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Posted June 04, 2015
<span class="bold">The Masterplan</span>, a 2D top-down tactical heist simulator, is available now for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux -- DRM-free on GOG.com with a 25% launch discount.

Sounds like a plan, a <span class="bold">Masterplan</span>. Can you orchestrate the biggest heist in history? It's the 70's, and you're the mastermind behind a band of misfits who just want to get rich - it doesn't have to be quick or easy, but it does have to be spectacular. <span class="bold">The Masterplan</span> is a top-down 2D tactical game in which you'll plan and execute the most dangerous and profitable heists. Whether you're going in loud or slipping by unnoticed, you'll be in charge of assembling the ideal team for the job, picking the perfect gear, and forming the ideal plan. When things get heavy, it's up to you to keep your team in-line and efficient - hide bodies, use disguises, hack electrical systems, take hostages, and do what it takes to get out alive and a whole lot richer. Most importantly though, keep it stylish.

Heat,The Italian Job, The Killing, <span class="bold">The Masterplan</span>. Join the greats, DRM-free on GOG.com! The 25% launch discount will last until June 21st, 11:59 AM GMT.
Posted June 05, 2015
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leksapeksa: Happy to answer if you have more questions!
Why did you decide to do regionally pricing for a self-published indie game?

In my eyes this is an abitrary pricing system that penalizes poor people in so called "rich"countries and privileges rich people in so called "poor" countries. And the way it is done, it's not even halfway fair. It's always just the Ex-Soviet states that get a discount while people from much poorer countries (like several countries in Africa) have to pay some of the highest prices worldwide.

Your game would have been a day-1 purchase for me (I really love games like The Clue!), but I'm not going to support this kind of pricing model and wait for it to appear in a bundle instead.

I would really be interested in your reasons and your stance on the matter.
Posted June 05, 2015
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rjspring: Looks interesting, but the price is a little steep for me. Wishlisted until a promo.
i noticed that too, its a bit overpriced compared to other games that are cheaper.
thats funny cause i often see games that in my opinion would justify a little higher price then other games that look less to me have a big price tag.

i had the clue (english version) on amiga. (cd32 )

its an old game where you have to become a succesfull burglar, it has flat 2d graphics no 3d zooming like the burglar games they release nowadays.

the game had a nice fat paper manual, paper is quite hight glossy and of good quality (all for 10 or 15 guilders, way back in the old days, bought it at a computer fair,i still have the game.

those good old days : if you had 100 or 200 guilders saved up (it was once a year i guess)
you could have some excellent deals and return home with a large grey big garbage bag loaded with retail games and programs, 15 to 20 sometimes 25 full retail games, with the works)
Plus dont forget nowadays euro is more then 2 old guilders, so now we get less retail for more cash
, and they call that progression :D


nowadays retail games are still available but in low quality crappy amaray boxes , 90% of the time without a manual(pdf is not a paper manual)

todays kids (our kids) dont know better, but for everyone born in the 60s -70s, it was a great era.

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leksapeksa: Happy to answer if you have more questions!
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PaterAlf: Why did you decide to do regionally pricing for a self-published indie game?

In my eyes this is an abitrary pricing system that penalizes poor people in so called "rich"countries and privileges rich people in so called "poor" countries. And the way it is done, it's not even halfway fair. It's always just the Ex-Soviet states that get a discount while people from much poorer countries (like several countries in Africa) have to pay some of the highest prices worldwide.

Your game would have been a day-1 purchase for me (I really love games like The Clue!), but I'm not going to support this kind of pricing model and wait for it to appear in a bundle instead.

I would really be interested in your reasons and your stance on the matter.
thats a coincidence ,i was just talking about the clue (cd32) the manaul read: NEO
thats the devs or publishers i guess.
Post edited June 05, 2015 by gamesfreak64
Posted June 05, 2015
A game crashed twice during an half and hour
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Post edited June 05, 2015 by exp3rt
Posted June 06, 2015
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HereForTheBeer: Bought it. Not sure when I'll try it out - hotel internet is as slow as they come - but those Let's Play videos sold me on the game.
Same here! :)
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vicklemos: HI!
*wild question here*: was Dreamweb an inspiration?
Art looks amazing!
Thanks!
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huzba: A lot of the games I played when I was young spill their influence on the Masterplan, so yeah, that and games like "Tapan Kaikki" and "The Clue" work as inspiration one way or another.
Wow cool to know! I'm gonna test Masterplan tonight on my linux machine :P
And thanks for the tips. Never -ever- I thought I'd hear something about this tremendously obscure Tapan Kaikki game!
Post edited June 06, 2015 by vicklemos
Posted June 08, 2015
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leksapeksa: Happy to answer if you have more questions!
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PaterAlf: Why did you decide to do regionally pricing for a self-published indie game?

In my eyes this is an abitrary pricing system that penalizes poor people in so called "rich"countries and privileges rich people in so called "poor" countries. And the way it is done, it's not even halfway fair. It's always just the Ex-Soviet states that get a discount while people from much poorer countries (like several countries in Africa) have to pay some of the highest prices worldwide.

Your game would have been a day-1 purchase for me (I really love games like The Clue!), but I'm not going to support this kind of pricing model and wait for it to appear in a bundle instead.

