Det är inte första gången det händer, men tydligen är det svårt att lära sig från andras misstag. Polska utvecklaren Acram Digital tycks ha blivit upprörda över att ha fått låga betyg på sina båda spel Steam: Rails to Riches och Eight-Minute Empire, att de beslutade sig för att göra något åt saken - inte genom att förbättra spelen dock utan genom att skriva egna recensioner med positiva omdömen. För detta har de nu portats från Steam och chefen for studion, Grzegorz Kubas, skriver till de som köpt spelen:
"Dear Players,
You are right. I'm guilty. It came from my frustration of few bad, unfair reviews on Valve's Steam only. It was stupid action, not something planned. This is my individual, bad behavior, not the team, so I would like to blame me, not the devs. It's a lesson for the rest of my life and it will not happen again, ever. We have NEVER paid for any positive reviews. It was only my 6 fake accounts on Steam, done in amateur way, from the same computer, the same method of payment, the same IP. I was very frustrated. We have great developers, passionate in board games. They work very hard to deliver quality games. We listen to the players and we have implemented the features they asked for. We have sent the email to Valve regarding this issue and we are waiting for the answer.
Blame me, not the devs please. I'm very sorry,
/Grzegorz Kubas"
Valves motivation till att ta bort dem från Steam löd såhär:
" We've received a number of reports for Steam review manipulation on the titles Steam: Rails to Riches and Eight-Minute Empire, from Acram Digital. After investigating these reports we have found that the developer, Grzegorz Kubas, has been trying to inflate the user review score for his titles. This is against our policy, and something we take very seriously. Because of Grzegorz's actions, we have removed all games/DLC developed by Acram from our store, and will no longer be doing business with him. Existing owners will be able to keep their titles."
Borde de få en ny chans efter ursäkten eller är det bra att sådant här straffas hårt och tydligt?
