Dear Steam players,
some of you shared with us your concerns regarding our latest update and we would like to reply to that in the text below and share with your our point of view. Our goal is to bring you fun and polished game in the best quality. Please, read through our answers: :)
>>Why we released paid content while we are still in EA?
New content is crucial for the game and we want to make sure you will get it as often as possible. Also, the mapping team behind the new levels is independent, so the core development is not slowed down in any way. It wouldn’t make any sense for them to wait until we finish new features.
>>Why we didn’t go out of EA?
We still have many plans with the base game and we didn't want to go out of EA and switch to full game before we add features we promised to deliver.
>>Why is the Music Pack paid?
Creating new levels and bringing new content to the game is an extremely complex process. We have to deal with music labels, license the music so we have rights to use it, map all the levels for all difficulties and later test everything over and over again. This process is made of many steps and takes a lot of time and effort to many people. Licensing music costs money, we are sharing revenue with artists and labels and we are paying our mappers team too. We believe, that quality content deserves recognition. Also, we want our players who prefer to get their content legally, to have a chance to purchase new music content with respect to law. On the other hand, this year, we also plan to continue to add free tracks to Beat Saber regularly so everyone can enjoy free music time to time.
>>Why did the update break all the mods?
Mods aren't official part of the game, thus, every time we change the source code, most of the mods has to be updated by their authors too. Our team is not and can’t be responsible for mods and their functioning after the update.
>>What can players do now?
If you would like to switch back to older version of Beat Saber, there is an old branch available on Steam.