I would really be interested in your reasons and your stance on the matter.
Hey PaterAlf,

Regarding the pricing, we went with the standard system offered by GOG. We unfortunately are not experts on the matter, and thus are quite hesitant to request specific pricing options or changes to the best practices suggested by the marketplace. As a topic this does sound like something that could warrant more conversation on a general level.

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exp3rt: A game crashed twice during an half and hour
Hey exp3rt,
The crash you reported (with the attached image) is something that affected the version 1.0, and was promptly fixed in the 1.0.1, which should be available in GOG any time now. I hope you'll have no trouble playing the game normally after receiving the update. :)
Posted June 08, 2015
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Celeve: Hey PaterAlf,

Regarding the pricing, we went with the standard system offered by GOG. We unfortunately are not experts on the matter, and thus are quite hesitant to request specific pricing options or changes to the best practices suggested by the marketplace. As a topic this does sound like something that could warrant more conversation on a general level.
Thank you for answering. I can understand that you use the pricing system that is offered by the store. Your answer is very interesting though, because in the past GOG always told us that they still fight for flat pricing (it was once one of the core principles of them) and that they only use regional pricing when they have no choice. Seems they weren't completely honest about it.

There was a big discussion about the regional pricing (just in case that you are interested):

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/regional_priced_games_on_gog/page1

Unfortunately the interesting parts (with arguments from both sides and also the point of view from another developer) are hidden somewhere in this huge thread (between reports of new regional priced games), so I'm not sure if it really is a good read to get an overview about this complex matter.
Posted June 08, 2015
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gamefood: My first impression was "Looks like Hotline Miami.... with good graphics." :D
It's way more slow paced than Hotline Miami :P (in a good way, of course)
I mean, your palms won't get all sweaty in the end and your brain won't go into lobotomy mode after so many flashy lights, but still...
Post edited June 08, 2015 by vicklemos
Posted June 08, 2015
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HereForTheBeer: Bought it. Not sure when I'll try it out - hotel internet is as slow as they come - but those Let's Play videos sold me on the game.
The Masterplan Interview & livestream now on GOG Twitch channel: http://www.twitch.tv/gogcom
Posted June 10, 2015
Hey again!

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Celeve: Regarding the pricing, we went with the standard system offered by GOG. We unfortunately are not experts on the matter, and thus are quite hesitant to request specific pricing options or changes to the best practices suggested by the marketplace. As a topic this does sound like something that could warrant more conversation on a general level.
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PaterAlf: Thank you for answering. I can understand that you use the pricing system that is offered by the store. Your answer is very interesting though, because in the past GOG always told us that they still fight for flat pricing (it was once one of the core principles of them) and that they only use regional pricing when they have no choice. Seems they weren't completely honest about it.
There's a bit of a clarification to be made regarding the pricing. At the time of my response I didn't have the full details of the pricing talks, and had assumed we had a very standard case of prices with The Masterplan. After checking up on this, I found out more:
Initial suggestion by GOG was indeed flat pricing for all regions except for Russia/CIS. We decided to keep our own pricing coherent between GOG and other stores however, so we made changes to the main region pricing: US $19.99 / EUR 19.99€/ UK £14.99.

My apologies for the confusion, unfortunately there was some miscommunication between the involved parties, boosted by the unclarity of the terms.
Posted June 10, 2015
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Celeve: Hey again!

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PaterAlf: Thank you for answering. I can understand that you use the pricing system that is offered by the store. Your answer is very interesting though, because in the past GOG always told us that they still fight for flat pricing (it was once one of the core principles of them) and that they only use regional pricing when they have no choice. Seems they weren't completely honest about it.
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Celeve: There's a bit of a clarification to be made regarding the pricing. At the time of my response I didn't have the full details of the pricing talks, and had assumed we had a very standard case of prices with The Masterplan. After checking up on this, I found out more:
Initial suggestion by GOG was indeed flat pricing for all regions except for Russia/CIS. We decided to keep our own pricing coherent between GOG and other stores however, so we made changes to the main region pricing: US $19.99 / EUR 19.99€/ UK £14.99.

My apologies for the confusion, unfortunately there was some miscommunication between the involved parties, boosted by the unclarity of the terms.
Thank you for clarifying. I hope my question didn't cause any kind of turmoil between GOG and your company.
Posted June 10, 2015
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Celeve: Hey again!

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PaterAlf: Thank you for answering. I can understand that you use the pricing system that is offered by the store. Your answer is very interesting though, because in the past GOG always told us that they still fight for flat pricing (it was once one of the core principles of them) and that they only use regional pricing when they have no choice. Seems they weren't completely honest about it.
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Celeve: There's a bit of a clarification to be made regarding the pricing. At the time of my response I didn't have the full details of the pricing talks, and had assumed we had a very standard case of prices with The Masterplan. After checking up on this, I found out more:
Initial suggestion by GOG was indeed flat pricing for all regions except for Russia/CIS. We decided to keep our own pricing coherent between GOG and other stores however, so we made changes to the main region pricing: US $19.99 / EUR 19.99€/ UK £14.99.

My apologies for the confusion, unfortunately there was some miscommunication between the involved parties, boosted by the unclarity of the terms.
Now this is the kind of openness and transparency from a developer that I, for one, really appreciate.
You have my respect. Kudos!
Posted June 10, 2015
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skimmie: Now this is the kind of openness and transparency from a developer that I, for one, really appreciate.
You have my respect. Kudos!
Seconded! And it's a perfectly resonable response as well, cheers Celeve!
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