I think it depends entirely on the developer and their mindset . From my experience releasing , the Early Access program has been invaluable . It has allowed us to get feedback from a wide range of players using a variety of hardware some of the major improvements and enhancements we ' ve made to the game have come directly from suggestions made by Early Access players and we would never have thought of ourselves the game is far better as a result of getting the community involved , listening to their feedback and then acting on it . If your mindset as a developer is that a negative comment is an opportunity to fix an issue and make the game better , then Early Access is truly fantastic . <| sep |> You have to be careful comparing any public figure to Hitler . Even if the facts are on your side that ' s just asking for trouble .