PC Its Annoying That Streamers Get the Game First!

Rizno

Rizno

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Swiftpaw said:
We all want A20 to come out, but we all want The Fun Pimps to have lives, fun, and relaxation too.  No working on weekends.  It'll be done when it's done!  Still hoping for a pre-Thanksgiving release, but we shall see.
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What's annoying is that Streamers get the game before the players do. I wish they would do away with that nonsense. Especially since we have to wait so long for patches in the first place - it's been well over a year now since A19 released.

A universal release for everyone would make much more sense. I'm sure the majority of the player base don't even care about Twitch.

 
Rizno said:
What's annoying is that Streamers get the game before the players do. I wish they would do away with that nonsense. Especially since we have to wait so long for patches in the first place - it's been well over a year now since A19 released.

A universal release for everyone would make much more sense. I'm sure the majority of the player base don't even care about Twitch.
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I am fine with them releasing it first to streamers and then everyone else a week later.  In the scheme of life, what is one additional week to wait?  It’s not the end of the world just to wait one more week…..

 
BFT2020 said:
I am fine with them releasing it first to streamers and then everyone else a week later.  In the scheme of life, what is one additional week to wait?  It’s not the end of the world just to wait one more week…..
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It already is the end of the world mate and to wait another week tough i know that some dude (who plays this game just to get views) got his hands on the game before people who actually live on this game makes me personally mad af.

 
SpaceBound said:
It already is the end of the world mate and to wait another week tough i know that some dude (who plays this game just to get views) got his hands on the game before people who actually live on this game makes me personally mad af.
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Well, obviously the streamer enjoys the game too. If he is truly just after views, and chose 7 Days, then he is an idiot. Lol. No offense towards 7 Days or TFP, but if he was after views he'd be playing whatever was popular at the time. I do feel like they should do a light screening of applicants and only allow ones that have a history with the game, but's that just my opinon. And I suppose it's also good to show first time players reactions and stuff as well.

It's a good mass-bug-finding event and free advertising for their game. I don't know why people get so bent out of shape over it.

 
bdubyah said:
Well, obviously the streamer enjoys the game too. If he is truly just after views, and chose 7 Days, then he is an idiot. Lol. No offense towards 7 Days or TFP, but if he was after views he'd be playing whatever was popular at the time. I do feel like they should do a light screening of applicants and only allow ones that have a history with the game, but's that just my opinon. And I suppose it's also good to show first time players reactions and stuff as well.

It's a good mass-bug-finding event and free advertising for their game. I don't know why people get so bent out of shape over it.
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Game will be promoted by any means. There is no reason for the game to be released only for 0,01% of community. There is no in game purchases, there is nothing about this game that could benefit the game and community to be released only to streamers first. Give me just 1 advantage of it and i will agree with you mate. Also bugs are present and will be present, no doubt about it. Thus some bugs happen only at some times, thus its better for the game to be released to everyone than to 0,01% of the community. Everyone paid for this game, me, you, streamers. 5 years ago roughly half of my school started playing this game because i spread the word about it, atleast 60 of schoolmates i know are still playing to this day. 8 of my mates are playing with me together. I hope you understand my point of view.

 
I honestly don't. They've said multiple times they won't do a public release going into a weekend, which is why it's "streamer weekend" then the public release the following Mon/Tues if no nasty bugs turn up. So we wouldn't get it till then anyway. So all you could hope to accomplish is to stop streamers from getting it for the weekend and waiting till Mon/Tues like everyone else. Which is just silly and childish. I also never said all bugs will show up during their weekend or anything of the sort. But having all these people playing it is basically like a closed alpha test, that people can stream. Not ready for public consumption, but definitely more people than the normal QA team putting in hours that can help discover new bugs or help repro known ones.

Streamer weekends attract several streamers that don't necessarily play 7 Days all the time. So it gets the game broadcasted to an audience that might not follow or even know of the game. That's free advertisement for TFP. Hate it or not, it's a smart move on their part.

 
bdubyah said:
I honestly don't. They've said multiple times they won't do a public release going into a weekend, which is why it's "streamer weekend" then the public release the following Mon/Tues if no nasty bugs turn up. So we wouldn't get it till then anyway. So all you could hope to accomplish is to stop streamers from getting it for the weekend and waiting till Mon/Tues like everyone else. Which is just silly and childish. I also never said all bugs will show up during their weekend or anything of the sort. But having all these people playing it is basically like a closed alpha test, that people can stream. Not ready for public consumption, but definitely more people than the normal QA team putting in hours that can help discover new bugs or help repro known ones.

Streamer weekends attract several streamers that don't necessarily play 7 Days all the time. So it gets the game broadcasted to an audience that might not follow or even know of the game. That's free advertisement for TFP. Hate it or not, it's a smart move on their part.
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Please read why this conversation started mate. Its not about accomplishing anything here, also not about stopping streamers to get hands on the game before me or anyone else. Its about point of releasing the game earlier to minority of people while other 99,99% people who actually funded the game have to wait and watch the minority enjoy the content they have been probably waiting for a longer than this minority of 0,01%. 

