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[ArtHands]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ManorLords/s/wnB36ulOi1

Thanks for the thought, that's kind of you to ask! Any store is great, but just to be clear because this is so often talked about:

Steam is great for us. I know people talk about stuff like Steam taking 30%, but actually Steam takes a variable amount that goes down to 20% once the game sells very well (and this will reach that). Not to mention every purchase on Steam causes the game to get greater visibility within the Steam store, since it's algorithmic visibility based on sales, so when you buy on Steam you maybe are causing one other person to see the game and buy on Steam, resulting in even more sales. Honestly, even if the store cut stayed at 30% instead of going down to 20% like I mentioned above, Steam would be delivering far more than that in additional marketing/advertising it gives games for each sale. Moreover, Steam is an incredibly nice partner -- they actually make possible so many other stores by offering keys for free to developers to put on other stores, basically donating their server infrastructure for free to allow other stores to exist.

 

[Topher]

Steam is pretty awesome

 

[OverHeat]

So many members here have yet to acknowledge this!!!!

 

[Pegasus Actual]

 

[Davevil]

 

[TintoConCasera]

Always cool to read about an indie game succeeding this much.

Steam is great for indies, don't think any other platform/storefront makes it as easy for indie devs to publish their games. Well, there's itch.io but the visibility and reach there is much lower.

 

[Three]

Welcome to the second episode of "developer steam relations" show by Arthands

Game devs praise Steam as a 'democratic platform' (a bastion in our panic mode industry)

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-devs-praise-steam-as-a-democratic-platform-that-continues-to-be-transformative-for-pc-gaming-today/ CCP Games VP of publishing Eyrún Jónsdóttir said that Steam remains "a crucial part of our pipeline" for EVE Online, which also has its own launcher...

www.neogaf.com

 

[Topher]

Welcome to the second episode of "developer steam relations" show by Arthands

Game devs praise Steam as a 'democratic platform' (a bastion in our panic mode industry)

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-devs-praise-steam-as-a-democratic-platform-that-continues-to-be-transformative-for-pc-gaming-today/ CCP Games VP of publishing Eyrún Jónsdóttir said that Steam remains "a crucial part of our pipeline" for EVE Online, which also has its own launcher...

www.neogaf.com

Yeah, could have just added to that thread

 

[Loomy]

Yeah, could have just added to that thread

Yeah but every thread created on NeoGAF causes the thread to get greater visibility within the forum, since it's algorithmic visibility based on thread views, so when you make a new thread on NeoGAF you maybe are causing one other person to see the thread and read the thread on NeoGAF, resulting in even NeoGAF'ing.

 

[Topher]

Yeah but every thread created on NeoGAF causes the thread to get greater visibility within the forum, since it's algorithmic visibility based on thread views, so when you make a new thread on NeoGAF you maybe are causing one other person to see the thread and read the thread on NeoGAF, resulting in even NeoGAF'ing.

 

[Guilty_AI]

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

Been a PC user less than a month, and God damn, it is great. Also glad manor lords is getting good reception.

 

[Wildebeest]

Turns out, developers like stores where their games sell.

 

[Nvzman]

Welcome to the second episode of "developer steam relations" show by Arthands

Game devs praise Steam as a 'democratic platform' (a bastion in our panic mode industry)

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-devs-praise-steam-as-a-democratic-platform-that-continues-to-be-transformative-for-pc-gaming-today/ CCP Games VP of publishing Eyrún Jónsdóttir said that Steam remains "a crucial part of our pipeline" for EVE Online, which also has its own launcher...

www.neogaf.com

Also second episode of gaffers being dead wrong in that epic thread a few weeks ago, what a surprise.
Valve is one of the few companies that has rightly earned their highly positive reputation. Tim Sweeny continues to be a hypocritical jackass trying to peddle his Epic Store.