Path of Exile 2 Early Access - 1 Million Redemptions!
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they deserve all the success man, this is what happens with companies that truly love what they do, I wish GGG nothing but the best, good luck tomorrow guys! LOGIN
We all knew there would be issues, but these are temporary as there will be so many people logging in at the same time. It's great to see GGG with transparency. You just don't see other devs do this.
'There will "probably" be some queues over the weekend.'
that probably is doing some heavy lifting
So they passed the maximum number of players they had prepared for with over 15 hours still to go before the actual launch.. this is gonna be crazy.
Game developers all need to be taking note's on Jonathan Rogers and GGG on the proper way to develop videogames and communicate to your customers. From watching his interviews it's clear that his priority is on making a fantastic game and the monetary rewards are secondary.
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i have never experienced a major game release that did not end in server crash and queue's
Been gaming for 36 years. Never has a game studio done this before. Telling you they ordered more but don't know the back end systems can handle it. Love the transparency.
Good luck tomorrow guys! Can’t wait to play
Honestly this is the most transparent game developer out there! Thank you for being such an amazing creator!
Sooo it's unplayable tomorrow, got it
Looking at the financial statements from previous years, they made around 83 million before expenses. Considering the game is $51.39 NZD, they've already made $51,390,000 NZD before cuts/expenses (not calculating platform cuts) just on pre-early-access launch sales alone. That's 61.91% of their average yearly gross, not including Path of Exile 1 MTX sales.
It's only going to go up with hype, streamers, and everyone seeing their friends play on the day as well.
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Just imagine what the free full release will look like if we're getting these numbers at a paid early access.
Incredible.
It feels like just a while ago the community was buying pizzas for the team
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It looks like Jonathan’s trying his best to not break into a massive grin and maintain professional composure. Like when someone gives you a compliment and you have a blank gaze to try play it cool
GGG is a class act man. This type of communication should be industry standard.
That's a lot of Toucans!
So Brazil server might not be enough for all southamerica?
Pray for the servers!
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Congrats GGG, well deserved.
Damn this is awesome..
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RIP servers
Asia gets it pretty late in the day, so the chaos will be missed by some....meaning me
I bought directly on Steam after buying in their website since the Preload started early on steam.
Well, I guess I have EA keys to give.
That's how you use defensives guys, before the damage happens, not after.
Good Vibes GGG!
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Nothing makes me happier than GGG seeing so much demand that they literally can't meet it in time. This level of success is well deserved and long overdue. I'll put up with any and all issues if the product is as sound as this one and the team behind it have a cohesive vision that they aren't willing to compromise on.
well deserved
Diablo player since late 90’s. Blizzard fan boy. WoW since 2005. Bought D4 a couple weeks ago. Realized the state of the D4 game and how bum it was. Bought PoE2 early access today. It’ll probably be the game this geezer plays to the end after realizing the player support and GGG dedication to player feedback i’ve read about.
I am naive when it comes to most of the business aspects of the gaming industry but this business model they’ve run with is very interesting to me and made me want to join the GGG brand “tribe”. There’s something about giving money to a company that cares about state and quality of game #1. I’ll never have an issue giving my hard earned money to buy cosmetics here. And no subscription fee? What have I been doing? Very humbled and excited to join this community.
I can't even be mad at them when they have this awesome transparency. In GGG we trust!
I had a very strong feeling EA would hit over a million on launch. So good to see a company that actually gives a shit about the players succeed, and I couldn't be more excited to play. Server issues suck, but I think we all knew this would happen. And I hope that everyone can at least appreciate the honesty and the warning.
Here's hoping I'll see you guys at launch!
Doing my part and won't be logging in until Monday. It hurts even just typing it out..
A lot of people want to test their sanity 😬🔥
So excited, im going to wait in a queue, pick my char, dc, queue, make it to the first boss, get my ass handed to me and rage quit. Im buying whiskey tm…its going to be a glorious shitshow and im 100% in
I redeemed mine today and I’m preloaded and ready for tomorrow! (Servers willing)
Iam out of town for bussiness, i wish i can download on the hotel later hehe
Honest and upfront, something rarely seen not just in the gaming industry but any industry as a whole unfortunately
Was just coming here to post this great milestone before it's even started definitely queuing this weekend 😅
Congrats you guys. You deserve it all. See you at launch!
I love how everyone is not mad and just laughing it off happy for GGG
You know what - I'm 100% fine with this, even if it means I can only start on Sunday. For GGG to post a video informing us of this is great. Their probably not the first developer to do this, but somehow this means more to me coming from them.
PoE was way too much for me to get into but I kept trying because I wanted to support such a great developer. Hoping PoE 2 sticks with me because these folks are some of the best communicators I've ever seen in the VG industry.
man im super excited. got the day off work last min too =D
As a developer myself, I feel his concern. But this is how you communicate to the community and I wish them all the best. They are the true example how other companies should be and they should follow their example.
Keep up the good work!
