question about release on steam

[Kandarim]

AFAIK, JC is currently not actively advertising salem because he does not consider it 'finished' (whether he ever will, is another question), but that:
1) the current server set-up with everything around it is self-sustaining, financially
2) the population can be boosted significantly and on short-term with targeted advertising (as shown with the original launch of 1.0) whenever he does wish to do so.

[Lazun123]

This is a awesome game and great genre. Im sure with a little push this game can be a trend setter. EvE is dieing and its PvPers are look for a new escape, this was mine as i am sure it will be others!

[Eegore]

Steam is full of cry babies, none would probably stay, we wold just get a bunch of idiots in the capitals crying about the game being hard and leaving more dead bodies in the center for town.

This, but not only this. The game already has more than a handful of empty settlements, abandoned buildings, leantos, etc. It would kind of ruin the element of a Permadeath Survival game if you port in from the Native guide right on top of another settler. Or worse, next to high powered player that just greets a new player with "Hi, bend over so I can use this gelatinous lard to sodomize you". Yeah I can see Steam going real well for Salem

Steam players would spawn in > Can't figure game out > "Everything isn't given to me and I have to work to find information, wahhhhh" > Negative Reviews > Game ends up exactly like it is now.

Steam wouldn't really do anything but probably give JC and MM a bad rep. Which isn't even close to what they need right now. Keep it low key, honestly it's far better this way. Maybe not monetary wise, but the environment is better IMO

[TotalyMeow]

high powered player that just greets a new player with "Hi, bend over so I can use this gelatinous lard to sodomize you".

I hear they're using Star Jelly these days.

[Taipion]

high powered player that just greets a new player with "Hi, bend over so I can use this gelatinous lard to sodomize you".

I hear they're using Star Jelly these days.

...but that's for animals...

[Kandarim]

be honest: how much difference is there between your neighbour and billy the pig ?

[lachlaan]

be honest: how much difference is there between your neighbour and billy the pig ?

Considering a lot of people have chosen to opt out of animals one way or another while hoping they do make it to providence, they might already have renamed their newbie neighbour "billy the pig" and have made him farm lards to fulfill his role of domesticated pig. You never know with Salem!