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Telorand, do gaming w Japanese games are kicking ass on PC so far this year

I wonder how much the Steam Deck’s success has helped sales of some of these games.

darkghosthunter,

It should be minimal. I think it’s more about the broad appeal, focused marketing, and the good quality of the releases. You got Persona on Xbox, that’s brings people in.

I’m eager to check the calendar of Japanese games for this year.i don’t know if they blow up all cartridges in January or there is more to come.

Eggyhead,
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Japanese people love their handhelds. I suspect it had a bigger impact than others think.

altima_neo, do gaming w Japanese games are kicking ass on PC so far this year
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I think it helps that theyre finally bringing high profile games to PC while the tide is still high, as opposed to trickling out a single game here and there.

altima_neo, do gaming w Wizards of the Coast confirms it is not selling the d&d IP to tencent
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I thought it was Hasbro looking to sell?

fushuan,

Hasbro owns wotc, wotc owns dnd. Hasbro can’t sell dnd, they would need to sell wotc and that’s not a good move because MTG is a money making machine afaik. If anything Hasbro could order wotc to sell dnd, but it would be wotc selling it.

Overzeetop,

Whether you take the stick out of your dog’s mouth or you tell the dog to give it to you, you’re the taking the stick. Breaking up and selling off IP is exceedingly commonplace.

We’ve already established they are whores, Tencent has simply been unsuccessful, so far, in negotiating their price.

fushuan,

Cool. I was explaining that hasbro and wotc are the same thing for this matter. They were apparently confused. Idk why you are making this point when I was clarifying them their confusion.

Hillock, (edited ) do gaming w Bards are Baldur's Gate 3's best class and I can't imagine playing it as anything else

I don't think it matters nearly as much as the article makes it sound. Especially since multiclassing is super viable in 5E and BG3 removed all kinds of requirements for multiclassing and even allows you to respec. Meaning even multiclass combos that struggle if played out at level 1 can just be recreated later. And that means you can recreate the toolkit of a Bard fairly easily and focus more on the aspect you actually enjoy.

I think any class with ritual casting is going to feel very rewarding in your first playthrough, assuming you don't forget to utilize it. So you have Bard, Cleric, Druid, and Wizard, and Arcane Trickster and Eldritch Knight. But even any class with just cantrips are already going to give you a lot you might not be used to from other RPGs.

The only class I wouldn't recommend for the first playthrough might be Paladin. The oath just limits your choices in certain situations. And while you could break your oath and become an "Oathbreaker", I personally don't feel this is the best for the first time playing. I think being able to explore all options available without having to consider your oaths makes for a better first-time-playing experience. But Paladin is on the list for my second round.

Edit: I forgot that BG3 made changes to Arcane Trickster and Eldritch Knight, they can both also ritual cast. In general, there are a lot of changes made that make the game way more open and allows you things to make it fun.

djsaskdja,

I’m a Paladin and I just take control of a party member when I want to do something that’d break my oath lol.

Jaxia,

I’m waiting to make a paladin on my second “evil” runthrough. Breaking my oath maybe even use The Dark One character… Muahahaha

CrabLord,

Been playing The Dark Urge as a monk. And I am having an absolute blast with it. Wouldn’t dare spoil it for you.

hastati,

Does breaking your oath make you an Oathbreaker in BG3? Because that’s not how Oathbreaker works in 5e.

A Paladin who forsakes their oath would just be a fighter. Oathbreakers are specifically Paladins who call upon the forces of evil for their strength rather than the divine. They don’t just break their oath, but twist and pervert it for some dark power.

Hillock,

I haven't played a Paladin yet, so I am not sure how the mechanic is implemented. But the oathbreaker subclass exist in BG3 and you can't choose it on character creation. So there is some way of becoming one.

ulkesh, do gaming w Wizards of the Coast confirms it is not selling the d&d IP to tencent
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  • TheRtRevKaiser,
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    Let’s not use disabilities as insults, please.

    ulkesh,
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    I wasn’t intending to, but alright. Have a fun day.