Streamers are Public, even tough they would only test it for bugs, it would be Public consumption on a much smaller scale which is anyway contradictive from what you are saying here mate. Thats why TFP has their QA team!

Like i said, if TFP decides to release the game for everyone at the same time, game will still be broadcasted and everyone will be happy including 99,99% of players who paid mostly for this game.

If TFP decides to release the game only for Streamers, game will be broadcasted and only streamers will be happy, which is 0,01% of this community. 99,99% of players will slowly die in vain while watching streamers enjoy the game.

 
SpaceBound said:
Please read why this conversation started mate. Its not about accomplishing anything here, also not about stopping streamers to get hands on the game before me or anyone else. Its about point of releasing the game earlier to minority of people while other 99,99% people who actually funded the game have to wait and watch the minority enjoy the content they have been probably waiting for a longer than this minority of 0,01%. 

Streamers are Public, even tough they would only test it for bugs, it would be Public consumption on a much smaller scale which is anyway contradictive from what you are saying here mate. Thats why TFP has their QA team!

Like i said, if TFP decides to release the game for everyone at the same time, game will still be broadcasted and everyone will be happy including 99,99% of players who paid mostly for this game.

If TFP decides to release the game only for Streamers, game will be broadcasted and only streamers will be happy, which is 0,01% of this community. 99,99% of players will slowly die in vain while watching streamers enjoy the game.
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Well tfp have been doing something correct obviously the streamer weekends have bought in lots more players to the game. These players that as bdubyah stated never played or heard of the game before.

Streamer weekends isn't new it has been around for a couple alphas now. 

Now I can only believe you can not speak for all players who have funded this game either. You can speak for yourself.  

 
1) This is a pure advertisement event. This is not about giving streamers a present or thank them.

2) Many non-die-hard 7D2D streamers will be streaming 7D2D exactly because they get it earlier and expect more curious viewers from this exclusivity. Exclusivity is a cheap method to get those streamers (and particularily their viewers)

These are the reasons. Unless someone finds a serious counter argument to that he might as well shout at windmills. It is like complaining that your older brother can stay up longer than you when you were 7 years old.

 
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I didn't think streamers weekend was to help find bugs before public release, I thought it was purely for advertisement to new potential players. Are they classed as testers when they stream the game? Do streamers even have to report bugs?

I just know that there is most likely a chance that when they get it that the rest of us will get it in a few days time after.

 
Gamida said:
I didn't think streamers weekend was to help find bugs before public release, I thought it was purely for advertisement to new potential players. Are they classed as testers when they stream the game? Do streamers even have to report bugs?

I just know that there is most likely a chance that when they get it that the rest of us will get it in a few days time after.
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Yeah, primary is advertisement.

On your last question, I have to assume as a byproduct of streamers playing and streaming the game. Bugs are more "easy" to spot since usually if a bug or oddity in general occurs. The viewers notice it.

 
Well when you think about it, all bug reporting is in the end.. is describing a bug and the steps you took to cause it.   both can be accomplished by a video recording. streamers by definition are  recording everything.  very nice for bug tracking.  although it would omit any error dumps if the streamers don't follow up with it.

 
meganoth said:
1) This is a pure advertisement event. This is not about giving streamers a present or thank them.

2) Many non-die-hard 7D2D streamers will be streaming 7D2D exactly because they get it earlier and expect more curious viewers from this exclusivity. Exclusivity is a cheap method to get those streamers (and particularily their viewers)

These are the reasons. Unless someone finds a serious counter argument to that he might as well shout at windmills. It is like complaining that your older brother can stay up longer than you when you were 7 years old.
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Here's your "serious counter argument":

TFP are artificially delaying release to the people who have actually plunked down money to buy the game in "early access". Since there are no in-game purchases or upgrades available, why would they disrespect their customers by not releasing to everyone at the same time? We paid for "early access" and, unfortunately we're getting "delayed access" once some ass-hat streamers -- who some/most don't even know how to play the game -- get to demo it for mainly people who bought the game years ago and would like nothing more than to play it themselves. In my mind, it's a mockery of early access and a total disrespect to their paying customers.

As if that isn't enough, I find the fatal flaw actually in the so-called marketing. If they are actually trying to attract customers, what better way than to offer "buy today, play today" while watching a streamer?

But even more egregious is TFP logic of releasing to streamers on a Friday to showcase all their bugs in the wild. That seems pretty risky, to give it to streamers to show it off, warts and all, with no one actively working over the weekend to fix them as they come up. What happens if a showstopper is uncovered on a live-stream that breaks the game and ruins the stream?

But you say, "That won't happen as all of the MF bugs have been fixed and QA is under control." Then why the hell aren't you releasing to the people who have already paid? 

