Madfinger's handsome zombie shooter
Dead Trigger has provoked the ire of some early adopters after going free to play on Android within weeks of its initial launch.
As well as including a meat van's-worth of new weapons and arenas, last Friday's update to
Dead Trigger removed the game's dollar price point, turning it from a premium game to a freemium game in one fell swoop.
While many are no doubt pleased to add this gory blaster to their Android library free of charge, the decision has angered customers who dropped some coin on the shooter over the last couple of weeks, some of whom have voiced their outrage on Google Play via angrily worded one-star reviews.
One example from an anonymous Transformer TF201 user reads: "Feel I have wasted money... Wish I could take my 1 star away. Cheated again."
Buyer's remorseThis isn't the first time a developer has upset paying customers by switching to a free-to-play model.
Whale Trail dev ustwo incurred the wrath of fans when it performed the same payment model switch-up on its colourful endless-flyer.
The company later admitted to
Modojo that "we should have done a better job of helping players through the transition."
Dead Trigger is free to download on Google Play, but does contain in-app purchases. The game is still 69p / 99c on the App Store.
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GigaTron | 20:05 - 23 July 2012
Its just a stupid dollar! its not like people buying the 3DS before the big price drop(which sadly I'm one of those people).
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Excelcius | 14:38 - 23 July 2012
They're moaning about 60p Unbelievable !!!! The developers have got to earn a living I don't suppose they're happy about having to go freemium. Kids expect everything to be just handed to them these days, they don't pay for anything and consequently they don't value anything, sad times we live in :(
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PG BBilson | 14:21 - 23 July 2012
The company's just released a statement for the reasons behind the price drop. Should have a story up very shortly...
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aros | 13:55 - 23 July 2012
You paid 60p to play earlier than everyone else. Hardly the end of the world. Surely everyone expects 60p apps to drop to free in this day and age? (Not that it happens a lot on GP as it does the App Store)
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adampsyreal | 13:40 - 23 July 2012
I personally con't mind donating the 1$.
MadFinger could have waited at least a few months before dropping the price to free.
*now they should compensate the early adopters with some in-game currency or something to make it right.
