Fans of Life Is Feudal: MMO extremely negatively reacted to the revival of the game
It is always unpleasant when MMO or any multi -user game closes and goes into the shadow forever. Such a fate befell the medieval sandbox for the survival of Life Is Feudal: MMO, which entered early access in 2018, but closed after only three years, obviously due to financial problems and disagreements between the Bitbox developer and the publisher, XSOLLA.
Therefore, we can expect that ardent fans of a realistic medieval MMO will react with joy and excitement, learning that Life is Feudal had a new publisher who will resurrect the game. Right?
Not really. In the official discord, an announcement of the revival of Life of Feudal on May 30 was met 95 Emoji "Laughter through tears", 74 "poop", 62 "Clown" and a group attempt to write the word s-c-a-m letters of emoji. In fairness, it should be noted that there were also 35 "thumbs up", that I explain the sincere joy of people (but also, perhaps, some of them did not read the announcement too closely).
So what is the problem? Why are fans not glad that MMO will receive a new life?
Firstly, this is the price. The new publisher of Life is Feudal, Long Tale Games, is currently conducting a playatest, which costs $ 20. This does not seem to be transcendent until you understand that this is not the cost of the game, but the cost of a monthly subscription.
$ 20 per month, it is more expensive than MMO, such as World of Warcraft, or Eve Online, or PC Game Pass, or any other game subscription. And what do you get for this price – access to the pleest. A monthly subscription is required even to those who bought the game on Steam when it was on sale and cost from 30 to $ 100, depending on the version.
What gives a subscription is also not entirely clear. "Having issued a subscription, you will receive monthly bonuses and items that will not violate the game balance", – It is said in the announcement. "The longer your subscription, the more significant these bonuses become. We will provide more information about this system of rewards closer to the release of the game". T.e. They accept $ 20 a month for a subscription now, and the information will be told later.
There are other alarming signals, in addition to the price. The website of the new publisher, Long Tale Games, says that he "experimenting with options for restoring and restarting games" And "uses innovative monetization strategies and innovative methods of attracting users" With "A variety of portfolio", which covers "from classic games to web3".
Currently in this "varied" The Portfolio of Games includes only Life Is Feudal: MMO, but talking about Web3, monetization strategies and a press release that refers to plans to add to Life is Feudal "dynamic economic system", They make the alarm that this is one of the many attempts to introduce blockchain into games.
If you try to subscribe to the playout, he will direct you to the site called Babka – "Portal for safe payments via Web2 and Web3 in your favorite games, exclusive drops and a revolutionary loyalty program (will appear soon)". This is not what with confidence you can pay $ 20 a month.
It is sad when a multiplayer game closes, and joyfully when there is a chance that it will receive a new life with a new publisher. But the extreme skepticism of the fans of Life is Feudal and all the signs that MMO is going to turn into a blockchain moth is very justified. With such "publishers" The hope of a fan revival remains, as was the case with City of Heroes or Warhammer Online.