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So the game isn't cancelled, but they're shutting it down for now, so they can make it an actual game instead of Closed beta?
 
Is it possible this was just another one of Rilisoft's schemes to make profit? Because a lot of people spent money on weapons in this game just for it to be taken away for a while.
 
As somebody who's worked for companies building things and also starting a business that built things, I predict the biggest reason is money.

Either,
A. Pixel Gun World couldn't get to a point of profiting or not profiting enough?
- There were not enough people buying coins to help pay the developers for all the development work?
- Or the profit was too little to make it worth the hard work?
or
B. Shut down due to legal reasons? Maybe the government or judge ordered it shut down?
or
C. Important key people left that created (A) above, and they weren't able to recover?

I have had a business that I had to close the doors on before. It's not fun.
Ever had a pet dog or cat that you raised from a baby?
Now imagine you have to give them away or you have to put them to death because you have no money to take care of them. It's very sad.
Some people will think you are the bad person, but you are not. You have no choice.

Please don't think they did anything bad.

I don't know the answer, but I personally do not think they will rebuild or reopen it.

You NEVER KNOW though.
 
Pixel Gun World was one of the best experiances I had....
Well... I wasn"t able to play very much.
And 'Yes'.... I ragequited a lot of times because of SEA DEVIL and SABER spammer...
But I found there a lot of New friends. I shared all my feelings With them.
I almost shared my life with them.
PGW was like a part inside me - wich is broken now. I feel ill, since RiliSoft canceled PGW so quickly.
It was like a shock when I found out, that it is canceled....
Now - I still can't believe what happened.
I Need to change - I Need to change myself.
I cried a lot, yesterday, when I found out that PGW isn't playable. That wasn't even a joke.
Now I only have to say one thing....
Pixel Gun World...: I will never forget you... <3
 
As you know it's just closed beta meanings that the Rilisoft developers are continue working on PGW to make it official gaming for us to play, but I hope it's not gonna come up with asking for cash. You know, beta means it's just for testing, but yes it's for fun to play during beta to check some awesome things out. Yes, it's quite sad to see that PGW is shut down for ending the beta, but that doesn't mean this game is not gonna be up anymore, it's just that they are still working on it and make things useful for players to enjoy themselves to be comfortable and have fun on PC. But, this forum is actually fan-made and we always welcome new players to have fun on this forum!
 
They're just taking in whatever the beta testers have found,they will launch soon. PGW on computer with cash up front will ruin it, too much competition, only reason it survives here is because it's the only FPS that works in mobile
 
Why do you think RiliSoft stated on the Pixel Gun World website that just the Open Beta was finished and they were gonna work on the game for a final release? I wouldn't think from their statement that they'd actually be discontinuing PGW entirely. Did I miss something?

Regardless from what they say after shutting everything down,
From a business perspective, shutting everything down was a very bad move. It was the equivalent of falling on your sword and killing yourself.

There's no good reason to have to shut down PGW (forum and servers) so they can refine the game for a final future release.
No good reason.

It's entirely possible to keep the beta running as they develop a final release.
There's no good reason to shut it down, leave everybody in the dark to find other entertainment. People are creatures of habit and people will play other games and get hooked on those.

If they do release a final version, it will now take a lot of money and time to get the same number of players as they already had.
The longer the delay, the more time and money it will take to recover.

They could have just kept it running and guided the people to the new release when it happens.

If they really were going to release a final version, at least they could have kept the forum open for people to return to, to get news.
Killing the forum as well, really kills almost any future potential for a final release.

Pixel Gun World is dead.
It may be painful for you if you are new to business closing and things you love disappearing, but you'll get used to it.
I'm old enough to be a father to many of you and I've seen many many great companies with great products, strong following, just disappear.
Gone forever.


My perspective is from a business/marketing/developer/investor perspective.
My guess is that there's <2% chance they will return.

IF they return, they need to spend a lot of marketing money to return the player volume.
On the rare case they do that too, they also have the change the financial model.
? Buy the game, set price, and pay monthly subscription? Not likely
? Restrict access to weapons/maps to only people to pay money? Not likely
? Some other pay to play model? Maybe?

As we know, none of these will work well on a PC when your biggest clients are <13yrs old and rely on parents for a credit card to buy things.
All children HATE "pay to play", because they have no credit cards to pay for virtual items.

Pixel Gun 3D will continue to survive on mobile because it's so much easier to make purchases for under-age players.
You don't have that same convenience with a PC.

Pixel Gun World is dead.
(This will be my last post here. I don't plan to return.)

I do however wish Rilisoft success on future projects and I hope they can leverage code and learnings from PGW to create something better than PGW.
Good bye and take care.
It was fun playing with you all.
 
Am I the only one who finds it fishy that they implemented the option to buy virtual currency in a game under Beta? Normally, there would be a donation button in Open Beta games if the devs really need money to develop the game. Plus, they have their heavily monetized Crap App as another source of income. Hmm.....
 
Am I the only one who finds it fishy that they implemented the option to buy virtual currency in a game under Beta? Normally, there would be a donation button in Open Beta games if the devs really need money to develop the game. Plus, they have their heavily monetized Crap App as another source of income. Hmm.....
I think that is normal
 
TO EVERYBODY: This game is dead like a human being's death, so there's is confirmation that this game is dead. Don't even think 'PGW is going for a final release' because in any way, that will NEVER HAPPEN. No more PGW.


Ever.
 
It has been done.
Due to development problems and general bad things, PGW is cancelled. The forum and game are going to be shut down soon.
It's been a good run.
Will you ever bring it back? It was my favorite pc game at the time. I was devastated when I couldn't play it.
 
Will you ever bring it back? It was my favorite pc game at the time. I was devastated when I couldn't play it.
1. He wasn't an administrator, he was a moderator, basically, he was just a member that turned into a moderator, like all moderators in PGW.
2. Sadly, the beautiful game we call PGW is never coming back, as it has been confirmed that the game is down forever, without any refunds. The eternal cancellation was confirmed due to numerous different sources.
 
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