So what is the real value of this game ?
This is a good question. I think that the real value of the game is for all intents and purposes unrelated to the monetary value assigned to it, which is much more determined by the market and what Larian can get for it.
Rather, the real value of the game is relative to each individual.
Larian may have been mindful of backers' sensibilities by not discounting the game below the $25 that backers could get it for, I dunno (maybe they simply considered that a 20% discount was optimal for sales or maybe that was partly dictated by Steam). But it would seem they feel early access 'backers' are fair game.
Perhaps they have reasoned that anyone willing to purchase early access finds inherent value in that access, and that this value is now no longer there as the game is being released. In other words, why would anyone buy early access if they didn't think it (early access to the game) had additional value beyond that at release? If it didn't have additional value to you you'd just wait until release or a sale, unless you wanted to specifically support the company and development of the game? And if you wanted to support the company and development of the game, why would you begrudge them discounting the game for a few bucks to maximise their means to do so, for this game and future ones?
