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to me this is just a rip-off.
- Making some money with other People's work
I was asked for my permission for my few rounds to be included, and would have been happy to do so even if there WAS no reimbursement. All the other designers who had levels included were in the same boat - if anyone didn't want theirs in, they just had to say so. I had fun creating my rounds, people visiting the forum had fun playing them - why not share it around a bit more? I don't feel ripped off at all - I feel honoured!
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What's the point in just releasing a bunch of already-played levels? Why should I buy a product i already have?
If you'd visited the forum before making your purchase, it's been very clearly stated in the FAQ on the new game that this is NOT new rounds, but a whole bunch of favourites put together, that if you already have RLW and you've been downloading all the user-created levels then there's nothing here that you don't already have; and that this product is more likely to appeal to those NEW to RLW.
Sorry, but I don't see that Reflexive has done anything wrong at all - in fact I hope they do it again (and that I have a few MORE rounds in the next release!)
Of course I got a free copy so am not out of pocket like you are. Would I have spent the money on it? Probably not, but that's because I would have checked the forum to see what others thought, and would have played through the trial period before purchasing, so probably would have discovered before parting with my cash that I already have most of the rounds anyway.