Well, I'll add a bit on an intermediate point of view in there.
I bought and played a lot TMT at its launch but haven't really played a TM game lately. Early may, I overheard that Lagoon was coming to the TM² hub and somehow it would be handed over to TMT PC users. I have to admit that I did not check any further and just though "Oh that's a really nice thing to do, I guess I'll be watching for the release of TM²Lagoon and play it then".
So on the 23rd I saw the news about the Lagoon launch so I came around and also learnt about the beta and the process to actually get the game. I spent some time trying to get how that was supposed to work and if I still could get it (I own TMT on Uplay and as it has been reported, multiple Steam owners could still redeem Lagoon while it was not possible anymore on Uplay).
As a matter of fact, had I not seen that, I would have probably pay for TM² Lagoon. But not only did I learn that a special beta was run here, I saw that even if the deadline was over, Steam owners could bypass it while Uplay owners were screwed.
From expecting nothing, I ended up disappointed. It's a shame but it's like that. Heh, to be honest, I would have appreciate any kind of appreciation token. Like having Lagoon at 15€ instead of 20€, the difference is not really significant but "Hey, that's something, that's cool".
I'll eventually buy TM² Lagoon, because I like the game (not the oldest folk in there, only been playing since Sunrise but heh) and Lagoon is one of my favorite trackmania environments ever. But not today and not full price.
That being said, I'll thanks Hylis for trying to explain himself and what Nadeo did the best he can even on a holiday like this one and for the work they did on the game.
