chipsd Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 The question above explains everything I'm beyond excited for ksp2 and have been keeping tabs since maybe 2020-2021 and I was just wondering if I need to buy the game again if I buy early access or will I get full release? thanks in advance! :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakenred65 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Usualy early access means you get the game early up to and including 1.0 often at a discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missingno200 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) Early Access is an open beta that you can opt in for a price, but it also gives you the game on release. Early Access games are also typically cheaper than their actual release counterparts. The downside is that it is an open beta of a game which may change in a way that won't make you happy at the released product. Kerbal Space Program 2 should be mostly exempt from this potential caveat, as everything is basically getting fine tuned rather than making huge changes during development. Edited January 28, 2023 by Missingno200 Mostly, this potential caveat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldForest Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) You will not have to the pay for the game again when it officially releases if you buy early access. You'll get all the updates for free, but DLC will have to be paid for if they do any DLC. Edited January 28, 2023 by GoldForest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aziz Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Has this ever happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldForest Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) On 1/28/2023 at 9:21 AM, The Aziz said: Has this ever happened? Expand I can't remember off the top of my head which games, but yeah, once or twice. The company released a "beta" version for Early Access and then when 1.0 dropped, they released an entirely differently named game separate from the early access version, forcing people to buy it a second time. Edited January 28, 2023 by GoldForest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tstein Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 1/28/2023 at 9:26 AM, GoldForest said: I can't remember off the top of my head which games, but yeah, once or twice. The company released a "beta" version for Early Access and then when 1.0 dropped, they released an entirely differently named game separate from the early access version, forcing people to buy it a second time. Expand That is marketing suicide although, a studio needs a special kind of stupid to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldForest Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) On 1/28/2023 at 11:46 AM, tstein said: That is marketing suicide although, a studio needs a special kind of stupid to do that. Expand Oh, I agree, that's why is very very rare. Like I said, I've only seen it once or twice, but can't remember the names of the game. Some companies are just greedy enough to do it because they want the short pay out instead of long term pay out. Edited January 28, 2023 by GoldForest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcwaffles2003 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 On 1/28/2023 at 11:47 AM, GoldForest said: Oh, I agree, that's why is very very rare. Like I said, I've only seen it once or twice, but can't remember the names of the game. Some companies are just greedy enough to do it because they want the short pay out instead of long term pay out. Expand Imagine being a beta tester and genuinely sending in bug reports only to be charged again for what you helped fix. That level of insult is near incomprehension... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakenred65 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 On 1/28/2023 at 11:46 AM, tstein said: That is marketing suicide although, a studio needs a special kind of stupid to do that. Expand So it’s something that EA, the people behind Fallout 76, Cyberpunk, Anthem, Marvel Avengers, Madden……I could go on but yah the list of Special Kind of Stupid when it comes to the Games industry is fairly large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 No, but expect saves/careers to become imcompatible with the latest update now and then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmanonP Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 *Sigh* I was hoping they would make the same mistake they did with KSP 1. Early access and ALL future content was free. Thank goodness folks out there kept a record of that "contract". I remember the whole argument when they tried to make us early signers pay for additional content. I was grandfathered in thankfully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bej Kerman Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/12/2023 at 10:18 PM, EmanonP said: *Sigh* I was hoping they would make the same mistake they did with KSP 1. Early access and ALL future content was free. Expand Yeah? All future content is free. I'm not sure what you are worried about. (Also, the people behind KSP 2 aren't the people behind KSP 1) On 2/12/2023 at 10:18 PM, EmanonP said: Thank goodness folks out there kept a record of that "contract". I remember the whole argument when they tried to make us early signers pay for additional content. I was grandfathered in thankfully! Expand Er...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Nobody tried to make early signers pay for additional content. The promise to give purchasers from before a certain date any potential DLCs for no additional charge was actually made before any DLCs existed or were even planned, as a courtesy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLTay Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Everything promised in the roadmap is included in the cost and the finished product is yours to keep after development has finished. Anything that is currently unannounced or delivered after the promised features in the roadmap may be DLC and would be purchased separately as an add-on. Don't expect a KSP1-style free DLC situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilkoot Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 On 2/12/2023 at 11:13 PM, TLTay said: Don't expect a KSP1-style free DLC situation. Expand For sure. That was an *extremely* uncommon offer, and one made by a tiny dev shop who were happy to see sales of their hobby project. KSP 2 is of course a whole other kettle of fish. Full for-profit model with risk and market assessments, projections, etc. We'll get what we paid for, but any additional content (DLC) will be extra cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gargamel Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 On 2/13/2023 at 12:07 AM, Chilkoot said: For sure. That was an *extremely* uncommon offer, and one made by a tiny dev shop who were happy to see sales of their hobby project. Expand I don’t believe it was an offer, I believe it was an officially made statement that had never been looked over by legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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