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Midnitte, do gaming w Dark and Darker wiped player progress today due to an influx of cheaters
@Midnitte@kbin.social avatar

Not surprising, it's in early access and progress should never be expected to persist.

See, Tarkov.

Faulty, do gaming w Warhammer 40K: Darktide is adding RPG-style skill trees full of new abilities to its 4 classes

“Development of this skill tree actually started before Darktide launched, but some classes were further along than others. The system just wasn’t ready last year.”

Sad that it’s another “launch the game now and finish it later” situation. Hope these are fun.

ours,

Yeah, I enjoy the gameplay and atmosphere a lot but it’s obvious this game was rushed out in a bad state.

They wasted a lot of goodwill with the initial release, I hope with changes like this they do good with the players and then they’ll have a chance to bring in new ones.

They messed up initially with Vermintide 2 and then caught up and did the same thing again with Darktide.

strongarm,

They’re a strange developer are Fatshark, clearly very talented creatively, but their business side needs improvement.

Poor choices but with MTX and their project management is dire

termus,
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I would agree. It’s wild to me that they are still releasing content (Free and DLC) and regular hotfixes for Vermintide 2. I remember it also releasing in a similar state to Darktide. Which is why I just decided to wait. I’ve had a ton of fun with both Vermintide games, so I have a good feeling they’ll get it there eventually.

Herowyn,
@Herowyn@jlai.lu avatar

Yes, it’s the current thrend in software development, ship the minimal viable product and then react according to the customer complains.

LoamImprovement,

Honestly, at this point every AAA title should just be treated as having a release date of 3mo to a year out from the actual launch. There’s zero reason to buy a game before day one, and any developer that tries to give you one a la cosmetic preorder bonuses probably doesn’t have a product worth your money, and is just trying to milk your FOMO for every dollar it’s worth.

gk99, do gaming w Elon Musk appearance at Valorant Champions tournament met with boos, crowd chanting 'bring back Twitter'

This is why Counter-Strike is better: Elon Musk has yet to show up.

Untitled_Pribor,
@Untitled_Pribor@kbin.social avatar

I prefer half-life 2: deathmatch

sodiumbromley,
@sodiumbromley@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Where anyone is yet to show up.

IHeartBadCode, do gaming w Elon Musk appearance at Valorant Champions tournament met with boos, crowd chanting 'bring back Twitter'
@IHeartBadCode@kbin.social avatar

Number of neurons that fired in Musk’s brain indicating to himself that he might be widely unliked: 0

Ganondorf,
@Ganondorf@kbin.social avatar

I have a former best friend who still somehow finds a way to fanboy over Musk, despite the excessive information about him and actions he's taken. All very public and easy to find information, yet never swayed the guy's opinion and the last time we talked about it he was still fanboying. It really should have been a warning sign of things to come with that friendship. Truly, only mentally and emotionally inept losers are still on Musk's side and the former friend's the only person I know who still has a favorable opinion of Musk.

Haui,
@Haui@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

Tough luck man. Have been in this situation a couple times.

Current working theory is that the reason are our relationship templates formed in childhood.

If someone has had abusive and/or gaslighting role models early on, they will not avert or even seek narcissistic relationships. I have been in this situation for a long time and am working for years to get rid of it.

This is what I think happens with people liking clear cut narcissists like musk and having friends who „somehow“ like him.

TwilightVulpine,

Sometimes people flock to a figure because they see them as a struggling underdog challenging the whole world.

But even that angle kinda falls apart when you remember that this guy is the wealthiest person in the world. He's not a brave rebel. He's not even taking a stance on something important, though he very well could, with his money.

ptsdstillinmymind,

Cult like culture, all the people that worship rich people are delusional. From Muskrat to Drumpf.

yuri, do games w Payday 3 fans lament its inevitable shutdown after Starbreeze confirms transition to always-online: 'This game is on death row' | PC Gamer

who the fuck even wants cross play this badly? minecraft bedrock exists seemingly solely for cross play , and anytime i play minecraft with someone they specifically want to play java. i’m convinced the largest market share of cross play users is young folks with no real control over what play they play on.

Lojcs,

What does cross play have to do with this?

sugar_in_your_tea,

That’s the excuse those companies give for it. There’s nothing stopping someone like Microsoft from making “Bedrock” and “Java” Minecraft versions play together. Just establish an API and make separate clients if needed.

Lojcs,

Bedrock and java have different behaviors in many things. Not to mention different mod scenes. Those two are very much different games imo.

But still I don’t see what that has to do with always online. Crossplay doesn’t need you to be always online

sugar_in_your_tea,

And those separate behaviors would be minimized if they supported cross play between Java and Bedrock.

As for cross play and always online, you’re absolutely right that it doesn’t require it, but it makes things a little simpler. If a game requires you to login with the server on startup, that check only has to happen once, instead of happening when you engage with the multiplayer mode. It also makes it so the game can integrate social aspects pretty easily (friend X is online, do you want to play together?).

