Then Gameforge should allow People like me, in case they Launch Classic on Steam in Future to LINK ONE TIME like the Retail Aion did with the new Launcher Update OR stop the Steam retail like Metin 2, or make a statement and say 100% NO to Steam instead of always just telling "no news at the moment..."
retail was going slow down when Steam launched (5.X) Patch, so yeah, ofc not many new player.
But Classic is playable, for EU playerbase you can say "good filled" Server. ALSO with 3.0 we get a second new class, a new leading Story since 2.7 with also an new class, maybe merging the Servers together and opening a new Server like even Aion Japan did, there would be a wave of new players for sure.
At least Gameforge should try, even if they remove it after a while, lol...
And the 1 time 100 Dollar to put it on Steam is a Joke, they earn enough via Siels / Battlepass
Also some ppl. now would say "but the 30% cut from sales via Steam, yeah true, but the "Old" or from the start player now Play & Paid over 400+ days until today, also GF (sadly for what reason idk) not let GF Launcher player Link the game to Steam if you play from GF, so the playerbase before steam are still the Same amount of player who pay from the normal Launcher without the cut. (NO Money lost)
The Otherhand, the "New" Player then could maybe pay are forced via Steam because since there is no shop website anymore, what aslo mean no VPN or Cheating with cheaper coins from other lands & the big plus, some ppl. have Money on Steam Wallet, since you cannot pay out steam wallet, some ppl. have a good amount of Cash there and maybe decide to pay Siels or whatever.
So in Math, -100 One time / + Same amount like now / + some new Steam 30% Payments, so only around 15 ppl. need to buy Siels, to get the 100 back.
And for sure even i would pay the 100 myself, because i finally can start playing then.
Where is the "mistake" for the wait over 1 year after launch to just release it?
That GF not release it from start make sense to get a solid playerbase, but now?
No Steam = Same as now, With Steam = 30% Cut sure, but the New Player who would Play and Pay via Steam will not come without Steam Release... So NO Actually Loss...
in my eyes, it is a win/win chance for both, GF/Steam & Player.
Sure i not mentioned yet the Steam Stats Doompost, but let them talk lol. Every one who really cares and look into the game see that there are more than the Steam Numbers.
The only real reason i guess or see is, that steam reviews will mostly about **** Bots. (Easy Solve this if you Put a GM / QA 1 Month in Capital City, hiding & Banning Bots.) Then the Reviews will not be that bad, but only because affraid of some reviews not to launch it would be curios.
Also we have 2024, who really care about Reviews, instead of take a look yourself / looking Streams?
Sorry for that Shit wall of text, but i finally need answers, or atleast want to give gameforge maybe a reason just to try it out. Drestam Grimnir Celes Daveius Fossilo pepper Sparx and maybe some of the Aion Team, you Lose nothing, same old playerbase, with a chance of new player who are willing to pay like me, because we like Aion.
Cheers.