Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Dev Tracker




25 Jul

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Originally posted by Zilmainar

Thank you for the quick action.

Aside note: Do you have a reddit or place where you take suggestions or comments on the game itself? I know there is a Report Bug option in the game, but I have plenty of suggestion and comment that it would be tedious to keep using that.

Thank you again.

Hello. We read this reddit :)

The best and most useful way to deliver your feedback is to participate in the polls and surveys we sometimes make. Data from those goes directly into development. Threads and posts with large support are also always analyzed.

Note however that in game development, most of the time you are not limited by ideas. You are limited by budget and how much you can fit in within that budget. So it's best to focus not on offering new ideas, but on reporting the issues you have encountered.

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Originally posted by Jon_Mikl_Thor

A question as I'm confused on a point about AppFlyer. I've seen people mention on the Steam forums that this would log clicks on ads when you're browsing around to gauge advertising. So this app/service would have been running without the game open, just sitting in the background processes of your PC logging everything?

It wouldn't be running without the game open. But it's no longer relevant either way as the software has been removed.

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Hello, pathfinders!

Hotfix 2.1.5n is here!

Changes:
- Appsflyer is completely removed from the game and all collected data is deleted;
- EULA restored to the previous version. Any reverse is also a change, so we ask you to accept the EULA again.

Thank you for waiting, now you may play the game without any concerns, as you used to. We hope that the whole situation will not affect your impression of the game.
We deeply appreciate your support and we thank you for the honest feedback!
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    /u/ on Steam - Thread - Direct
A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

24 Jul

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Originally posted by Expalphalog

Hey, just letting you know that this patch completely broke my Divine Hound's Judgement. Attempting to activate any Judgement now results in a complete lock-up. A brief browse of the Steam forums reveals that I am not the only one affected by this. I have never downloaded any mods.

Thank you, yeah, we're aware of the issue, a hotfix is already in production.

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Originally posted by chilitoke

Do we have a way to sticky this?

Done.

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After reading through your comments and taking into consideration your concerns, we would like to apologize for the whole AppsFlyer and EULA update situation. What we considered a technical thing turned out to be a huge privacy concern for a lot of our players. We value our players the most, so we will do the following:
  • We will completely remove AppsFlyer from the game with a hotfix coming by tomorrow evening.
  • For those who have already accepted the new EULA, all collected data will be deleted after the hotfix.
  • The EULA itself will be restored to the previous version. Any reverse is also a change, so we will kindly ask you to accept the “old” EULA one more time.
Our community means a lot to us, and we are not ready to sacrifice our relationship for some marketing budget optimization. Thank you for taking the time to explain your concerns to us. And once again, we are sorry for the inconvenience this update has cau... Read more
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    /u/ on Steam - Thread - Direct
A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.
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Originally posted by countryd0ctor

What can even motivate a game studio to add a literal spyware into a 2 years old release, knowing full well it will piss everyone off? Vodka? Krokodil?

I cannot grasp it. On existential level.

An attempt to optimize the budget spent for the game promotion. To prolong its life cycle and make it better discoverable by new players. Nothing inherently malicious, to be fair. But the reaction was by a margin more negative than looked on paper (and I can absolutely see why), so it wasn't really worth it in the end.

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Originally posted by PathThatIsNoPath

Everyone has cell phones right?! Can't wait for wotr mobile version, everything has 1000AC and you have to pay 1$ to lower it by .5 AC.

I see you sir are a man of culture, heh.

Change is being reverted. Thank you guys for your feedback.

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Originally posted by EJohns1004

Owlcat,

You are not a big enough company to survive pissing off your meager customer base with a short sighted move like this. This was a terrible decision. Undo it before more damage is done.

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Originally posted by plumply

Can we opt out of the AppFlyer tracking part? I'd really prefer not to participate in this.

They've apparently decided to remove it and I appreciate their quick response and action on the subject. I think a lot of people would be more willing to opt-in if it was a toggleable setting when first launching like many other games use including Pillars of Eternity.

Update: Hey guys. We heard you loud and clear. We will be reverting this change, removing the software and putting back the old EULA with a hotfix in about ~24 hours. Sorry, and thanks for being so passionate and vocal.

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Hey guys. Thank you all for your feedback on Appsflyer. We hear you loud and clear, and apologize for all the outrage caused. Honestly, it was deserved, and you being so vocal is what mattered in this situation the most and what helped to make the only right decision:

The third party app will be removed, all data already collected - wiped, and the old version of EULA put back by a hotfix within ~24h.

My personal gratitude to you for being so passionate to not let us make a step in the wrong direction.

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Hey guys. Thank you all for the feedback, we hear you loud and clear, and apologize for all the outrage caused. Honestly, it was deserved.

The change has been reverted. The third party app will be removed, all data already collected - wiped, and the old version of EULA reinstated with a hotfix within nearest 24h.

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Hey guys. Thank you all for the feedback, we hear you loud and clear, and apologize for all the outrage caused. Honestly, it was deserved.

The change has been reverted. The third party app will be removed, all data already collected - wiped, and the old version of EULA reinstated with a hotfix within nearest 24h.

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Originally posted by lbjwaswrong

By optimized does this mean the high risk of CTD when resting at port in Midnight Isles has been fixed? Edit: What disappointment. Even with a reversal this has completely ruined my faith in the company and I won't buy Rogue Trader. What a waste. Good luck to you in the future.

Should be improved! Would be grateful if you checked and came back to tell whether it became better.

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Originally posted by ProfessionalIll948

No, nor mods or dlc. Its actually judgment causing the issue.

Also, try verifying the game files and refreshing the cache by deleting all files except saved games, portraits and screenshots from the following folder: C:\Users\\AppData\LocalLow\Owlcat Games\Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous

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Originally posted by Xylox

Can't you just get the same info on steamdb and infer using sales and stuff on other platforms? Seems like a bit much to spend time and money on this when it's already freely available. Unless there's other reasons for it.

It's an automated tool, no more no less. Manually collecting and analyzing this data is woefully ineffective.

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Originally posted by ProfessionalIll948

No, nor mods or dlc. Its actually judgment causing the issue.

Please leave a bug report then via ALT+B, we'll take a look.

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Originally posted by ProfessionalIll948

Is anyone else having an issue with the game crashing whenever they use judgement?

Any mods installed?