ACE Team
Zeno Clash devs trying to appeal to pirates conscience [Piracy]
After announcing that Zeno Clash will have its own free DLC, the chaps at ACE Team are trying to reason with pirates.
We all know how things work on the internet: when you want to get something that you usually should pay, for free, you just have to search for it, and despite all the counter measures applied up until now, this has not changed. Zeno Clash devs are aware of it and are trying a different approach to the situation.
I’m one of the developers of Zeno Clash. I would appreciate you read this if you are about to download this file.
Zeno Clash is an independently funded game by a very small and sacrificed group of people. The only way in which we can continue making games like this (or a sequel) is to have good sales.I am aware that at this moment there is still no demo of the game, but we are working on one which will be available soon.
We cannot do anything to stop piracy of the game (and honestly don’t intend to do so) but if you are downloading because you wish to try before you buy, I would ask that you purchase the game (and support the independent game development scene) if you enjoy it. We plan on updating Zeno Clash with DLC and continuing support for the game long after it’s release.
Thanks for taking the time to read this… hopefully it will make a difference.
Carlos Bordeu
ACE Team
This is the message that appeared on quite a few torrent sites all over the web.
When asked about it, from TorrentFreak news site, Carlos Bordeu from ACE Team simply replied:
Our ‘anti-piracy’ technique is basically the best approach we thought was possible. I think appealing to the conscience of people who download the game is the best we can do. Zeno Clash is not an expensive game. We don’t believe in restrictive DRM.
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We honestly think that ‘converting’ the people who download the game into buyers is a much better strategy than trying to fight them. We are also improving the original game, so it will include features and content that people who download the game will probably miss.
I honestly think that this is the only true way of fighting piracy, and i fully support the devs of Zeno Clash on their anti piracy "campaign".
[Via TorrentFreak]
Zeno Clash is out!
I bought the game about a month ago, when the game was announced on steam and the price was cut. The artwork made me remember of the Oddworld series, one of the first games i've ever played and still one of the best ones, so i felt guilty about not buying it.
I still haven't played it yet, but all the news about this game i read were really positive. The folks at Rock Paper Shotgun made a cool review of it, but i suggest you to watch the trailers on the app page before reading it, otherwise it'll be pretty much confusing (at least for a non activespeaker).
I just hope the L4D DLC won't get in the way so i'll be able to give this game the time it deserves. It really is a mistery why the ACE Team decided to set the release date on the same day of the Survival Pack.
[Via Zeno Clash Blog]
