Stardew Valley creator swears 'on the honor of my family name' that he'll never charge money for DLC
Stardew Valley creator swears 'on the honor of my family name' that he'll never charge money for DLC
"Screencap this and shame me if I ever violate this oath," Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone said on Twitter.
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Good for him, he has the luxury of selling a bazillion copies! Most (indie) devs still need to keep the lights on đ
27 6 ReplyMost companies charging for dlcs are AAA devs, not indie. I assure you they can afford to keep the lights on.
13 1 ReplyWasnât talking about AAA, plenty of indies sell dlc
6 1 ReplyThe worst culprits though are the EAs and Paradoxes of the world that sell dozens of DLCs for games that cumulatively cost far more than the base game itself.
6 1 ReplyThat practice doesnât invalidate the need of extra revenue streams for smaller studios
Edit: updated original comment to make context clear
3 0 ReplyThen this isn't about them?
3 0 ReplyEdited my comment to make it clear that I was talking about indies, I can provide some more context later if itâs still not obvious why
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I feel like this is him saying exactly that - he's acknowledging the outrageous success he's had and saying he won't (need to) charge for dlc ever
4 0 ReplyProbably true, itâs so funny that he has to promise his fans that he wonât charge for any bonus content even though heâs totally earned it đ
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