[2023] Last Epoch and Unity pricing updates

Just to confirm, yes, this is exactly what they initially announced and intended. It was directly confirmed by a Unity rep on twitter. It triggered some heavy panic for me. I was writing a report to give to some people internally when I saw that Unity amended it slightly. It’s no longer per install but per initial install. They also aren’t charging for game pass installs, demo installs or charity bundle installs. How these will be determined is WAY beyond me as getting a game through a humble charity event and just buying the game through humble bundle will be the same installer package.

As of this morning, as far as I know, the current version (effective 2024) will cost us $0.20 (or less) per unique device install. I do not know how this will affect us in the long term but we are not taking any immediate action on the matter. I’m sure glad 1.0 is launching before this goes into effect though.

I don’t believe that they are attempting to put their developer partners at risk and if it is revealed that this is having that effect, I expect to see future changes to the policy. I have no inside information on the matter, I’m just trusting I guess?

Edit: There is a bit of a frenzy around this and I think it would be good to wait for the dust to settle a bit. I’m learning more stuff about it still. We are not concerned about the future of Last Epoch. Development is continuing as normal.

They already measure company revenue. The monthly subscription cost for Unity is tiered based on company revenue.

Hi everyone, just a general cautionary note with regards to this topic. There is a ton of misinformation floating around out there. I’m seeing several mistakes in this thread too. The situation is also still unfolding.

So, if you are interested in the topic, I recommend doing a little deeper dive before reacting.

Just remember to keep things generally respectful.

Thanks

Which is why it was only 80% McD’s fault. Coffee hot enough for 3rd degree burns is too hot. She also started out just asking for her medical bills to be paid for and it was McD who forced going to court over it.