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samus12345, do games w Sea of Stars sold 100,000 copies on day one
@samus12345@lemmy.world avatar

'Cause it’s a sea

'Cause it’s a sea

Full of stars

BertramDitore, do games w Larian Studios: [Baldur's Gate 3] patch 2 is right around the corner, features major performance improvements.
@BertramDitore@lemmy.world avatar

Gooood. I honestly had to stop playing for a bit, everything started breaking once I got past Act 1. I feel like many of the decisions I made, which seemed normal at the time, broke the story’s continuity and interactions. I reached NPCs before I was supposed to, explored side quest locations before I knew there were quests there (fuck you and your parents, Oliver…), fast traveled when I shouldn’t have, etc. etc.

And don’t get me started on Halsin…

jman269n,

I had a thing where I knocked out a quest important character and everyone started talking as if he was dead

BertramDitore,
@BertramDitore@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah, I’m seeing stuff like that. I fast traveled at some point, and my journal immediately updated to tell me that Halsin had left for good and would no longer help me. But he was still chillin at camp…and that wasn’t the first or only problem I had with him.

I might just start a fresh save after this patch drops.

Anamnesis,

The knock out mechanic is frustrating because the game treats them as dead for most situations. It really should be reworked.

Zoomboingding,
@Zoomboingding@lemmy.world avatar

Yup, failed a quest twice because we couldn’t help up a KO’d NPC. Healing, splashing water, pushing, long rest, nothing would get them up. In fact, they DIED after doing a long rest, when the condition says it’s cured by it.

echoplex21, do games w Sea of Stars sold 100,000 copies on day one

Wow and that’s with it being released on Gamepass and PS+ I believe . Great to see such numbers for such a game where you can see the passion from the developers

howsetheraven, do games w Microsoft has apparently eliminated the $1 Xbox Game Pass trial once again, just before the release of Starfield

What’s this “again” business? Do you actually feel you’re entitled to a $1 unlimited access pass to their entire library for 2 weeks just to play their biggest release? If not, do you think it’s unethical or illegal or some other gripe?

I played Outer Worlds, Wasteland 3 and Halo: Infinite with that shit in the past years. I felt like I was literally stealing the games.

optissima,
@optissima@lemmy.world avatar

I felt like I was literally stealing the games.

Surprisingly, you aren’t! There is no difference for them if you play, as all the data is a copy and labor has already been paid.

Corkyskog,
@Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works avatar

Oh neat I have been living under a rock and didn’t realize it was owned by Microsoft… so now there will never be a PS5 release. Does that mean all the old Bethesda games will be unavailable om PS5?

It doesn’t even look like you can get it on steam deck, this blows.

sugar_in_your_tea,

Yup, XBox GamePass is not available for Steam deck or Linux generally, so I have never used it. I would probably sign up if it was available though.

Corkyskog,
@Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works avatar

Well Steam says it will be in their library, I guess just not for Steamdeck? I was on the fence about getting one because I rarely use a non work computer, and won’t get a new one just for gaming.

sugar_in_your_tea, (edited )

I’m talking about GamePass, not Starfield. Gamepass only works on Microsoft OSes AFAIK, so you won’t be able to use it on anything it doesn’t control (i.e. macOS or Linux).

Corkyskog,
@Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works avatar

That’s fun. God I hate proprietary tech

Like it’s not enough to lock me into a service by making a good service that I forget how expensive it is, instead they got to strangle you on the device side.

sugar_in_your_tea,

Ikr? That’s one reason why I like Netflix. I don’t like the DRM, but they at least do a good job ensuring it works pretty much everywhere.

nanoUFO,
@nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works avatar

Hot take when dealing with trillion dollar monopolies there is nothing unethical of taking advantage of them. Also I say this as someone that got the $1 month once and then used it once and then never touched it.

FoundTheVegan, do games w Larian Studios: [Baldur's Gate 3] patch 2 is right around the corner, features major performance improvements.
@FoundTheVegan@kbin.social avatar

Yayay! The game has run smoothly, mostly. But every few hours my GF and I restart our LAN to fix some stuttering. Also had some FPS issues with super large battles, but the game is SO DANG GUD that we don't even consider those speedbumps. Easily the best triple A in a long while.

FracturedEel, do games w Larian Studios: [Baldur's Gate 3] patch 2 is right around the corner, features major performance improvements.

Hopefully this one doesn’t break my save. I am using mods to be fair

koreth, do games w Larian Studios: [Baldur's Gate 3] patch 2 is right around the corner, features major performance improvements.

I haven’t run into too many bugs in the game, but in combat it’s frequent for the game to have to sit there for several seconds thinking about what an enemy should do next. Hope that’s one of the performance improvements they’re working on.

