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First I'd like to say that I love the direction Stormgate is going and I wouldn't want anything less than for it to succeed. I am only looking for the truth and don't intend to discredit the Frost Giant team in any way.
It recently became evident that Stormgate is only fully funded until early access begins and that they will need to secure funds to continue development. Up until this point, many of us have been under the impression that the game was "fully funded to release" as explicitly stated in their kickstarter-campaign.
If FGS needs more funds to develop the game, that is fine, but it should have been communicated from the start. When you market a game as "funded to release" people are naturally inclined to think that the game will reach a full, feature-complete release, regardless of community support. I can't help but think that many of us (especially the kickstart-backers) feel deceived when it turns out that "release" is only early access. In today's gaming industry the difference is quite massive, and I think gamers in general have lost faith that a game can release in a finished state. This situation doesn't show good faith, in my opinion.
Frost Giant Studios, I hope you can give an official comment on this, because its only fair that people know. If you are going to bring the community along I think they deserve to know what they are getting into.
Lastly, I have no understanding of finance and how to operate a business, so if I severely misunderstood the situation I apologise in advance for fanning the flames. Regardless, looking forward to hearing the truth on the matter.
Please keep comments civil - thank you.
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