Bottom line, the "serious counter argument" is that TFP are disrespecting their paying customers in a misguided attempt to attract new ones. It's especially ironic that in selling a game with "early access", they are actually delaying access to the ones who have been supporting them for so long.

I'd love to hear a serious rebuttal of these uncontroversial points.

 
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Counter-counterargument: the "early access" we paid for was to play the game before its official gold release. Whatever updates happen between when you bought the game and gold are at the discretion of the developer to determine how they are released. You'll still get them eventually. So what if a streamer gets it 3 days early? That's a drop in the bucket compared to the year you'll be playing A20 before A21 drops.

 
andydahl said:
Bottom line, the "serious counter argument" is that TFP are disrespecting their paying customers in a misguided attempt to attract new ones. It's especially ironic that in selling a game with "early access", they are actually delaying access to the ones who have been supporting them for so long.

I'd love to hear a serious rebuttal of these uncontroversial points.
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Do you realize that this game has continued to receive the support and development it has over the years because people continue buying it? Part of why people are buying it is the exposure it receives from streamers. Without that continued enthusiasm for the game, they would have likely wrapped up years ago, half-assing all the 'goals' to a state that they could call it official - but move onto another game that would make them money. By offering this to the streamers early, it gives the streamers unique content to share which gives them views - so it is a complementary relationship. Not every person out there streaming 7DTD is going to have access to A20 early, so those who do benefit from the content.

As much as this is a passion project for parties involved, it is also a business and if they aren't making money - it won't keep going. 

Calm yourself, you will get it shortly after the streamers.

(NOTE: I am just as excited for this and I am very anxiously awaiting when I can install it. But, the level of illogical entitlement from some people is getting absurd.)

 
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andydahl said:
Here's your "serious counter argument":

TFP are artificially delaying release to the people who have actually plunked down money to buy the game in "early access". Since there are no in-game purchases or upgrades available, why would they disrespect their customers by not releasing to everyone at the same time? We paid for "early access" and, unfortunately we're getting "delayed access" once some ass-hat streamers -- who some/most don't even know how to play the game -- get to demo it for mainly people who bought the game years ago and would like nothing more than to play it themselves. In my mind, it's a mockery of early access and a total disrespect to their paying customers.
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You and I got early access.  I been playing since Alpha 16, not sure when you purchased the game.  However, when you and I purchased the game, it was at that stage of the game.  There were no guarantees as to what the final product was going to be or when it was going to be released.  It was the same with development patches throughout the Early Access phase of this game.

I don't know about all of the streamers, but your a-h streamers comment was way out of line.  I can name several that seriously play the game - Capp00, Glock, Max Fox, KhaineGB, Kage848, GameEdged, and Skippy0330 are the ones I follow and they are passionate about the game.  A lot of people on that list that Roland posted have been playing this game for awhile.  But I don't think you made your argument based on facts or even research on your part, it was just a way to take a cheapshot on those that are streamers who will be getting the game 2 - 3 days ahead of everyone else.  Does it matter that someone plays the game differently than you?  I see the developers play the game differently than I do, but I never think that they "don't know how to play the game."  I just chuck it up as people playing the game differently than I do which is their prerogative.

You and I will get the game 2-3 days after the streamers weekend, it is not a total disrespect of paying customers.  Again, you already paid for the game when it was at Stage X.  Anything else after that is a bonus (which you are not paying for anything after your initial payment for the game).

As if that isn't enough, I find the fatal flaw actually in the so-called marketing. If they are actually trying to attract customers, what better way than to offer "buy today, play today" while watching a streamer?
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Nothing prevents them from buying the game today and playing it today.  Even if they buy it while the streamers are streaming the game, they get Alpha 19 with Alpha 20 just around the corner.  I don't see any fatal flaw there.

But even more egregious is TFP logic of releasing to streamers on a Friday to showcase all their bugs in the wild. That seems pretty risky, to give it to streamers to show it off, warts and all, with no one actively working over the weekend to fix them as they come up. What happens if a showstopper is uncovered on a live-stream that breaks the game and ruins the stream?
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By the time we get the game, there are typically not any bugs that will break the game.  And typically, the streamer would mention that bug as an early access issue  - which when they buy it, there are notices on the store page about that very issue.

Besides which, I can think of recent final release games that came out with serious bugs.......

But you say, "That won't happen as all of the MF bugs have been fixed and QA is under control." Then why the hell aren't you releasing to the people who have already paid? 

Bottom line, the "serious counter argument" is that TFP are disrespecting their paying customers in a misguided attempt to attract new ones. It's especially ironic that in selling a game with "early access", they are actually delaying access to the ones who have been supporting them for so long.

I'd love to hear a serious rebuttal of these uncontroversial points.
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Again, it is a marketing decision that TFP have made for their game.  They are not disrespecting their paying customers as none of us are technically paying customers.  We paid for the product that they already delievered to us when we made that purchase, now TFP are adding more elements and improving what we already paid for.

 
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