Not really. It’s just that they didn’t realize that their byzantine pricing model was far too complex for many people (who looked at it for 5 seconds and jumped to Twitter) to understand.
Almost nobody who could do basic math would’ve paid the $0.2 fee. They would’ve just upgraded to pro (considering that’s something they already had to do if their company’s revenue* was above 200k under the old model).
* the fact that Unity switched from a per company rev. limit to a per project one was also a significant discount to some users (e.g. if you work in an actual company but need Unity for a temporary/side project you now get it for free).
There were definitely many free to play games that would be overly negatively affected.
I’m not sure why folks appeal to a smug sense of “well I can do math”. You most certainly cannot account for every single case.
Free to play based on their initial plan of install based metrics with no revenue cap would have become infeasible unless you also happened to use Unity’s ad network.
Considering how high CPI is for mobile game ads ($0.2 to $2.5 or so depending on country) I don’t believe that would have been the case.
Of course the fees would still be significant for a large proportion of F2P developers and possibly crushing for those who make very little per user.
> I’m not sure why folks appeal to a smug sense of “well I can do math”
I was aiming that entirely towards the people who were focusing on the $.20 fee. Doesn’t make Unity’s announcement/model any less stupid but I’ll reiterate that only those who can’t do basic math would’ve ended up paying that much.
Almost nobody who could do basic math would’ve paid the $0.2 fee. They would’ve just upgraded to pro (considering that’s something they already had to do if their company’s revenue* was above 200k under the old model).
* the fact that Unity switched from a per company rev. limit to a per project one was also a significant discount to some users (e.g. if you work in an actual company but need Unity for a temporary/side project you now get it for free).