Rendered Tangent
Banned
I've heard they are in hiding - likely under assumed identities - waiting for the plastic surgery to heal.
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The Day Before... interested?
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Rendered Tangent
Banned
Probably not.
Liljagare
Member
Steam/Valve doesn't pay out to publishers right away, they pay the month after. And no pre-orders were done.
So, correct me if I am wrong, but they also failed in their scam since Steam/Valve will now not payout a dime to them?
What the two brothers will have ended up with are the 5 years salary..
So, correct me if I am wrong, but they also failed in their scam since Steam/Valve will now not payout a dime to them?
What the two brothers will have ended up with are the 5 years salary..
Rendered Tangent
Banned
This was kind of my feeling.
For all the talk of scamming, who have the actually scammed successfully?
If they make no money, and everyone is refunded, then it was a failure.
Of course, they tried, but it just seems like they are completely clueless.
N30RYU
Member
If you try to scam you are a scammer, and simple as that you must be charged for it.
Rendered Tangent
Banned
Yes, but where's the scam?
Does lying about the type of game constitute a scam?
Probably, I'd agree.
Then again, it's not a very clever scam if those being scammed get their money back.
MaKTaiL
Member
The scam was obvious from the moment they revealed this and you could see assets stolen from The Last of Us and The Division.
mindfreak191
Member
I would categorize it as a failed scam instead, they probably hoped that a lot of the initial install base would be oblivious to them being fucked over and hoped that they'll get that bag by next month. But, the backlash was too big and now they're basically in the red lol. People outside of gaming forums don't know shit about games even though they play something every day, one of my friends kept saying "Bro, The Day Before is coming out soon, it looks sick!" and I just couldn't believe that they weren't able to see any of the red flags. Just look at the Steam reviews, there are folks who played this garbage for more than 30h, like how?! Wtf is there to do for 30h? The scammers failed at the last step and pulled the plug too early, that's all there is to it, I'm sure they'll be back in a year with a different company name and different scam game, remember, they only have to succeed once and run off with a bunch of money.
Rendered Tangent
Banned
That has nothing to do with what you originally said.
Eiknarf
Banned
of course they purposely scammed people.
They sold 201,000 downloads
Then posted that there was HUGE fixes on the way just to prevent people from refunding in that two hour window!!
Rrrright there ^ is Fntastic stalling, saying, “Wait! Don’t refund it yet. We want the two hour window to pass you by, suckers!”
And they got ya
They sold 201,000 downloads
Then posted that there was HUGE fixes on the way just to prevent people from refunding in that two hour window!!
Rrrright there ^ is Fntastic stalling, saying, “Wait! Don’t refund it yet. We want the two hour window to pass you by, suckers!”
And they got ya
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MaKTaiL
Member
I commented about your response to what I originally said. You were the one who diverged first. I did not need a crystal ball to know the game would be a flop.
cripterion
Member
Never forget :
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Rendered Tangent
Banned
Your first comment was something like "this thread has aged like milk".
I then said something along the lines of why didn't you use your crystal ball if you are so smart.
That was the exchange.
You then replied it was obvious it was a scam and that it stole assets from other games.
That had nothing specific to do with the original post I made, which was more about any interest that still existed and whether anyone was waiting for the release, and also whether it was still possible they could delay it again.
That's why your initial comment about milk had no relevance and came across as a banal put down.
I responded in kind.
That's where we are.
Had you not tried to be a smart ass we could have engaged like adults, the way everyone else has.
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Rendered Tangent
Banned
Did the "huge update" that included "server and A.I fixes" actually happen?Right here is all the proof that you need to show that they were scamming you.
Look at the date and time of the tweet.
I ask, because that tweet is the day after release and two days before they folded, so it's technically possible they could have done what they claimed.
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Rendered Tangent
Banned
The Day Before aka Ends on Day Four
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nowhat
Member
I'm guessing the supposed content of the game (instead of being the most basic extraction shooter ever)...
...but that makes it even more baffling. Survival (ehh) zombie (ehh) MMO (ehh). Like, all three are things that have been done to death, and at least personally not something that would interest me. People can be strange. And/or fooled by a couple of trailers.
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Kupfer
Member
In cooperation with Martin Dietrich (freelance journalist for GameStar) the German video game editorial team GameTwo has published a half-hour investigative video on The Day Before.
(Same people who did the video report on Gollum failings
I've spot-checked the automatically generated subtitles and they seem to be accurate.
(Same people who did the video report on Gollum failings
I've spot-checked the automatically generated subtitles and they seem to be accurate.
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Eiknarf
Banned
Because people wanted an “open world Last of Us” (or a TLOU Part III), and this was definitely tying into that. One look at their logo, their font, and even the music used would suggest that.