    Pistcow, do gaming w Wizards of the Coast confirms it is not selling the d&d IP to tencent

    Yet*

    Moira_Mayhem,

    WoTC might not sell its DND IP but Hasbro could easily sell the entirety of WoTC to Tencent if they wanted to.

    fushuan,

    Isn’t MTG quite profitable? I don’t think they will sell all of wotc.

    0xtero, do gaming w Wizards of the Coast confirms it is not selling the d&d IP to tencent

    It’s good that they’re not selling to Tencent. But it’s a shame they’re not selling.

    Midnitte,

    ‘To be clear: We are not looking to sell our D&D IP’

    It sounds like they’re not selling at all

    0xtero,

    Yeah, that’s a shame. Hasbro/WotC isn’t the best of companies.

    Midnitte,

    It could always be worse - as a potential sale to Tencent highlights…

    ursakhiin,

    When I see “not looking to” in this context it just tells me Tencent hasn’t offer enough money at this time.

    solitaire, (edited ) do gaming w Wizards of the Coast confirms it is not selling the d&d IP to tencent
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    I’m unironically disappointed. I’d take any new direction at the moment, I’ve already been pushed past the point where it wouldn’t make a meaningful difference to me if it got worse. Even a change with a low chance of getting better is worth it over a guarantee of remaining shit.

    northendtrooper, do gaming w Wizards of the Coast confirms it is not selling the d&d IP to tencent

    Their track record of telling the truth doesn’t help their case.

    KingThrillgore, do gaming w Wizards of the Coast confirms it is not selling the d&d IP to tencent
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    That just means they have talked.

    gregorum, do gaming w Wizards of the Coast confirms it is not selling the d&d IP to tencent

    never, not for a second, did I think this could happen.

    7/10 troll though

    Computerchairgeneral, do gaming w Spec Ops: The Line's sudden removal from Steam baffles its director: 'Why has this happened?'

    An issue with the soundtrack is the only thing that makes sense, but unfortunately I don't know if 2K would be willing to spend the money to renew the license and keep the game on Steam. At least it's still for sale on GOG, like the article mentions, and it's eighty percent off.

    Zahille7,

    Thank you

    Computerchairgeneral,

    No problem. Unfortunately, looks like GOG had to delist it as well. Seems the only way to play it now is through a physical copy and Xbox backwards compatibility.

    echo64, do games w Steam keeps on winning

    I know everyone loves Valve, but it feels super weird to be celebrating a monopoly so much and so ferociously. (I know Steam isn’t a technical monopoly. We don’t need to have that discussion)

    Gaben is old, and he’s gonna retire. It’ll likely be a lot sooner than anyone here is comfortable with. When Valve gets sold, or even when gaben isn’t in total control anymore, things are going to start changing, and there isn’t going to be a healthy, diverse marketplace to soften that.

    There is a very good chance that the PC platform will be a really horrible place because of the lack of consumer choice in which they can purchase and play games.

    fsxylo,

    Steams biggest competition isn’t another launcher, it’s piracy. Gabe is wise enough to know that, if the next guy to take over is a chode they’ll learn the hard way.

    GreenAlex, do gaming w MSI's new Claw handheld goes head to head with Lenovo and Asus at $700
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    I'll admit I'm not super knowledgeable on the space outside of the Deck, but it really feels like most of these things are pushing power without any consideration to usability. You're a PC, you need convenient methods of handling PC input and plenty of input options to handle the number of inputs. Without that or a handheld-friendly mode in Windows, you're probably dead in the water. Props where they're due to the Legion Go on that front for trying something new with its joycon mouse.

    unexposedhazard, do gaming w MSI's new Claw handheld goes head to head with Lenovo and Asus at $700

    So its garbage in terms of price/performance ratio then?

    thingsiplay,
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    I don't know what you mean. It even has a screen. Not an OLED, but at that price point we can't nitpick, right? The only thing I really like on this device are the builtin Hall effect thumbsticks.

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