I am extremely excited to boot up Planetary Annihilation with a cup of hot chocolate while the snow outside pours down. Now this launch is a soft date, so it may change based on the alpha and beta feedback. Then it will move into its beta phase from September through all of November, with an unconfirmed launch in December of this year. If you want to mark your calendars, Planetary Annihilation will hold its alpha phase from June 7th through the end of August. Games like Total Annihilation Supreme Commander Rise of Nations RimWorld Universe at War: Earth Assault Command & Conquer: Generals Act of War: Direct. However, for the early adopter audience, this opportunity through Steam, to play the game early and actually have influence on the game as it develops is invaluable.Īlthough I am very excited for this game to come out, I can't say I am one of the early adopters to pay the $90 price tag however, I am looking forward to the beta phase where the buy-in (which has not been confirmed) should be substantially less. As some are aware, alpha builds of games are generally VERY lacking, and filled with bugs which can be off-putting for the general populace. The only RTS like it is Total Annihilation, which was way ahead of its time (it had free weekly DLC back in 1997, when most homes didnt have the net). I did a post about SupCom on r/shouldibuythisgame the other day. Since youre restricted to a 250-unit limit, and there are no all-powerful melee or artillery units (nothing like Total Annihilations Big Bertha cannon). Additionally, by having this high price point it is very easy for Uber to filter out the early adopters from new players interested in the game. Since no one has mentioned it yet, the spiritual sequel to Total Annihilation is Supreme Commander, its a great game. However, Uber announced that the goal with this pricing was to stay fair to all of the backers who paid the price in order to have the early access. This price currently on Steam is $89.99 which, to many people, seems steep. This prompted the team at Uber to work with Steam in order to offer the early version of the game for the similar price paid by the backers via Kickstarter.

However, once the Kickstarter was closed, a lot of people still wanted to have early access for a fee. The game was funded through Kickstarter on Septemand depending on what amount you chose to support the game, you could get access to the alpha testing phase.

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