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Concord is getting significant updates on Steam backend, F2P relaunch likely - Luke Sephens (Insider Gaming)
Concord has so many problems there is no point to this. Character design, hero shooter, and the gameplay wasn't good( okay at best). Getting that out of the way. If the gameplay was good those who played the beta would have come back. Yet release had about half of the already abysmal beta numbers.
Only the die hards are saying it was good, like that one dude saying forspoken was good
Only the die hards are saying it was good, like that one dude saying forspoken was good
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ManaByte
Gold Member
Paladins still exists though. A better comparison would be Battleborn or Lawbreakers.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Even during the free open beta it maxed out at 2000-something concurrent players on Steam. Fucking NOBODY wants this game regardless of the cost.
If I had to take a guess, I’d say Sony has Firewalk continuing tonupdate the game to prepare for F2P, but they haven’t made a decision yet whether they’ll actually go ahead with the relaunch.
Vyse
Gold Member
They should rename it Phoenix.Concord reborn.
Angry_Megalodon
Member
Concord ready to lift off and own the angry chuds.
killatopak
Member
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
It's been 5 weeks since the game was canned. There is no way Sony is keeping 150 people on the payroll for over a month with nothing to do. I think what's happened is this. All under NDA because it looks bad if they all yap on Linkedin or Twitter.
1. Some people fired
2. Some people transferred to other studios
3. Some people working on F2P
Once it gets announced F2P, then all the news will come out what's happened.
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lughnasadh123
Member
I'd love to know how much they put into revamping this for a F2P relaunch.
Plague Doctor
Member
Holy shit.
Sony got Morbin by the Internet again....
They are fucking stupid.
Sony got Morbin by the Internet again....
They are fucking stupid.
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SirKicksalot
Member
Shambling around like the toxic waste guy from Robocop, moments away from going splat on Sony's windshield.
Imtjnotu
Member
Im Bazzin out bros
Bernardougf
Member
Now that 400 number is getting more and more real by the day....
Katatonic
Member
Im Bazzin out bros
FalsettoVibe
Member
Interesting. If it does return, while I don't think they would 100% change the character designs, some alterations would definitely help. That plus making it F2P and on every platform might just help.
They need to change the name too...
They need to change the name too...
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The_Observer
Member
Watching it die again while being f2p would be a much better entertainment than most of modern games.
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
As I said at the time, the only reason to pull it so fast was because they were going to pivot to a plan B.
Interesting to see what they decide on as this plan B though...
F2P and not changing the creative seems like the "cheap" option, as changing the creative would take longer and involve eating the cost of the re-design. Although it wouldn't surprise me if they are also preparing to do that also* - thinking about it a rapid relaunch at F2P could simply be a means to staunch the bleeding wound it will have left in this year's financials, with a proper do-over further down the line.
*Objectively I don't recall too many people complaining about the tech, and let's be honest these hero shooter things are pretty fucking interchangeable mechanically.
Interesting to see what they decide on as this plan B though...
F2P and not changing the creative seems like the "cheap" option, as changing the creative would take longer and involve eating the cost of the re-design. Although it wouldn't surprise me if they are also preparing to do that also* - thinking about it a rapid relaunch at F2P could simply be a means to staunch the bleeding wound it will have left in this year's financials, with a proper do-over further down the line.
*Objectively I don't recall too many people complaining about the tech, and let's be honest these hero shooter things are pretty fucking interchangeable mechanically.
Saturn Dragon
Member
Great. Whatever happens, we will have thousands more hours worthy of youtubers documentaries and threads about it.
I don't play games no more, I just watch and read about them
I don't play games no more, I just watch and read about them
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Akuji
Member
Every MMORPG that wanted to kill WoW when MMOs were big for example.
First failed at being a subscription model, then failed to be a free 2 play alternative.
There are like 5 very big ones in that genre alone.
Warhammer, Star Wars, LotRo, Wildstars, Conan, etc.
clarky
Gold Member
Im not super familiar(if at all) with any of those. But i suppose a lot took a crack at WOW and failed i suppose now i think about it
Unknown?
Member
They will eventually go pay to play then. They pay you to play!
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Why stop at twice? I hope they relaunch it 3, 4 times, maybe even more. The sky is the limit.
Come on Sony, ya spent $400 million already, don’t let that go to waste. If you flush enough money down the toilet then eventually gamers will realize they wanted Concord all along.
ResetEraVetVIP
Member
LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!
GermanZepp
Member
If it's free might try it
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Makes sense too. Guy is bigger and fatter than the bosses.
Moriarty1889
Member
Keep that shite out of gaming. Fuck off with those ridiculous character designs and the pronouns.
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Angry_Megalodon
Member
On a positive note, it's back to Steam CCU daily check.
Majukun
Member
it was basically a certainty that they would have at least tried to salvage the project, too much stuff to just throw it away, especially with that netflix series basing an episode on the franchise
still not sure they are gonna be able to go through with it though, the game's price was only one of the issues of the game
still not sure they are gonna be able to go through with it though, the game's price was only one of the issues of the game
Saturn Dragon
Member
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Game has been dead for 5 weeks. I dont know how much money it takes to float FW Studios with zero revenue coming in. But that F2P model better be a giant money maker. Already sunk in $100s of million, zero sales except maybe a couple hundred or thousand collectors discs, and now add in another 5 weeks of overhead.
Hermen Hulst going out with a bang.
He's the kind of guy at the blackjack table down to his last $20 and he'll split a pair 10s. Balls deep. All or nothing.
Hermen Hulst going out with a bang.
He's the kind of guy at the blackjack table down to his last $20 and he'll split a pair 10s. Balls deep. All or nothing.
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