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Concord thread
https://www.resetera.com/threads/concord-sales-ceasing-immediately-offering-refunds-to-all-customers-the-game-will-be-taken-offline-beginning-sept-6th-check-staff-post.970872/page-92#post-130023825

I mean why wouldn't they? Considering how much money was spent. Burying it would be the worst idea. F2P gives it a chance and is what people were begging for before they released it. I'll also give it a shot I guess. Have y'all seen the insane art and animations this game has? I'd check it out just for that.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/concord-sales-ceasing-immediately-offering-refunds-to-all-customers-the-game-will-be-taken-offline-beginning-sept-6th-check-staff-post.970872/page-94#post-130028781

People didn't even touch the open beta so I don't know how much going f2p would even help

Concord was one of the biggest news stories of the year, for what it's worth, and it definitely wasnt that during the open beta. I would bet a LOT more people would at least check it out when it comes back f2p just to see what is going on with the game

Yes, biggest newest stories of the year for being the biggest bomba but I think Until Dawn remastered beat it 

https://www.resetera.com/threads/concord-sales-ceasing-immediately-offering-refunds-to-all-customers-the-game-will-be-taken-offline-beginning-sept-6th-check-staff-post.970872/page-94#post-130029177

This Morbius logic?

No? They aren't bringing it back for the memes, the game was decent to good, it just needs a little retooling and maybe better character designs and flavor along with being f2p. It will obviously be picked up by alot of streamers if it re-launches, and if it turns out good it could have a minor revival, even if it's short-lived.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/concord-sales-ceasing-immediately-offering-refunds-to-all-customers-the-game-will-be-taken-offline-beginning-sept-6th-check-staff-post.970872/page-95#post-130033626

I can't speak to the mediocrity of the game since I didn't play it. To an outsider though, it seemed polished with a high production value.
To Jawmuncher point though, it just seemed uninspired and bland aesthetically and tonally.

I do think to a degree it's a victim of incel criticism. I saw so many people online call it "woke" and talk about "robot pronouns" and I wonder how much of a negative effect that had on reception. A massive effect? No, but I think being dragged into the culture war by idiots might have played a part.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/concord-sales-ceasing-immediately-offering-refunds-to-all-customers-the-game-will-be-taken-offline-beginning-sept-6th-check-staff-post.970872/page-95#post-130038633

I really enjoyed the game, so I'd love for it to come back.

I never got the hate for the character designs. I feel like a lot of people wanted badly to find a reason why the game failed, other than "yeah, it was just bad timing in an extremely competitive subgenre".

Concord just got a lot of news coverage because it's a Sony release. Meanwhile, TONS of other perfectly well made pvp shooters just go the way of the dodo on a regular basis and no one says two words about their deaths.

That's just the truth of gaming these days. There are just too many games, and especially younger gamers, tend to just play one lifestyle game, rather than moving from game to game like older players who grew up with single player games tend to.

What coverage?  People only heard about it cuz it bombed so hard