Why The Disney Dreamlight Valley Community Is Divided Over its Early Access Exit
Disney Dreamlight Valley developer Gameloft announced earlier today that its popular cozy Disney life sim game will not be going free-to-play in December as planned. And unsurprisingly, its bustling player community has, well, a lot of thoughts about that!
While on its face, the above sentence sounds like it might spark anger, the Disney Dreamlight Valley community's questions and concerns are far more nuanced than one might expect from the outside. While some players are upset, others are celebrating the change with some caveats, and others just want more clarity on what to expect regarding future pay structures and update plans.
It's a complex, unexpected situation - so we poked around in the community to see why there's such a broad range of emotions around a game about doing neighborhood chores with cute and friendly Disney characters.
Earlier today, Gameloft unveiled some major Disney Dreamlight Valley news: the game's not going free-to-play after all. That had originally been the plan, ever since it launched in early access last year. Players have been paying to access the game during that period, but it's been intended from the start to eventually go free-to-play and be available to all, and has included numerous microtransactions and other structures that seemed more appropriate in a free-to-play game than a paid one.
When Dreamlight Valley exits early access on December 5, it will see a price increase from $30 to $40 for the base version, with more expensive versions of the game coming with various goodies. Additionally, the game's first paid expansion is in the works, and will cost an extra $30 on top of that.
"It's important to us that we maintain our promise to keep delivering free content updates that add new
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