Greetings Champions,
We are thrilled to announce some significant changes that we believe will open exciting new ways to experience Grapple Tournament!
As you may already know, after much deliberation, we have decided to transition the game to Free-to-Play (F2P)! This shift allows us to reach a larger audience, while still ensuring a fulfilling gaming experience for all of you, our supporting community of players. Here's how we are planning to roll this out.
1. The Transition Phase:
First of all we'll update the game to support the changes to come, with a fully reworked customization system, new skins, improved UI and a lot of small enhancements throughout the game.
To show our appreciation to all players who've supported us by purchasing the game, we will be providing in-game currency in pair to the price you paid for the game on both Steam and Meta platforms. The currency can be changed for in-game items, weapon skins and other goodies. This is our way of saying a huge "Thank You" for your belief in the game and loyalty.
Important: If you bought the game, please start the game (log in) at least once to get your CREDITS!
We are going to turn the current Quest demo into the free version on App Lab, opening up multiplayer for all and adding new in-app-purchasable items, seasonal exclusive items and more! Post-transition, this will be the only version available for Meta Quests, making it easier for everyone to join in on the fun!
During this transition phase, the existing Quest paid version will be updated to mirror the free version however we encourage all players to start using the free Quest version as we'll sunset the paid app in the near future.
The Steam paid version will also be transitioned to the free version. This also means that the Steam demo will be redundant and removed at some point.
During the transition phase, there might be occasions when crossplay doesn't work for a short while, but we'll do our best to keep this unwanted downtime to the minimum possible.
The transition phase is expected to last until 1st of September.
2. Post-Transition:
We will solely maintain and improve the free versions of the game to provide a consistent experience for all players on both Meta and Steam platforms.
The Quest paid version will be sunset to ensure all players are directed towards the free version as a single, unified platform. Don't worry you loose nothing and all your purchased items will still be yours in the free version and the experience will be the same.
After long internal discussions we had to come to the conclusion to end support for Quest 1. Expected to take effect at the beginning of September.
Lastly, we will also be sunsetting the Rift version of the game. For Rift players we recommend moving to the Steam version.
We understand that these changes may raise a few questions, but rest assured, we are committed to making this transition as smooth as possible. Our goal remains to deliver a high-quality VR esports experience to you, and we believe this Free-to-Play model will enable us to continually improve, innovate, and expand Grapple Tournament to serve you better.
We truly appreciate your understanding, support, and love for Grapple Tournament throughout these changes.
Make sure to join the discussion or read the FAQ on our Discord and stay tuned for more exciting updates.
Happy gaming!
Grapple Tournament Team