Nice one Alex. And I think you've hit the nail on the head with this:
"It's a lazy, short sighted attitude which asks gamers to gamble on a game concept, rather than the game itself."
We'll see if we get it right with Killing Floor 2. If we've got it right, people will be helping us balance the game. Maybe find a few bugs that made it through QA and beta testing. But we aren't going to ask anyone to bet on the concept, or even a vertical slice. That sort of crap belongs in Kickstarter or equivalents - Early Access is for people to buy something already playable, that will clearly benefit from community feedback.
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