Welcome Alpha Sufferers!

This is the sister of DayZ Player Refund Group. It was spawned from the realisation that Alpha abuse is bigger than just one game. It’s endemic across the entire Steam platform. Approximately 75% of Early Access games don’t get to final.

Our mission is to galvanise Steam to self-regulate. We are advocating an Alpha Covenant. This is a cluster of best practices and performance benchmarks during the Alpha cycle. Our intention is to assist failing devs, not to restrict good ones. Studios don’t have to attain all but, should they fail most, that’s indicative of a problem. Steam should create an Alpha Support Mechanism to intervene where necessary. It’s steam’s shop so they have a duty of care.

EA’s affords studios capital without a publisher's caveats or controls . Subsequently, there exists a deficit in commercial expertise. Steam must ensure Alphas are properly provisioned for. Future Dev’s need the model protected and players also deserve a product with continuity.

Our aims are fair and reasonable. This is in everyone's collective interest. So join our cause and be the catalyst for change.

JB

http://steamproxy.net/groups/dayzplayerrefundgroup

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Ark

10 September, 2016 - Jonboy | 4 Comments

Dear Members,

Ark has just released paid for DLC in its Alpha. This sets a precedent that can not be allowed to stand. Imagine DayZ and many other EA's out there following suit. That would entitle devs to never finish a game and cannibalise resources raised in the Alpha to monetise new content.

Totally unacceptable and a red flag.

Please sign the petition below:

http://www.barneyb.com/applications/urlshrink/app/shorturl/AD9D29132B625EE042C46C78FD0F1A356D54FDC71BAAFB05AD8528A7FE34B8FA

JB

Calling Activists and Ambassadors

18 August, 2015 - Jonboy | 6 Comments

Hi Guys,

I need those amongst us who wish to get out there and mix it up. Im speaking to the people who like to get their hands dirty. I need members to go onto Alpha sites on steam and engage with the forums users.

Now it may get nasty. Expect to be flamed , banned and ridiculed. If you can handle yourself and debate with the devs and their mods, then step forward. All we need to do is champion the Alpha player and link our URL.

Its better if you are in that specific Alphas. This will give you more credibility as you understand the game's nuiances. You will also wont be banned or have your thread locked. Well not as fast anyway.

You game?

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Obito Uchiha 28 Jan, 2020 @ 6:06am

Why buy early access games you do know there's a huge chance the game could fail or shut down, that's quite on you. You're taking a risk with any early access game you'd buy.

✠☠☣.n0 m3rCy☣☠✠ 1 Aug, 2019 @ 9:18am

Is this group dead? ;)

M-S120 23 Aug, 2017 @ 3:55pm

I've only bought to 2 EA games and have definatly learned my lesson. Regardless there should be a concrete set of rules for these early access games. The cash grabs are completely out of control and SOMEONE should be held accountable for it. If I sell you a box and tell you one day it will be full, and you buy it. Then the fault is yours. But if Best Buy sells me a box from a manufacturer, they are responsible to refund my box if it's not filled by the manufacturer within the time they claimed that said box would be full. I would also expect them to stop selling them.
Anything less is just bad business. Bad analogy, I know. LOL