Utvecklarna på Creative Assembly har fått utstå hård kritik den senaste tiden på grund av ett nytt DLC kallat Shadows of Change till deras Total War: Warhammer III. Det rör sig om att de höjt priset i förhållande till vad deras DLC tidigare har kostat, vilket upprört fansen till den grad att utvecklarna varit tvungna att gå ut med dels en förklaring, dels en uppmaning till lugn.
Såhär förklarar de situationen på sin hemsida:
"To get right into it: our costs are up. Unfortunately, that means that prices have to rise. We know any increase is going to be tough, which is why our prices have remained fairly stable over the past few years. The downside is that any increase today is going to be more noticeable.
There's no good time to increase prices, and we have not taken this step lightly. However, this is the business reality of supporting WARHAMMER III and ensuring we're able to offer the years of extra content that are currently planned.
That said, we do need to challenge ourselves to ensure that this cost still offers good value. Ultimately, that's up to each of you to decide and we'll keep trying to balance that. Of course, we want more people to play, we want to continue to deliver content you're excited to see, and we want to do that for as long as we can."
Som det brukar låta, alltså. Kostnaderna har gått upp och det medför tyvärr också en höjd prisbild. Rob Bartholomew, Chief Product Officer på Creative Assembly, avslutar sedan inlägget med uppmaningen:
"Finally, we need to ask you again to stop directing abuse at individual team members. Frustrated as you may get, these are human beings who spend many hours representing you and your voices within the studio. All of our work gets easier when they are treated with respect.