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chadskin · Mar 24, 2016

Didn't fit in the title but as the back of the box notes, it's the early access version of the game you're buying for full price here.

Basically, the timeline is:
- game went on sale in German stores yesterday/today, containing only a Steam activation key
- customers discover you can't activate the game on Steam, resulting in complaints on the Atari forums and 1-star reviews on Amazon.de
- distributor ak tronic apologized on Facebook, saying it won't be possible to activate the game before March 31
- Amazon.de stopped selling the game

Spookie · Mar 24, 2016

Everything about this game has been a complete car crash. With the alpha of Planet Coaster being release it will sink like a stone.

oti · Mar 24, 2016

Thats sucks, but

lla

lacht laut aus

?/10

The perfect Dark · Mar 24, 2016

Holy shit, what the fuck?

Rebel Leader · Mar 24, 2016

What in the name.......

BrettHeazy · Mar 24, 2016

in store full priced early access codes... what the hell is going on?

chadskin · Mar 24, 2016

SiegePhalt said:
Despite some of the negativity the game received, I was keen to play within the first few weeks of its release. Then I read this:

And I am somehow no longer interested. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for Early Access, but was there any indication that this would be the case? Because prior to ~20 minutes ago, I had no idea this would be an Early Access game.

Nope. It's been in sort of a closed beta test for the past few months, hence the reviews on Steam, but they make no mention anywhere that the game will be released in early access: http://store.steampowered.com/app/282560/

I'm not even sure it'll really hit March 31, considering the last status update on Steam was published more than a month ago, ironically introducing a new community manager. For a game that's supposed to be released next week, it's awfully quiet.

rrs · Mar 24, 2016

BrettHeazy said:
in store full priced early access codes... what the hell is going on?

greed

Mik2121 · Mar 24, 2016

After having played a lot of Planet Coaster now, and seeing all the feedback about RCTW... yeah. Good luck to Atari

Pakoe · Mar 24, 2016

Wait, so even by release time the game isn't finished at all?

EatinOlives · Mar 24, 2016

Pakoe said:
Wait, so even by release time the game isn't finished at all?

Not really a surprise, given the game has switched studios and restarted development twice and the current studio has had less than year (I think?) to work on it.

I'm very surprised that the game is coming out now, though, even if it's just in Early Access. Atari is just hellbent on shitting this out.

ekim · Mar 24, 2016

So does the full game release on March 31 then?

Zafir · Mar 24, 2016

Is it actually in early access though?

I thought it just fully releases on March 31st... In a potentially worrisome state.

chadskin · Mar 24, 2016

ekim said:
So does the full game release on March 31 then?

Zafir said:
Is it actually in early access though?

I thought it just fully releases on March 31st... In a potentially worrisome state.

It will launch in early access on March 31, if the retail box is to be believed.

Here's the translation of what it says:

This game is still in development and will be updated continually. Your purchase contains access to the Early Access edition of the game, including all free updates.

Zafir · Mar 25, 2016

chadskin said:
It will launch in early access on March 31, if the retail box is to be believed.

Here's the translation of what it says:

Oh right.

Well... At least they're being upfront about it...

SturokBGD · Mar 25, 2016

Scab Atari screwing up? I for one am stunned. Who'd have guessed such a thing could happen?

Jay Shadow · Mar 25, 2016

There was a blog post today confirming Early Access starts the 30th. Given their slow progress between their initial release plans and now, they'll allow people who have preordered to get a refund up until the end of this month, which is the day after early access.

http://www.rollercoastertycoon.com/...er-tycoon-world-coming-to-steam-early-access/

Launch Timing and Refunds

We will be in Early Access until we all feel the game is ready to be shared with the world as a finished product. Yes, there really is much more work we want to do. This isn’t about just improving and polishing but also adding new functionalities that the game needs. As Early Access progresses our timeline for final release will become clearer.

We know this is not what some of you may have expected. Thus, we are reaffirming our refund policy – we allow refunds up to March 31st 2016 to anyone that pre-ordered the game through Atari.com or RollerCoasterTycoon.com. This gives you a day to try Early Access, no strings attached. If you pre-ordered via Steam or another retailer, they will be able to facilitate refunds as needed.

Quadraphonic · Mar 25, 2016

That's fucking shady. They're releasing a title as "Early Access" because it's been delayed so long?

Fuck Atari. They switched devs to cheaper ones and this is what they get.

ThreePiMatt · Mar 25, 2016

I keep forgetting that this and Planet Coaster are two different things. Is there any reason to believe Tycoon World would be better than Planet Coaster?

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