Manor Lords publisher defends lack of transparent pricing, to avoid scammers

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Manor Lords releases on Steam in early access tomorrow, but pricing is still yet to be revealed.Bender explained the game will have regional pricing, just like other games on Steam, which aren't just different currencies but priced according to local standards.As such, a price for the game won't be declared in advance of release as sharing a US price alone"will lead to misunderstandings".

Bender also reassured players not to be worried about the price, noting the publisher has"never done AAA pricing on a game" and will not do so"no matter how popular a game is". Early access will come with a launch discount in the range of 10-25 percent for the first couple of weeks. "We're not trying to squeeze every last dollar out of people, we won't be putting up 5 editions with a spreadsheet needed to understand them or locking up content into Day 1 DLC or any of that crap," he said."There's going to be a fair price there at launch with a fair discount."

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