DayZ developers respond to Frostline DLC review bombing over its price
, by Quentin
The Frostline DLC for the DayZ game came out last October, but its launch was not as well received as expected. The main source of dissatisfaction, which triggered a wave of review bombing, was the price of the DLC: $26.99. According to many players, this price is far too high for the content on display.
Faced with this criticism, Marek Spanel, director of Bohemia Interactive, decided to answer to the community complaints:
"Did you know that 8 million users for whom we have data on Steam played for an average of 188 hours and paid an average of 30 USD gross in #Dayz? That means we received less than 10 cents for an hour of live online gaming, for which we host the online infrastructure and have been updating it for 10+ years.Yet Dayz Frostline is currently being review-bombed on the same platform for being too expensive: $26.99 for "just a map," and some users demand "gimme more for less money"."
Although the development team seem surprised by these criticisms, they say they are taking them into account and will continue to work hard to offer ever more quality content. They also reiterate their commitment to improving the game with each update, and thank players for their feedback, which they see as a source of continuous improvement.