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OofN, do games w Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he "did not foresee" players would get mad about charging extra for PvE

I’m sad I spent so much money on the EoD edition, but I’m so glad I found SPT to make the game I wanted EFT to be. Fuck BSG, I won’t play this game online and I won’t give them a single cent more.

nul9o9,

So many acronyms lol. What is SPT?

Passerby6497,

Single player tarkov?

bigmclargehuge,
@bigmclargehuge@lemmy.world avatar

Single Player Tarkov. It’s a mod that replaces player PMCs with modified AI, plus allows the installation of numerous other mods.

Basically perfect for people who love the gunplay and gameplay loop, but don’t care for the playerbase.

thisisnotgoingwell,

EoD is edge of darkness. It’s basically the most expensive version of the game which was originally offered and was supposed to include all subsequent dlc, hence the outrage(ridiculous pay to win features and price aside). SPT is a modded version of EFT(escape from tarkov) that let you play the game single player and added a bunch of cool stuff. BSG(Battlestate games, the publisher/dev studio) didn’t like that so they would copyright videos that used SPT. It’s a whole mess

EdibleFriend, do games w Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he "did not foresee" players would get mad about charging extra for PvE
@EdibleFriend@lemmy.world avatar

On top of all that the fucking game is still early access.

Senseless,

I migrated my emails to my own domain and needed to change the address on every service. They don’t even allow changing the email address for years now, judging by their faq. It’s fucking embarrassing.

ArtVandelay,
@ArtVandelay@lemmy.world avatar

That’s typically an indicator of piss poor database design, where they likely use your email address as some kind of unique identifier

Ashtear,

This was the news to me on this whole mess. I knew about Ark but hadn’t heard about this one. Shameless.

pikmeir, do games w Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he "did not foresee" players would get mad about charging extra for PvE

CyberPunk 2077 did a similar thing. Seems to be a new pattern. Promise free DLC to drum up support. Charge for the DLC. Wait for things to cool down. Do it again.

Sanguine,

What are you talking about?

NoMoreCocaine,

Bullshit, apparently.

Kolanaki,
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CP2077 never promised the DLC would be free. And they also added tons of content prior to the DLC that was free. 🤨

LiveLM, do games w Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he "did not foresee" players would get mad about charging extra for PvE

lol guess he assumed his player base was a little more used to getting fleeced than they really were

Kolanaki, do games w Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he "did not foresee" players would get mad about charging extra for PvE
!deleted6508 avatar

If you didn’t forsee people getting pissed at a content add that costs $250 and not counted as DLC so those with the lifetime DLC pass don’t get it without paying more, you are a monumental moron and probably shouldn’t be in charge of running a business where you have employees who can lose their livelihood because of your poor leadership and incredible lack of foresight.

Phegan, do games w Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he "did not foresee" players would get mad about charging extra for PvE

When you sell a package that promises all DLC and you then sell a DLC before you even release the game, you can get fucked.

KingThrillgore, do games w Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he "did not foresee" players would get mad about charging extra for PvE
@KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml avatar

uh huh.

GrymEdm, do games w Escape From Tarkov studio boss says he "did not foresee" players would get mad about charging extra for PvE

Given the recent solar eclipse, I’m reminded of the people who stared directly at the sun and found it to be dangerously bright.

Zellith,

"I looked at the eclipse and now my eyes hurt. What do I do?".

Zoomboingding, do games w Dr Robotnik's Ring Racers is a gorgeous free SNES-style arcade racer, built using Doom Legacy
@Zoomboingding@lemmy.world avatar

SNES??? How could RPS do Sega dirty like that…

EDIT: rofl there’s an update to the article:

Update 26th April 2024: As has been pointed out to me overnight by a thousand helpful, furious strangers, describing a Sega fangame (one with Saturn button prompts, no less) as “SNES-style” is a crime deserving of imprisonment in the deepest depths of the Labyrinth Zone. Speaking as a former Genesis/Mega Drive diehard, I can only hang my head.

steakmeoutt,

RPS are and always have been click bait chasing hacks.

bungle_in_the_jungle, do games w Dr Robotnik's Ring Racers is a gorgeous free SNES-style arcade racer, built using Doom Legacy

Kind of unrelated but I really wish they’d stick to Dr. Robotnik for everything instead of the stupid “Eggman” moniker.

Crowfiend,

Eggman is his actual name though. When it was brought to America it was localized as ‘Robotnik’ without the creators consent.

As far as the creator/developers are concerned, Robotnik is the ‘stupid moniker,’ as you put it.

Caligvla,
@Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

My understanding is that they reconciled both names some time ago, the character’s in-universe real name is Dr. Ivo Robotnik and Eggman is the moniker he’s known for.

mesamunefire,

They made fun of it in generations.

