Torchlight 2 free on Steam soon

[power_hour]

Just learned Torchlight 2 is going to be free on Steam for thanksgiving. Excellent game!

 

[KaOTiK]

I remember reading from Runic they are going to have a sale for it during the Thanksgiving sale, it mentioned nothing of a free weekend. Cool if they do a free weekend, but odd odd timing to go along with a semi big sale of the store.

 

[Jeffg010]

Free? I have to wonder about this. It is such a good game that it would not need to be free.

 

[Red Storm]

Free? I have to wonder about this. It is such a good game that it would not need to be free.

Team Fortress 2 is a good game, and they went free to play. PlanetSide 2 is a great game and it will be free as well.

 

[Dankk]

Free? I have to wonder about this. It is such a good game that it would not need to be free.

I think OP meant "Free Weekend". Which basically means the game is free to play for the weekend, but you still have to buy it to permanently have access to the game.

You're right, the game is too highly-praised and commercially successful to suddenly be given away for free.

 

[SMOGZINN]

I doubt TL2 is going Free to Play. I am betting that if there is any truth to this at all it is just that they are going to do a free weekend combined with something like a 50% off sale.

 

[Jeffg010]

I think OP meant "Free Weekend". Which basically means the game is free to play for the weekend, but you still have to buy it to permanently have access to the game.

You're right, the game is too highly-praised and commercially successful to suddenly be given away for free.

If that being the case it would be good way to get people to try it out.

 

[Melaniegeissler]

have you the Link to the "Free-Offer"? I only see the Demo as for free

 

[power_hour]

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[Clinkster]

Nothing official yet. Closer to Friday.

And I was assured this is not a free weekend but a limited time giveaway of the full version. Basically a way to say thanks.

Wonder when the MMO is arriving ;-)

Lame, I was hoping for at least a free weekend.

If there's a good discount, I'll likely convince my friends to buy this with me.

 

[CVSiN]

if they give it away I will feel pretty pissed as a day 1 paying customer..

 

[CVSiN]

Lame, I was hoping for at least a free weekend.

If there's a good discount, I'll likely convince my friends to buy this with me.

did you not read what he wrote.. FREE as in GRATIS ZERO ZILCH NADA.

so how much of a discount past that were you looking for exactly?

 

[gorcorps]

if they give it away I will feel pretty pissed as a day 1 paying customer..

This logic is so f'ing stupid

You were fine paying that price up till now. What has to break inside of your head to all of a sudden be pissed about it?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Nothing official yet. Closer to Friday.

And I was assured this is not a free weekend but a limited time giveaway of the full version. Basically a way to say thanks.

Wonder when the MMO is arriving ;-)

It's odd that the Torchlight official news page just says on sale not free:
http://www.torchlight2game.com/news

. . . so I wouldn't get my hopes up.

 

[KaOTiK]

This logic is so f'ing stupid

You were fine paying that price up till now. What has to break inside of your head to all of a sudden be pissed about it?

I can understand his thinking. I would be a bit miffed too honestly. I preordered the game with 3 others to get a 4 pack, I did so more so to support Runic because they have been awesome and I knew I would not get to playing it right away. I was fine knowing I would be paying a bit more instead of waiting for its first sale at 25-33% off. But free? Yeah, that does ruffle the feathers a bit if true.

 

[magomago]

How would they make money if it as free period? I wouldn't be surprised if it was 'free extended weekend'

 

[Clinkster]

did you not read what he wrote.. FREE as in GRATIS ZERO ZILCH NADA.

so how much of a discount past that were you looking for exactly?

Well, one that is either plausible (this topic has absolutely no source) or it'll be in limited qty that will be absorbed by those who are less busy, or trader whores.

There is absolutely no way this title is going to be free so soon.

 

[power_hour]

Sorry guys I need to ask this thread be closed.
I apologize. There was a misunderstanding in what I learned.
An honest mistake but I don't want anyone getting misled.
Again sorry.

 

[CPA]

if they give it away I will feel pretty pissed as a day 1 paying customer..

Not me, the game was worth it.

 

[CVSiN]

Yes the game was worth it...

but how does that not bother paying consumers.. are you saying that if you bought a Corvette. and it was so successful Chevy decided to give them away free for a few hours after you got yours you would be ok with that?

same thing.. yes it is only 20 bucks but it is the principle of shafting the people that DID buy and support you..

you want to do something to celebrate give a massive free DLC out.. but you don't shaft those that did pay the money.

 

[clamum]

Yeah it just looks like it'll be on sale for Steam's Thanksgiving Sale. Thanks for the thread anyway though, reminded me of the game and I think I'll pick it up when it goes on sale.

 

[gorcorps]

Yes the game was worth it...

but how does that not bother paying consumers.. are you saying that if you bought a Corvette. and it was so successful Chevy decided to give them away free for a few hours after you got yours you would be ok with that?

same thing.. yes it is only 20 bucks but it is the principle of shafting the people that DID buy and support you..

you want to do something to celebrate give a massive free DLC out.. but you don't shaft those that did pay the money.

Your analogy completely ruins the entire point of why this wouldn't be an issue even if it was true. For one, it cost you $20 or less... not $60k+. Two, you've had months of playing time that the others didn't get. It wasn't a matter of hours, it was a matter of MONTHS.

Sorry guys I need to ask this thread be closed.
I apologize. There was a misunderstanding in what I learned.
An honest mistake but I don't want anyone getting misled.
Again sorry.

You can edit your posts. Just edit the OP with your correction. When editing click "go advanced" to edit the title.

 

[JujuFish]

Your analogy completely ruins the entire point of why this wouldn't be an issue even if it was true. For one, it cost you $20 or less... not $60k+. Two, you've had months of playing time that the others didn't get. It wasn't a matter of hours, it was a matter of MONTHS.

Agreed. There are only a couple reasons to preorder a game. It's either a game you want to play immediately, or it's a game for which you want to support the developer, or both. Neither of these reasons are hindered by offering the game at a later date for free for a limited time (or free forever, for that matter).

 

[Tweak155]

Your analogy completely ruins the entire point of why this wouldn't be an issue even if it was true. For one, it cost you $20 or less... not $60k+. Two, you've had months of playing time that the others didn't get. It wasn't a matter of hours, it was a matter of MONTHS.

This is also bad reasoning. While time is a point of consideration, there is a point of reason.

Do you think if Runic ANNOUNCED that if you waited, you could get the game free in 2 months, they'd have had the same number of buyers on release date? If so I think you're delusional.

Thus comes the point. If you can understand that likely a number of players would have opted to wait given the information, then they also rightly feel duped at this point, as now Runic has already taken their money.

 

[gorcorps]

This is also bad reasoning. While time is a point of consideration, there is a point of reason.

Do you think if Runic ANNOUNCED that if you waited, you could get the game free in 2 months, they'd have had the same number of buyers on release date? If so I think you're delusional.

Thus comes the point. If you can understand that likely a number of players would have opted to wait given the information, then they also rightly feel duped at this point, as now Runic has already taken their money.

You can't just make up a new world and say "lets assume this thing that didn't happen actually DID happen" and apply the same logic to it. Hindsight is 20/20, and if somebody knew without a doubt that they could get the game for free if they waited 2 months then things would be different. But that's not what happened, and it's not happening now either so this entire conversation is moot and we should just stop at this point.