Bearigator,

I’m hoping they fix it so it will actually use all my power. Both my graphics card and processor sit at ~50% usage and low temp, while I drop frames when locked at 30fps. I’m still in act 1 but as it is now, I am concerned about when I reach act 3, since they say that is much harder on performance.

Itsamelemmy,

I went from pretty much a locked 60 to mid 20’s in act 3. 5900x 2080S and 32G ram with a nvme ssd. Put BG on pause for a few days while armored core kicks my ass. Hopefully the patch improves performance quite a bit. I don’t think I’m maxing out cpu or GPU either but haven’t really been monitoring it.

reversebananimals, do games w Larian Studios: [Baldur's Gate 3] patch 2 is right around the corner, features major performance improvements.

Nice! I love this game but have been having issues with performance. I have a 3070 GTX and regularly see my GPU hitting temps of 80-85°C at High settings at 144hz 1440p.

Really looking forward to this patch, I hope it helps!

Fiivemacs, do games w Microsoft has apparently eliminated the $1 Xbox Game Pass trial once again, just before the release of Starfield

Another reason why anything subscription based is bad

MomoTimeToDie,

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  • Kolanaki,
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    Well… Yeah. Wouldn’t you rather not pay for things? /s

    Dindonmasker,
    @Dindonmasker@sh.itjust.works avatar

    I would say subscriptions are bad because they are proven to make people spend more money then they would have normally. That’s why most big companies do it now. Someone buying a game for 30$ and playing it for 1000 hours over a couple years isn’t very interesting for the big guys.

    Kolanaki,
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    But then how would you apply that logic to things like GamePass, where you will end up spending way less if you are a prolific gamer? I spent $120 for a year of PS+ Premium and it paid for itself in 2 weeks with the cost of buying the individual games vs just having access to the catalogue. And not just things I downloaded, played for 10 minutes and removed. There was plenty of things I would have out right paid $40-70 for and have put 40-100 hours in that I didn’t have to buy because they were on the subscription service. It would have cost almost a $1000 for the value of time spent playing games I got access to for only $120.

    crystal,

    For something like a gamepass it’s debatable.

    You probably pay more if using a gamepass, but you also try a lot more games.

    If you played as many games without a gamepass as with one, you’d pay a lot more.

    But without a gamepass, you usually restrict yourself to fewer games.

    Whether removing such restriction is worth the (not as significant) additional cost is subjective.

    So there’s an actual case for subscription in cases like this.

    (The reason subscriptions make some sense here is because digital items are artificially limited. With physical items or services subscriptions are almost always a money grab. But with artificially limited things, such as digital items, subscriptions can definitely be reasonable.)

    halcyoncmdr,
    @halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world avatar

    The subscription service is bad because a trial period that has no bearing on subscribers is changing? Okay.

    Fiivemacs,

    Found another subscriber that shells out money monthly for items they will never own then complains they can’t afford housing/food.

    Subscriptions help no one but companies profits.

    sugar_in_your_tea,

    If you only ever play games or watch movies/shows once regardless, it’s just a cheaper way to get content. The only reason I don’t use Gamepass is because it doesn’t work on Linux. That’s it.

    I have Netflix and Disney+ because it’s way cheaper than buying the movies and shows I watch on it, movies and shows that I’ll only ever watch once.

    big_slap,

    complaining about housing and food? are we reading the same comment or is lemmy broken again lol

    MassKirbycide, do games w Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct Announced - August 31 7:00AM PT

    Sweet. It already looked like a breath of fresh air after the NSMB rehashes, but if it’s getting it’s own direct, Nintendo must have really put a lot of love into this one. Can’t wait!

    Daefsdeda, do games w Stardew Valley 1.6 - new festival, items, dialogues and more

    Love this game. And its still getting updates?!?

    FracturedEel,

    He said this was the last one before he focuses on haunted choclatier

    ThunderingJerboa,
    @ThunderingJerboa@kbin.social avatar

    It is a bit unfortunate there won't be any attempts for multiplayer in that new game though (at least by the devs, they likely know the modding community will do it).

    Tb0n3,

    The amount of free “DLC” for the game puts it head and shoulders above the competition. Concerned Ape made a pledge and stuck to it.

    stormesp, do games w Microsoft has apparently eliminated the $1 Xbox Game Pass trial once again, just before the release of Starfield

    Thats a bullshit of a headline if i have seen one, “eliminated again”, its just not always active, thet bring it back every few months

    sugar_in_your_tea,

    Yup, it’s a promotion, so it’s available when they want to increase user counts.

    weirdo_from_space, do games w 2023 was the most watched Gamescom Opening Night Live in history. Viewership was up 66% over ONL 2022, and Gamescom had 320,000 attendees across the week in Cologne, Germany.

