Update 4 - 20th of February, 2024.:
Fatshark proved today that when they closed our previous Steam thread about this issue in January, 2024, which had over 1.900 comments, they were indeed censoring us just because we dared to stand up against their anti-consumer practices. I say this because today they did it once again.
The user named Roovka, who have been stirring up trouble for months now here and on the on Steam, yet again came into the mirror of this thread and started trouble again.
What did Fatshark do? Did they ban the troublemaker? Nope, the moderator strawhat closed our thread instead, again proving that they have no problem with censoring those, who dare to oppose their anti-consumer practices.
Fatshark - You lost a customer in me forever, with this action you now join the blacklist with the likes of EA, Ubisoft, Activision/Blizzard etc.
Don’t you worry, when your next project comes around - I will be there and people will know exactly who you are and what you do. I will never forget what you did.
The Emperor protects, indeed -
But you at Fatshark failed him with this game a thousand times over.
Update 3.:
We got a response from Fatshark Catfish on the Official Fatshark Forums on the 23rd of January, 2024! She ensured me she will pass on our feedback to the devteam. (36th reply in this thread)
She also confirmed that it was indeed Fatshark devs who closed the last thread, but she gave me the reason that it was locked for the excessively argumentative nature it took. As a sign of good faith and trust in the word of Catfish, I adjusted the OP and the Steam thead according to the information she shared in her response where she ensured us to forward our feedback.
I am hopeful that the devteam will see that it is fair for the Steam community to be voicing their grievances that they never had the chance to get the same aquila bonus - and properly rectify it this time.
I hereby ask everyone participating in this discussion to kindly adhere to guidelines and be respectful to each other. Let’s avoid any arguments, so we can keep on point and discuss this issue in a civil manner.
This is why this thread is here after all.
I hereby wanna extend my thanks to Catfish for the heads up, for passing on our feedback to the devs and also for the work she does for us in the Forums.
I invite every player here to join in the discussion, but please keep on point - as you can see there is always hope for positive change!
I am initiating this thread because as of today it is evident, that Fatshark is closing inconvenient threads. The previous one, which was going on for more than 3 months, got 104 rewards and got over 1.900 replies just got closed by Fatshark themselves today for no specified reason.
Evidence can be found here - Steam Support telling that they can’t unlock said thread as the developers themselves closed it:
If anyone was doubting until now that Fatshark is monitoring the Steam Forums, there is your evidence. They want to silence the players here who dare to stand up against being treated as second class citizens compared to XBOX players with regards to bonuses granted for their purchase.
Original thread which they locked can be found here:
You can see the thread was locked without any moderator note - this is because Fatshark themselves closed it.
Here’s a screenshot just in case, if they maybe try to change this:
The issue at hand is as follows:
Darktide was released on XBOX on the 4th of October, 2023 with the following bundles:
The stark difference between what XBOX and Steam users got on release is glaringly obvious:
STEAM:
- Standard Edition: 0 aquilas, got used as beta testers for 1 year, NO option to opt out of crossplay
- Imperial Edition: 2.500 aquilas, got used as beta testers for 1 year, NO option to opt out of crossplay
- Vanguard Pack*
XBOX:
- Standard Edition: 9.300 aquilas (!!!), got a vastly improved game based on the feedback of Steam users, option to opt out of crossplay
- Imperial Edition: 16.500 aquilas (!!!, nearly 7x times that of a Steam Imperial Edition owner, 2.500+14.000), got a vastly improved game based on the feedback of Steam users, option to opt out of crossplay
- Vanguard Pack*
- 4 reskinned cosmetic sets which was marketed as “exclusive” and as an apology to Steam players - but XBOX players could get it too without any problems.
CONCLUSION:
Anyone reading this can judge for themselves - this is how we on Steam are being treated by Fatshark currently.
The original thread from it’s inception stood here as a reminder for Fatshark, that the veteran players of Steam, who supported them and tested this game in it’s worst state and provided valuable feedback for 1 year should not be treated in the manner we have been since the Beta period. The FOMO cash shop is bad in itself, and they keep making it worse by constantly increasing prices and decreasing the value included with skins by removing weapon skins and trinkets. Not to mention the marketed features before release that are still missing.
The worst decision Fatshark made since release is the reason this topic is still relevant - They split Darktide’s community by giving the aquila bonus to only half of the playerbase. The collection of threads and comments in the previous thread shows clearly how disappointed a large number of players are about this. This thread is here to continue it’s legacy.
Every player in this community (even those who missed out on XBOX) deserves the same treatment - in this case the bonus aquilas amounting to 9.300 for Standard and 14.000 for Imperial Edition owners, respectively.
This issue remains unsolved, therefore Fatshark needs to be reminded to rectify it.
Here’s hoping Fatshark will heed our words finally and do good by all members of this community.
If you agree, please join and post below so we can make our voices be heard by the devs.
The God Emperor is with us!
UP1:
This is a mirror of my original thread on Steam, which can be found here:
UP2:
Even brosgw, who I consider the biggest ambassador for the Darktide community on the Fatshark Forums (author of the “Action items for Fatshark” and “Crafting memorial; lest we forget” topics) commended me for my efforts, which is humbling. His comment gave me even more validation that we are on the right track. It can be found here:
UP3:
We got a response from Fatshark Catfish on the Official Fatshark Forums on the 23rd of January, 2024! She told me she will pass on our feedback to the devteam. She also confirmed that it was indeed Fatshark devs who closed the last thread, but she gave me the reason that it was locked for the excessively argumentative nature it took. As a sign of good faith and trust in the word of Catfish, I adjusted the OP and the Fatshark Forum thead according to the information she shared in her response where she ensured us to forward our feedback. I am hopeful that the devteam will see that it is fair for the Steam community to be voicing their grievances that they never had the chance to get the same bonus - and properly rectify it this time.