So if a game offers multiplayer as it’s intended main gameplay, then it can make sense to require always online.

That said, I still hate it. I would prefer companies be forced to support offline play if they offer a significant single player experience. I know it’s something I consider when buying a game (I play with my Steam Deck offline quite frequently), and ideally game stores would have similar requirements as well.

chaotic_goody, do gaming w Warhammer 40K: Darktide is adding RPG-style skill trees full of new abilities to its 4 classes

Nice that they’re working to make the game better. I was excited for it but it got bad press so I held off. Hope that it gets to the point where it’s worth picking up to play with friends.

ours,

The game deserves better than how it launched. Don’t get me wrong, I find it a ton of fun and play a lot but the progression/crafting is a disaster.

Pxtl, do gaming w Elon Musk appearance at Valorant Champions tournament met with boos, crowd chanting 'bring back Twitter'
@Pxtl@lemmy.ca avatar

I kind of wish they’d found some better way to insult him than “bring back Twitter”.

You know, something he finds really offensive to shout at him.

Like “trans rights”.

ahriboy, do gaming w Elon Musk appearance at Valorant Champions tournament met with boos, crowd chanting 'bring back Twitter'
@ahriboy@kbin.social avatar

The appearance will not save X. People are leaving the free-for-all cesspool as a result

Ertebolle,

I get more engagement on Mastodon with 1/10th of the followers, and that's supposedly the least popular alternative compared to Bluesky/Threads.

MoogleMaestro,
@MoogleMaestro@kbin.social avatar

Because people on mastodon don't feel "captive" to the corporate social media feed and are free to engage however they want.

They blame the people for how hostile their platforms are, but all the while feed us only content that makes us angry or upset -- so yeah, it's not a surprise that the platform is a cesspool when they're the ones stirring the shit in the first place to keep engagement high.

ImplyingImplications,

Facebook and TikTok are salivating at a chance to become the next Twitter. Both have rushed out Twitter like updates since Musk has been making terrible changes.

technologicalcaveman,

I really wish he chose anything but X, cause when I hear X I think of Xorg. And I like Xorg, it's like one of my favorite things. Why'd he have to ruin X?

Rozauhtuno,
@Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

It was all a ruse to make you use Wayland.

technologicalcaveman,

I'm alright with that, my childhood dog is named Waylon and we often call him wayland, among other names. He's still going at 13, I just moved away. Thanks for making me think of my dog.

Ertebolle, do gaming w Elon Musk appearance at Valorant Champions tournament met with boos, crowd chanting 'bring back Twitter'

"I was saying Boo-lon"

traveler, do gaming w Baldur's Gate 3 used motion capture from 248 actors to bring its NPCs to life: 'You’re not only hearing the actors' voices, but you’re also seeing their physical performances'

I need to get this game so bad. Probably going to get it to PS5. Should be fine right? 😇

WildlyCanadian,
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My bet is it’ll be great on PS5. People are already saying controller support is really well implemented on PC, and it runs really nicely on a range of hardware

traveler,

It’s going to release in September, so I’m just waiting for it to be released on Ps5 😅

nromdotcom,

Yeah, my plan is PS5, too. I was worried because been playing these games on PC almost literally my whole life, from BG1 and IWD through to PoEII and DOSII. But I don’t have a PC that can play any sorts of games right now, so it’s gonna have to be PS5.

Watching a few let’s plays and streams, it sounds like controller support is solid. So despite not being what I’m used to, I’m confident it’ll be a solid experience.

traveler,

I do have the PC but I do find playing on a console better for my current lifestyle.

aurora, (edited ) do gaming w Baldur's Gate 3 used motion capture from 248 actors to bring its NPCs to life: 'You’re not only hearing the actors' voices, but you’re also seeing their physical performances'

The game is so much more lively for it. Lae’zel’s VA showed clips and pics on tiktok from the process, it’s really cool. (Edit: @thisisdevo)

crow, do gaming w Baldur's Gate 3 used motion capture from 248 actors to bring its NPCs to life: 'You’re not only hearing the actors' voices, but you’re also seeing their physical performances'

So you’re saying the actor who played Ketheric also stood still for long periods of time? Fascinating!

HumbleFlamingo, do gaming w Warhammer 40K: Darktide is adding RPG-style skill trees full of new abilities to its 4 classes

I’m excited for it.

OminousOrange, do gaming w Baldur's Gate 3 used motion capture from 248 actors to bring its NPCs to life: 'You’re not only hearing the actors' voices, but you’re also seeing their physical performances'
@OminousOrange@lemmy.ca avatar

It’s a very noticeable improvement in realism in games that do this. Quantic Dream games have also done this, even in Heavy Rain from 2010, and it really goes a long way in making a game into a story.

Star_FOX_dew_HOUND, do gaming w Baldur's Gate 3 used motion capture from 248 actors to bring its NPCs to life: 'You’re not only hearing the actors' voices, but you’re also seeing their physical performances'

That’s why you gotta pay them the big bucks, because they care. I’ll happily pay them to do things right.

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