<r> Well, Kayoz, it's too bad that you expect others to back up their assertions with sources but refuse to do so yourself. It leads me to suspect that you're perhaps unable to back up some of your key claims and that they are thus false.<br/>
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Also, it's a shame to see that you insist on ...

<r> Kayoz, at the risk of incurring further insults, I'd like to ask about a few points you made.<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Steam is quite aggressive in keeping it's contracts with devs and distributors secret.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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I was unaware of this. Contracts between parties are ...

<r> Thanks for the info, Erik! <LINK link="http://www.spacegamejunkie.com/news/distant-worlds-shadow-teased/"><s>[link=http://www.spacegamejunkie.com/news/distant-worlds-shadow-teased/]</s>I see this news is already popping up on gaming sites.<e>[/link]</e></LINK><br/>
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<r> Think back...when you first got <I><s>[i]</s>Distant Worlds<e>[/i]</e></I>, what did you do to begin learning how to play the game? What worked? What didn't? Any horrendous blunders?<br/>
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I'm especially interested in hearing what the "old timers" here did when they started out.
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Velihopea, I don't think further attempts to discuss this topic with Kayoz will be particularly fruitful. My advice is to leave it alone.

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: ASHBERY76<br/>
Name one publisher that does not have their games on steam apart from Matrix? It is pretty clear nobody in the games industry seems to agree with this policy.
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Here's a couple:<br/>
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Disney Interactive ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins<br/>
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Hi guys,<br/>
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We welcome debate here - don't let the occasional negative poster get you down.<br/>
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We are very open-minded and share the mission expressed here to make Distant Worlds as well-known and popular as possible. We ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: wozza<br/>
It is available at Paradox Gamersgate though.
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Whoa! I didn't know that. That's cool. Seems appropriate since Paradox is known for strategy games. Too bad only the base game is available there. GamersGate probably doesn ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: wozza<br/>
I still yet to understand how some customers would miss out on this business model DRM free and no Steam. I know there are people who want Steam but you can still play it with out it. Is it because the people who want Steam want to store it in the ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: TheJian<br/>
Well said.. what makes a game better IMO, is being able to come to a forum and give your opinion, and the old gamers not act like you cant say what you feel.. this forum is like most, it turns most people away..IMO
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Kayoz<br/>
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If you don't have any facts or figures, how can you discuss an opinion; much less a business one?<br/>
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Also, I think Erik knows his job well enough to judge for himself whether or not Steam distribution is worthwhile. Respecting his ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Kayoz<br/>
All Steam contracts are confidential. Steam/Valve does not reveal any details of their division of monies, or sales figures.<br/>
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PI's comments are <B><s>[b]</s>anecdotal and not evidence<e>[/b]</e></B>. Their comments are as reliable as any ...

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Erik already addresses this - he negotiated with Steam and declined to enter into a contract with them.

I'd be interested in seeing the source of this info. Did Erik post about it somewhere on the forums?

<t> One thing that might be breaking saves is updates. By default, Steam will push updates to your games as developers release them. I think it is somewhat common for developers to release updates that break old saved games. Fortunately, Steam lets you turn off auto-updating on a game-by-game basis ...

<r> By the way, in the general discussion area on Matrix Games' forum last November, a poster asked about the chances of Matrix selling any of its games on Steam. Here's what Iain McNeil from Slitherine/Matrix Games had to say (<LINK link="http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2947647#"><s ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: wozza<br/>
Its not really strange. Steam is a third party app which i don't want on my machine. It also contains DRM. One of the reasons why Matrix is very successful is because they don't have Steam and no DRM<br/>
and they have very good customer service and ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: wozza<br/>
The main reason i purchased the game was because i didn't like Steam
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That's a strange reason to buy a game. <E>:)</E><br/>
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I think asking why a game isn't available on Steam is a natural question to ask. Like it ...

<r> I found out about <I><s>[i]</s>Distant Worlds<e>[/i]</e></I> when another player suggested it on reddit. I've done my best to give this game further exposure there by creating a subreddit for the game:<br/>
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<URL url="http://www.reddit.com/r/DistantWorlds">http://www.reddit.com/r ...

The last update (at the end of August) was free. Plus, they discounted the game and all its expansions for 2 weeks after they released it. I don't have a problem with Matrix charging for the expansions.

<r> For those who use reddit, I've been compiling Erik's comments about the upcoming expansion (with links to each) in <LINK link="http://www.reddit.com/r/DistantWorlds/comments/117xnm/announcement_coming_soon_for_new_expansion/"><s>[link=http://www.reddit.com/r/DistantWorlds/comments/117xnm ...