The shooter MMO Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is coming to Steam. The Senior Producer addresses fans’ concerns and criticisms – and does so quite confidently and amusingly.
The Senior Producer of the game, Nathan Richardsson, has created a mix of Q&A and FAQ with quite direct (and damn funny) words. The FAQ dismisses most concerns and clarifies numerous points. We have filtered out the most important statements for you.
The war is secured
The most important question was clarified right at the beginning. The game is funded. No further funds are needed to guarantee the launch. However, regarding the question of why they want to raise more money in the form of Early Access, Richardsson stated:
“We can always use more money to make more war!”
The question about the reason for using Steam is dismissed with an amusing sentence:
“Our infrastructure cannot handle our own success. It starts with poor payment methods and ends with the practical possibilities of Steam News.”
Will Eternal Crusade ever be released?
Many players associate Early Access with the certainty that the game will never be released. This is also addressed:
“That’s impossible. We are launching this year. And while I wish it were possible, I cannot take the Steam EA version, burn it to CD, stick it in a case, put a PS4 sticker on it and hope it works. Do what you want with it, but I believe that 2016 will eventually come to an end.”
What about the bad Steam reviews?
Steam is also known for users being eager to tear apart games that aren’t immediately perfect. The Steam community also includes destructive individuals who just want to see everything burn. Fans fear that negative reviews and such trolls could bury the game before it even has a chance to thrive.
“The only thing that can kill us in the next ten years would be if we created a shitty game. Nothing else. And we have many indicators that people do not think we are [bad word here]. The surveys are great, sales are good, and we haven’t spent a cent on advertising. It’s all word-of-mouth.
(…) Furthermore, that is quite offensive to Steam. I have 248 games on Steam. That means I am so bad that I am even worse than the worst YouTube comments under Dubstep videos.”
