• InfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    17·
    11 months ago

    Does this mean that the other 109K wasted their money?

    Because I thought, I read somewhere that the developers pulled out. Which I assume means that there will be no fixes dor the known issues.

    • MeatsOfRage@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      11 months ago

      109000 copies at $40 minus the 30% steam cut. That’s about 3 million dollars they’re walking away with.

      • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        71·
        11 months ago

        LOL, after what, 5-years of dev time? That’s a monstrous lose.

        Pretend there’s only 5 devs, at only $100K/yr. $2.5M in salary, and total payroll costs an employer anywhere from 20-50% more. And then there are benefits. And leadership pay and hardware and hosting fees and software fees and… And if that’s all they made, they are seriously underwater.

        All together, house and all, I’m about $100,000 in the hole. I’d rather be me than them. :)

        • KISSmyOS@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          11 months ago

          The devs worked for a promise and a prayer, the 1-2 people who run Fntastic lived off the investors’ money for 5 years, with a salary they set for themselves.
          The Steam money will go towards what they owe their investors, but it won’t be enough.

      • illi@lemm.eeEnglish
        31·
        11 months ago

        Really? If that’s true that would be the most bizzare thing about the whole situation tbh. Not in a bad way though.

        Do you have a source?

        • kick_out_the_jams@kbin.social
          6·
          11 months ago

          “We are sorry for the fact that the game didn’t meet the expectations of the majority of the players,” reads a statement from Mytona, noting it’s an investor in the game.

          “Today we will work with Steam to open up refunds for any players who choose to make a refund. We’re in contact with Fntastic regarding the future of the game.”

          https://twitter.com/mytona_official/status/1734359076690362582

          Answer to those who ask for a refund. Mytona and we’re currently working with Steam to allow refunds for any player who chooses to request one, regardless of game time. Fntastic received $0 and will receive nothing from The Day Before sales.

          https://twitter.com/FntasticHQ/status/1734422905042391160

          • illi@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            11 months ago

            This is absolutely crazy. It’s good to see but the whole thing doesn’t make any sense to me