    Why’s demand for E3 is so low comparatively? What’s different with gamescom? I know gamescom used to be the gamer focused convention when E3 was still focused on business side but what’s different about it today?

    dan1101,

    E3 was canceled in 2020 due to Covid and hasn’t been back since. There was no E3 in 2023. I have no idea why though.

    weirdo_from_space,

    Because times are changing, E3 no longer has the prestige it once held. Presenting your game in E3 costs an arm and a leg and isn’t any more effective than making a Direct presentation video. Because of that companies are moving into online showcases. I wonder how Gamescom and Summer Games Fest maintained relevancy while E3 turned into a nostalgic memory.

    kugel7c,

    I think one of the main draws of Gamescom has always been the community or interactivity, also Köln is in the blue banana of Europe so there’s probably almost 100milion people within a 5 hour drive. I don’t really know why E3 is failing but I can roughly tell you why Gamescom isn’t, for one while there are occasional issues Orga is good generally, half of the German media lives a stones throw away from the fairgrounds, a lot of entertainment is provided besides the fair itself (concerts and other things throughout the city), it’s organised by the German games industry association so the cashflow required could be more easily acquired, it also likely means more stability, the city and potentially the entire country want the event to succeed which likely helps. Most of this is just educated guesswork though so take it with a little scepticism.

    weirdo_from_space,

    E3 is failing because companies can just upload their showcases to YouTube now. Modern day E3 is a consumer event anyway, why not deliver the announcements they are looking for in a manner that’s cheaper and more convenient for everyone?

    It seems like gamescom is more of a festival where announcements are a bit of a bonus. Gamescom’s better public relations most likely help too.

    kugel7c,

    I also read today that there’s a game developer conference organised by the same association around the time here too, so that likely helps a lot. If your team is already there to learn they might as well present stuff and vice versa.

    BowtiesAreCool, do games w Microsoft has apparently eliminated the $1 Xbox Game Pass trial once again, just before the release of Starfield

    Yes it’s called “making sales”

    NegativeLookBehind, do games w Armored Core VI peaks at 150K peak concurrent Steam players on day 1, making it the 4th biggest launch of 2023. It's also the second biggest From Software launch ever, second only to Elden Ring
    @NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social avatar

    Was really tempted to buy it, but it sounds like it’s too much of a grind for my taste.

    Ookami38,

    Honestly I have had no grinding. I’m through new game, and a bit into ng+. I haven’t had any money issues, and parts resell for full value. Unless you count dying on a fight a dozen or so times grinding.

    Pxtl,
    @Pxtl@lemmy.ca avatar

    There is no grind. Parts sell for 100% value, and even the training missions give you valuable parts, so with no grinding I’m pretty much at exactly the mech I wanted from all the parts available.

    The game is difficult, but it’s rewarding about it. The fights are hard but also fun and interesting and the game gives you tons of interesting parts to try loadouts.

    Kolanaki,
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    No grind? If you want to buy everything, you will need to grind. Doing the missions once doesn’t net you a lot of money, but you can replay missions to make more money. You also will probably miss the optional objectives that can unlock parts you can’t buy in the shop unless you replay the mission (or are playing with a guide).

    Pxtl,
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    Why would you want to buy everything?

    Kolanaki,
    !deleted6508 avatar

    So I can change my build whenever I want? I could buy and sell outside of a sortie, but what if I want to swap shit between checkpoints? I can’t use the store then, but I can access my garage and owned bits. Can also have multiple mechs. And because I must. It’s video game law. 😤

    Pxtl,
    @Pxtl@lemmy.ca avatar

    Wait, you can reconfigure mid-sortie? How? I know you get a chance to garage-only-reconfig after the briefing, but the briefings haven’t contained contain useful info for planning loadouts so far. Is there something in the “Restart from checkpoint” screen I’m missing? I was disappointed I couldn’t tweak my loadout at resupply, for example.

    edit: I’d always been assuming that leaving the mission meant leaving your checkpoints. Is there some way to partially-leave-mission?

    Kolanaki,
    !deleted6508 avatar

    Die. Then you can reassemble before retrying. If you leave the mission, you start from the beginning. This way you can keep your checkpoints, but still switch up parts. It’s like it’s specifically there for people like me who suck lol

    Totally agree with the supply cabinets they drop sometimes. That shoulda been a way to access your entire garage if you manage to reach it without dying.

    Ookami38,

    You don’t need to buy everything unless you’re a completionist. Things can be resold for 100% value so there’s no need to own everything at once. And replying a mission because you missed something is hardly a grind.

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