits that he probably won’t accept such a job without a contract and binding framework conditions in the future.
How does the community react? Although the post has collected more than 1,300 upvotes so far, many of the more than 140 comments read critically.
- curiousbong sums up the case on Reddit as follows: “So you let them talk you out of payment because you were efficient!?”
- Mindless_Issue9648 criticizes on Reddit primarily the client: “So you’re telling us he ripped you off for 20 dollars, and we should be happy for you? Screw that guy…”
- Ok_Juggernaut1920 criticizes the designer: “You accepted a pay cut to bet on a game. I’m glad you’re excited for the game, but that’s a suboptimal business model, and giving in so quickly after a price was agreed upon is poor management on your part.”
- TACOSKG explains on Reddit: “In 20 days we will know if this is a win or a loss.”
How do you evaluate the deal? And are you excited for Crimson Desert? Have you perhaps even pre-ordered or are you waiting for the tests? Let us know in the comments. What you need to know about the new open-world adventure from the makers of Black Desert can be found here: Everything about release, platforms, editions & multiplayer in the overview of Crimson Desert