Clbull,

I see Robotnik as an entirely separate character to Eggman. The AOSTH/Mean Bean Machine character was a bumbling idiot, and Robotnik Prime from SATAM/Archie Comics was a brutal overlord.

wizardbeard, do games w Dr Robotnik's Ring Racers is a gorgeous free SNES-style arcade racer, built using Doom Legacy

Wish the article got into how this differs from or is related to the already well established Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart mod built on the Doom engine.

simple,

It’s essentially a sequel with very different mechanics. Also there’s a proper singleplayer campaign with bots, different cups and achievements. It’s a bit difficult but I’m having fun with it.

The onboarding is… Pretty rough though. The tutorial is actually half an hour long.

warmaster,

I was thinking of playing it with my kids…

Guess not.

simple,

It’s a bit more difficult than most kart racers, yeah. I would recommend the previous one (SRB2K) instead. Super Tux Kart is alright too, probably more fun for kids than for you though. It’s very basic.

mesamunefire,

Super indie kart is also great and has a very similar feel to it.

Die4Ever,
@Die4Ever@programming.dev avatar

Wait how does a kart racing game have a half hour tutorial? Lol

simple,

It has waaaaaaaay more mechanics than other karting games. Stuff like fast dropping, spin dashing, like 5 levels of drifting, boosting to pierce shortcut gates… You really don’t need to know half of it, but the tutorial does go over everything.

mesamunefire,

My biggest issue is the amount of buttons and the mapping. Other than that, the tutorial dies di a decent job at teaching the player. I believe there is a way to skip the tutorial but others would have to comment on that.

mesamunefire, do games w Dr Robotnik's Ring Racers is a gorgeous free SNES-style arcade racer, built using Doom Legacy

It works well on the he steamdeck…with a lot of fiddling with the controls. This is amazing in the level of detail and gameplay. And it’s free wow.

Clbull, do games w Dr Robotnik's Ring Racers is a gorgeous free SNES-style arcade racer, built using Doom Legacy

The Sonic fandom continues to amaze me. For every mountain of lewd fan art and crappy original characters created by fans, you get an incredible fangame that absolutely trumps official efforts from Sega themselves.

Pulling off a kart racer in the Legacy DOOM engine of all things is a seriously impressive feat.

ieightpi, do games w Dr Robotnik's Ring Racers is a gorgeous free SNES-style arcade racer, built using Doom Legacy

I like the fact that Eggman is not the villain in this. I’d like to see more of this in future Sonic games. We’ve seen plenty of times where other videogame mascots have teamed up with their arch rivals to stop a greater threat.

Daxtron2, do games w No Rest For The Wicked's first hotfix addresses durability and repair cost complaints

Remember when games would have free demo/betas to iron out shit before releasing?

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

I believe you can get a refund all the way until two weeks after 1.0, so we kind of still do. But also, I can’t think of any game beta that took iterative feedback to core systems the way today’s early access games do. Perhaps because more games are very systems-driven today by comparison.

Daxtron2,

Beta isn’t for feedback on core systems, it’s for performance and stability fixes. Alpha is for core systems.

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

Both of those terms mean whatever the developer wants them to mean.

Daxtron2,

Sure but words have meaning

NeryK,
@NeryK@sh.itjust.works avatar

Not sure what you are referring to. The refund policy on Steam is the same for any games, early access or not. The game’s version number or finished state makes no difference.

Maybe you are thinking of the pre-purchase situation, where you can refund up to 14 days after the game’s release, instead of the date of purchase.

ampersandrew,
@ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

Ah, that’s it. You’re right. In which case, never buy an early access game unless its current state is worth the money right now.

Doof,

No? I’ve been gaming for thirty years and no I don’t remember demos being used for that.

Daxtron2,

I guess you didn’t play them then ¯⁠\⁠⁠༼⁠ ⁠•́⁠ ͜⁠ʖ⁠ ⁠•̀⁠ ⁠༽⁠⁠/⁠¯

Doof,

Demos were not used that way

Daxtron2,

Overwatch, Halo 3, CoD: world at war, every World of Warcraft release including vanilla, Rift, all of these had betas before release that identified significant technical issues that were fixed before their full releases. Those are just the few I can think of off the top of my head.

Doof,

DEMO

Daxtron2,

My original comment said demos/betas, maybe read next time?

Doof,

Kettle meet black. Look what I said the first time you dork. I picked up on the Demos part of your comment and that’s not how they work. So that’s your comprehension not mine.

monkeyseemonkeydong,

The game is in early access, so that shit can be ironed out before release.

Daxtron2,

My bad I totally missed the EA flag lmao

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