My guess is you didn't read the information on the store page. I don't mean that as a shot, I just mean that if you had read it then you'd probably say the same thing I said which was something along the lines of (I'll pass on alpha/beta access and wait for retail). They explain why it's this price. This is the price for early access, not for retail when it launches.

They've made 2.2 MILLION dollars on Kickstarter and they need $90 for an alpha release? I think someone in their development team is money hungry.

Walletary Annihilation

Summary of major points on both sides:
Supporting statements: Early backers would be pissed if they reduced the price of the alpha. You are paying more because you get more content and earlier access. It's a privilege to play the alpha. Releasing on Steam is good for advertising. The devs can price it at what ever they want to sell it for. If you think it's too expensive, don't buy it and wait until it's cheaper. If you don't agree, then you are a naive and entitled brat. Stop whining. Herd mentality.

Critiques: Almost every other game does the exact opposite - price earlier builds lower than the full release. The Steam Store is fundamentally different from Kickstarter. This sets a bad precedent. In the past, people used to be given alpha and betas for free and/or were paid to bug test. This is generating a lot of bad PR. They already have enough money, so they must be greedy.

I can see relevant points on both sides, but from what I have read, only one side resorts to ad hominem attacks as a major part of their argument. Note that I am not trying to say that the legitimate arguments of one side are better than the other, but I seriously don't understand why certain people concentrated on one side act with so much more hostility.

Edit: didnt mean to imply that there arent level-headed people on the supporting side.

It will be worse than supreme commander anyway.

don't like the price? just move on and go play something else. how is the pricing any of buisness of any of you crybabies? y'all are not entitled to cheap games in any way, where does that notion even come from.

If you want the game just bloody well wait and the price will drop.

If they would really price it in this way because of kickstarter it wouldn't cost 38$ in RU store, 110$ in EU store and 107$ in UK store. It would cost 90$ everywhere. And paying for testing the game for them is another messed up thing entirely.

It's quite expensive,but i think that it will be a cool and fun game once it's launched.

I'm not dropping a dime on this until I see it in a humble bundle or steam sale...

He speaks the truth about defensive stockholm syndrome fanboys

They act like the 2,229,344$ on Kickstarter would not be enough...

Kickstarter= funding
Steam= selling

And what Planetary Anihillation do on steam?
and now steam became kickstarter huh

I thought Early Access titles had steep prices to weed off all people who just wanted to play the game early without contributing with sending in bugs and stuff. Considering the games are in alpha state there's a shit-ton to be done still and you know how people are, the forums will be cluttered with "I paid 90 dollars and the game is BROKEN! Damnit Blizz, FIX IT!" still.

So yeah, wait until it's released. The early access prices aren't for those who want to casually play the game for a few hours.

INB4 people that don't know how kickstarter works at all. Oh wait...

How can they not see that pricing it differently would alienate any and all kickstarter backers instantly. Maybe the game didn't need to be up on steam already, but since it is I'm glad it is priced with previous backers in mind.

How can anyone not get this? Seriously just check how kickstarter works. I'd be pissed as all hell if something I backed was then discounted to the masses O_o

Here is a good explanation from Kotaku why it's the right choice to sell the Alpha for $90. So all of you who still are whining in ignorance about it: Read it!
http://kotaku.com/theres-a-90-steam-game-and-people-are-freaking-out-513318065

Guys we have a "free will", so if you don't want it don't buy it...

and seriously I hate these kinds of Multiplayer RTS games, which may probably go dead w/ no players like "Starvoid" did.

unless its a company of heroes game, which is more awesome.

edit wut russians get the game for $38 bucks that's so ridiculous.

Price will be 60 dollars when it releases. This price is to be "fair" with the kickstarter people

Are they trying to be another EA? One is enough.

your completely missing the point of why its priced this way. it appears you didnt even bother to read the description in the game steam page. good job

I don't understand why people are so upset about it. Of course the price is ridiculous, but it's just one out of thousands of games on Steam. If you think the price is too high then just don't buy it and move on.

That said I also think this is one of the worst PR disasters I've ever seen. What were they thinking? Nothing probably. Or did they really think 'all PR is good PR'? Not in this case imo, just look at the silly metacritic ratings. It's basically people who didn't play the game but agree with the price vs people who didn't play the game but disagree. Idiotic. Still, a bad metacritic rating alone can kill a game and the current user rating of 4.9 will not make it sell better in the future.

i think that if they are waiting for my money, they can wait for ever!

This is what you got, when you combine kickstarter with steam; and it's not even a bad thing ...

Ignorance and blindness of people ... :)

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RIGHT THERE ON THE STORE PAGE is the explanation for the pricing.

RIGHT HERE

"Our pricing for this stage of early access was determined by our Kickstarter. The stages of our early access for ALL users, which was determined during our Kickstarter, is:

June through August: $90 for early alpha access, during the time where we're still locking down features and making tweaks to the flow of the game. This access is permanent access - you will be able to play through alpha, beta and on through retail. (Galactic Edition Equivalent with all addons)

September through November: $60 for beta access. The game will be much more complete at this time, but with a lot of balance work still to do and more optimizations to get it working on as many systems as possible. Same as above, this is beta and turns into a retail version on launch. (Warfare edition equivalent with all addons)

Retail: December 2013 (Combat edition equivalent)

This is the pricing determined over a year ago. Our Kickstarter set these levels, and while we understand people may not like it, it's the decision we had to make.

But that is the schedule if you want to wait until the price drops to a level you're more comfortable with.

Thanks,
Garat / Marc Scattergood
Producer, Uber Entertainment"

Not really a triple AAA game so maybe around $20 would've been fine.